Not a Trusted Connection :(

  • Hi guys!

    I have a SQL Server 2000 instance running on a Windows 2003 machine

    We have a local network running WinXP, and some of them have IIS installed for local tests

    The problem is that, ASP pages running on these machines cannot connect to the SQL Server.

    Here's the error message:

    Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers (0x80040E4D)

    [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]Login failed for user 'ead'. Reason: Not associated with a trusted SQL Server connection.

    notes:

    - SQL Server is configured to use both Windows Authentication and user/password connections

    - Using classic ASP

    - Query analyser connecting without errors

    here's the simple test ASP code:

    <%

    set conn = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")

    conn.open "Driver={SQL Server};Server=192.168.8.93;Database=ead;Uid=ead;Pwd=webead"

    set conn = nothing

    %>

  • Are you sure that SQL Server accepts Mixed mode connections? Just double check and be sure your IPs are correct. I've had people change them and someone else doesn't realize it.

    This is a very simple connection. Does this code work locally on the server?

  • Hi Steve 🙂

    Thanks for helping me on this.

    Before I posted my topic, I checked this. Yes, the SQL Server is configured to mixed-mode and I can connect when running ASP pages on the same machine as the SQL Server.

  • Very strange. Is the SQL Server accepting TCP/IP as the protocol? Wonder if it's named pipes, which are limited to local connections.

    Other than that, you've slightly stumped me. Can you make an ODBC connection from the client running XP?

  • Hi Fabio,

    Do you have the ability to try other accounts? For example, do you have privileges to use the sa account? If so, try to see if you can get it to connect using another account. If you get the same error with the 'sa' account, something is telling SQL Server that you are trying to connect using windows authentication. Also, if you are testing from a client running IIS/ASP, try adding a connection from that machine with the ODBC manager. This is a quick way to see if it is a problem with ASP or with your connection/user account. Let me know what you find.

    Thanks,

    Eric

  • Hi guys!

    I created an ODBC connection and still did not get to connect...

    here is what happened

    using user sa

    Provider (0x80004005)

    Error not specified

    /conn.asp, line 7

    using user ead

    Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers (0x80040E4D)

    [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]Login failed for user '(null)'. Reason: Not associated with a trusted SQL Server connection.

    /conn.asp, line 7

    crazy!

  • Sounds to me that you're having issues with ODBC/ADO access more than anything. depending on what user you're using to run this as - you might not have access to ODBC connections, or the registry settings thereof. Take a look as this and see if this helps at all:

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/295297

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  • From the client machine, try creating an alias using the Client Network Utility. Specify TCP/IP as the protocol and type in the IP Address of the DB server. Make sure that you put in the correct SQL port number too (default 1433).

  • Hi Fabio,

    I am 99% sure that the following error is caused by a failed connection using Windows authentication:

    "Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers (0x80040E4D)

    [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]Login failed for user '(null)'. Reason: Not associated with a trusted SQL Server connection."

    The question is why is it (ASP code) trying to use Windows authentication to connect? The lines you provided shouldn't be connecting using this method, though. Do you want to try just doing the connection test in ODBC Manager (Start -> Programs -> Administrative Tools -> Data Sources (ODBC))? See if your username/pw works in the last config page (The test connection button). If it does, then ASP is probably the problem. You could try the following:

    conn.open "Driver={SQL Server};Server=192.168.8.93;Database=ead;Uid=ead;Pwd=webead;Trusted_Connection=No"

    I'm not sure if this will work, but it should force the connection string to use standard SQL authentication.

    Thanks,

    Eric

  • I think I've got it... Well, you are using the OLEDB driver for ODBC, right? Well, try straight OLEDB with the following connection string:

    "Provider=sqloledb;Data Source=192.168.8.93;Initial Catalog=ead;User Id=ead;Password=webead;"

    This way, you aren't dependent on an ODBC DSN already being created. If the ODBC DSN is set for windows authentication and your connection string that uses it is set for SQL authentication, it will use the DSN's instead, trying to use Win authentication. At any rate, using OLEDB is probably best, anyhow, as you only have to configure it once per app, not per server.

    Thanks,

    Eric

  • this is becoming too weird..:w00t:

    here's what happened when trying your last suggestions:

    conn.open "Driver={SQL Server};Server=192.168.8.93;Database=ead;Uid=ead;Pwd=webead;Trusted_Connection=No"

    Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers (0x80040E4D)

    [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]Login failed for user 'ead'. Reason: Not associated with a trusted SQL Server connection.

    /conn.asp, line 8

    conn.open "Provider=sqloledb;Data Source=192.168.8.93;Initial Catalog=ead;User Id=ead;Password=webead;"

    Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server (0x80004005)

    Login failed for user 'ead'. Reason: Not associated with a trusted SQL Server connection.

    /conn.asp, line 8

  • just to remember, I can connect to the SQL Server using Query Analyser (using the same user/password)

  • R ur Protocols enabled(TCP/IP or named pipe)?

  • This is a stumper... You've used 2 different kinds of connection methods, both have SQL Server telling you that you are connecting via windows authentication and failing... I haven't seen this error fail so persistently! As for Myank's thought, SQL Server is responding with an ODBC error, so the client is talking to the server fine. I don't know on this one. Does anyone else have any ideas?

    Thanks,

    Eric

  • Network permissions?

    All the patches installed?

    Can you install QA on that client and see if you can connect from there?

    ... or try that connection string from a vbs file maybe.

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