The windows sharepoint services unable to connect to database

Use this forum to discuss general topics for versions of SharePoint prior to Sign in to vote. My problem is not the typical one that you would think of when you see Event ID My sharepoint is working fine and the database that sharepoint relies on exists and is functioning properly.

The database that is causing this error no longer exists and i need to know how to tell sharepoint to stop trying to connect to this database that it doesnt need anymore. I inherited this issue with my job and i am just trying to keep the event logs clean so i do not know what the previous configuration was nor do i have very much knowledge about sharepoint but from my limited point of view it looks like maybe sharepoint was upgraded at one point and a new DB was created Any help is greatly appreciated.

Tuesday, November 17, PM. Getting old school on us here : ok look at the following links What's my problem? Wednesday, November 18, AM. Thanks very much for your replies but they did not resolve the issue.

My Company Website is up and running properly and there are no issues except for this event that keeps popping in every hour. For all other cases, as a temporary work-around, you can connect to the report server through the SOAP endpoint:. To resolve the error so that you can connect using the WMI provider, you should run Setup to repair Reporting Services, or reinstall Reporting Services. An rsReportServerDatabaseLogonFailed error can occur if you are using a domain account for the connection from the report server to the report server database connection, and the password for the domain account has been changed.

The full error text is: "The report server cannot open a connection to the report server database. Logon failure: unknown user name or bad password. If you reset the password, you must update the connection. Full Message: The report server cannot open a connection to the report server database.

A connection to the database is required for all requests and processing. The connection to the report server database is managed through the Reporting Services Configuration tool. You can run the tool, go to the Database Setup page, and correct the connection information. Using the tool to update connection information is a best practice; the tool ensures that dependent settings are updated and that services are restarted.

This error can also occur if the Database Engine instance that hosts the report server database is not configured for remote connections. Remote connection is enabled by default in some editions of SQL Server.

A report server uses both protocols. If the error includes the following additional text, the password expired on the account used to run the Database Engine instance: "An error has occurred while establishing a connection to the server. This error indicates a data source connection error.

You should check the connection string, and verify that you have permission to access the data source. If you are using Windows Authentication to access a data source, you must have permission to access the computer that hosts the data source. When you have configured Reporting Services to integrate with a SharePoint product or technology on Windows Vista or Windows Server , you might receive the following error message when you try to grant access on the Grant Database Access page in SharePoint Central Administration: "A connection to the computer cannot be established.

This happens because User Account Control UAC in Windows Vista and Windows Server requires explicit acceptance from an administrator to elevate and use the administrator token when performing tasks that require administrator permissions. I can also create and administer projects on the server after these changes. However, when browsing the Project Portal right-clicking on the project name , the area for Remaining Work, shows "The page cannot be displayed". If I log into the report server, all the reports are there and viewable.

The content you requested has been removed. Ask a question. Quick access. Search related threads. Remove From My Forums. Answered by:. Archived Forums T-U. Team Foundation Server - Setup. Sign in to vote. Hi, I had originally posted "TF Fatal error while initializing web service ". The wizard completes almost all the steps, then bombs on: Unable to connect to the Windows SharePoint Services at servername.

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