SQLSERVERAGENT EventId 203 error

  • Hi,

    We have a snapshot replication setup on SQL 2000 which has been

    running fine for sometime. Yesterday the infrastructure team

    installed F-Secure antivirus on the server (Windows Server 2003 std)

    and now the whole mechanism is broken.

    We have got rid of F-Secure completely and rebooted the server but the

    the snapshot agent still fails with a source of SQLSERVERAGENT and an

    eventid of 203.

    There's not much I can see on the net regardign this error.

    All replication happens on this server, i.e Distributor, publishers

    and subscribers.

    Anyone have any thoughts on what could be wrong?

    Thanks in advance

    Dave.

    Event Type:Error

    Event Source:SQLSERVERAGENT

    Event Category:Job Engine

    Event ID:203

    Date:24/04/2008

    Time:10:31:12

    User:N/A

    Computer:TANDOORI

    Description:

    SubSystem Message - Job 'TANDOORI-XPS-2-SQL-XPS2SQL-BAP-3'

    (0x586F278BE2C2D84D9FBFC0DFDBF02A17), step 2 - Server execution failed

    For more information, see Help and Support Center at

    http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.

  • Please don't cross post. Many of us read all the frums.

    No replies to this thread please. Direct all replies to-

    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic489793-7-1.aspx

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • I posted this to the wrong group rather than deliberatly cross-posting.

  • Hi,

    It can be that SQL agent services is not working / not good restarted.

    You told that SQL-server has to be restarted, then you have also to restart SQL agent services, but I don't know if this is done / checked? It's important SQL agent services is good working, else the jobs for replication services can not run either.

    regards,

    RC

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