Unable to start sql sever agent

  • Hello,

    Server is restarted as part of maintainence activities and after that on one instance sql server agent is not starting up. When I add the account to admin group agent service is starting. On the same server for other instance agent has started up with out issues.

    I cannot add the account to admin groups as per rules in my company.

    Please suggest me some options.

    Thanks,

    Kalpana

  • Here are the exact rights needed for the account that starts the agent: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms178142.aspx

    Other than that, you can start it with the System account or Network account, if that is possible in your setup.

  • Kalpana

    If you specify your service account in SQL Server Configuration Manager (instead of in the Services applet), the correct permissions will be assigned. I don't know how they suddenly got lost. But it may work if you change the account to something else, then change it back to your current service account.

    John

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