Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!aioe.org!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "ron paii" Newsgroups: comp.databases.ms-sqlserver Subject: Re: Linked server to Access MDB Date: Thu, 5 May 2011 06:56:57 -0500 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 1 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="Windows-1252"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Thu, 5 May 2011 11:57:01 +0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: mx01.eternal-september.org; posting-host="CzRErDNbRazHAY/a5dIFZQ"; logging-data="23320"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX188tCO46M+m62rsLNjDpmm2" X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V14.0.8117.416 In-Reply-To: X-Newsreader: Microsoft Windows Live Mail 14.0.8117.416 Importance: Normal Cancel-Lock: sha1:77rZDFKL9Eq9ymPLhthxNFZ40tc= X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.databases.ms-sqlserver:283 "Erland Sommarskog" wrote in message news:Xns9EDBF05F66BAYazorman@127.0.0.1... > ron paii (none@nospam.com) writes: >> I am trying to create a Linked Server from MS SQL server Management >> Studio >> to a MDB file on a 2nd Server. >> Using Windows authentication I can query a remote table in the Studio >> but not from a remote application. Using SQL authentication I get the >> following error "Cannot start your application. The workgroup >> information file is missing or opened exclusively by another user." If >> the MDB file is moved to the C: drive of the SQL server, everything >> works, using both authentication methods. There is no security setup on >> the MDB file. >> SQL server is NOT using a Domain account. > > That is probably the problem. If SQL Server runs under LocalSystem or > somesuch, there is usually not access rights to remote shares. > > > -- > Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, esquel@sommarskog.se > > Links for SQL Server Books Online: > SQL 2008: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/cc514207.aspx > SQL 2005: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/bb895970.aspx > Is there any issues with running it under a Domain account?