I am running SQL Server 2008 on Windows Server 2008. SQL server had been running using a netowrk account, which i then changed over to a dedicated Active Directory account, and I tried restarting the server. It failed to restart, and produces a number of identical error messages in the event log. The error message is below:
initerrlog: Could not open error log file ''. Operating system error = 3(failed to retrieve text for this error. Reason: 15105)
I've searched the web and have not found a solution. It appears to be a permissions problem (the "Reason: 15105" indicates such), but the permissions on all the data and log folders are correct. The fact that it fails to list the error log file is the must frustrating of all since it gives me no indication of where to look for the problem.
If I try switching the the SQL Server user back to the network account it gives the following error:
WMI Provider Error [call to WMI Provider returned error code: 0x800742a2]
initerrlog: Could not open error log file ''. Operating system error = 3(failed to retrieve text for this error. Reason: 15105)
I've searched the web and have not found a solution. It appears to be a permissions problem (the "Reason: 15105" indicates such), but the permissions on all the data and log folders are correct. The fact that it fails to list the error log file is the must frustrating of all since it gives me no indication of where to look for the problem.
If I try switching the the SQL Server user back to the network account it gives the following error:
WMI Provider Error [call to WMI Provider returned error code: 0x800742a2]