InstantForum.NET v2.9.0SQLServerCentralhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/notifications@sqlservercentral.comThu, 23 May 2013 19:13:15 GMT20http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1128582-1351-1.aspxI had the same issue and fixed it.My problem was when launching Configuration Manager I got an error message in relation to WMI which actually caused the problem you saw in powershell. After I ran:mofcomp "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Shared\sqlmgmproviderxpsp2up.mof"Both issues were fixed. I am running sql2008 r2 on win 2008 r2. You might need to change the path above.By the way, why I found out this was because I tried to connect to a different instance on a different server, I didn't get the error. And that reminded me checking Configuration Manager because I had this issue before.Let me know if this is also the case for you.Wed, 07 Nov 2012 15:26:36 GMTPatrick Gehttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1128582-1351-1.aspxFirewall, RPC/DCOM setting/WMI securtiy might be involved.The following article might provide some info:[url=http://sqlbeyond.blogspot.com/2010/05/sql-wmi-permission-issue.html]http://sqlbeyond.blogspot.com/2010/05/sql-wmi-permission-issue.html[/url]Thu, 08 Sep 2011 12:22:24 GMTSQLALXhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1128582-1351-1.aspxHas anyone found a solid fix for this issue? The fix referenced in my MSDN post did not fully resolve the issue for me.Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:27:21 GMTSam Lachtermanhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1128582-1351-1.aspxFor sure.Tue, 21 Jun 2011 09:31:38 GMTMarios Philippopouloshttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1128582-1351-1.aspxYou're welcome. If you happen to resolve it and have a moment to post the solution for others that would be great.Tue, 21 Jun 2011 09:30:48 GMTopc.threehttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1128582-1351-1.aspx[quote][b]opc.three (6/21/2011)[/b][hr]Please have a look at this MSDN forum post. It references an MSDN article related to SSIS but see the section [i]"Eliminating the "Access Is Denied" Error[/i]. The original poster resolved his own issue referencing that article so DCOM settings may be a common root cause to both your issue and the SSIS issue referenced in the article:[url=http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-NZ/sqltools/thread/7431a5a3-ef26-4e61-8a53-64cd616dcf84]http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-NZ/sqltools/thread/7431a5a3-ef26-4e61-8a53-64cd616dcf84[/url][/quote]Thank you, I'll check it.Tue, 21 Jun 2011 09:27:54 GMTMarios Philippopouloshttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1128582-1351-1.aspxPlease have a look at this MSDN forum post. It references an MSDN article related to SSIS but see the section [i]"Eliminating the "Access Is Denied" Error[/i]. The original poster resolved his own issue referencing that article so DCOM settings may be a common root cause to both your issue and the SSIS issue referenced in the article:[url=http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-NZ/sqltools/thread/7431a5a3-ef26-4e61-8a53-64cd616dcf84]http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-NZ/sqltools/thread/7431a5a3-ef26-4e61-8a53-64cd616dcf84[/url]Tue, 21 Jun 2011 09:26:04 GMTopc.threehttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1128582-1351-1.aspx[quote][b]opc.three (6/20/2011)[/b][hr]What version is the OS is running on the remote server? What version is the database instance?[/quote]Thank you for responding.OS is on Windows 2003 R2, SP2sql is on SQL 2008 SP2.Tue, 21 Jun 2011 09:09:58 GMTMarios Philippopouloshttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1128582-1351-1.aspxWhat version is the OS is running on the remote server? What version is the database instance?Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:42:20 GMTopc.threehttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1128582-1351-1.aspxI get the following error when I launch powershell from SSMS, after right-clicking on a remote SQL instance and choosing "Start powershell":[quote]Warning: Could not obtain SQL Server Service information. An attempt to connect to WMI on server1 failed with the following error: access is denied.[/quote]How can I fix this?Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:11:36 GMTMarios Philippopoulos