BUG: SEM 7.0 Login Failed Message When Editing or Running DTS Package

ID: Q247313

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SQL Server version 7.0

BUG #: 56282 (SQLBUG_70)

SYMPTOMS

The SQL Enterprise Manager reports a Login failed message when trying to edit or run a Data Transformation Services (DTS) package. All of the following conditions need to be met for this error to occur:

SQL Server 7.0 is registered using standard security in SQL Enterprise Manager.

The option "Always prompt for login and password" is selected.

The password of the account is not null.

When the preceding conditions are met and the registered user tries to edit or run a local DTS package, they receive the following error message:

Error Source: Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server
Error Description: Login failed for user '<registered user>'

WORKAROUND

The error can be avoided if the user selects "Save Connection information and do not prompt again" upon connecting to the registered server in the SQL Enterprise Manager.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SQL Server version 7.0.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbSQLServ700bug
Version : winnt:7.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug