Reporting Service Fails to Start

  • After a server reboot the ReportServer service is failing to start on a boc running WIN2003 Server R2 and SQL 2005 SP1. I am getting 2 errors in the event log:

    Event ID: 7000 - The SQL Server Reporting Services (MSSQLSERVER) service failed to start due to the following error:

    The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion.

    Event ID: 7009 - Timeout (30000 milliseconds) waiting for the SQL Server Reporting Services (MSSQLSERVER) service to connect.

    The service was configured to run under the LOCAL SYSTEM account

    So far I have tried the following:

    1. Changed the service account

    2. Rebooted

    3. Reloaded SSRS

    4. Altered the service timeout to 60000 as per

    5. Saw that sa account was locked out for some reason: reset password and account now looks fine

    Any ideas? I have a production site down with this problem and I am desperate

  • Is IIS starting? Is the reporting service on the same server as sql server?

  • Hi Jack,

    The RS services are on the same machine as the SQL services. IIS is running fine.

    Rgds, Scott

  • Shut down the server again and restart everything in proper sequence. Most likely the problem will go.

    🙂

  • Thanks guys, the problem has been resolved. We made two changes prior to the last server reboot:

    1.Changed the service timeout from 30000 to 120000 (http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=2776350&SiteID=1)

    2.We found a DCOM security issue on the server, so we granted Local Activation permission to the Network Connection Manager Class {BA126AD1-2166-11D1-B1D0-00805FC1270E} to the user NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE, as suggested in the event log

    Not too sure which step actually fixed it - or if another reboot was all that was required?

    Thanks again!

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