syspolicy_purge_history login failures

  • I have a test server that has 3 instances: default, a and b. It is a physical server and since it is test, it's not clustered. At 2 AM when the syspolicy_purge_history job runs, it appears the jobs on the default instance and a instance are trying to access the b instance with their SQL Server agent accounts. The jobs are showing as successfull but showing failed logins every night. I tried the second method in this link and it didn't solve the problem. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/955726 Does anyone have any suggestions on what might be causing this and how to fix it?

    Edit: I just realized I put this in the 2005 forum. Can someone move this to the 2008 forum?

  • That kb article is about clusters, not about instances on a single machine. Given the data about the cause of the issue, I'm not surprised it didn't resolve the issue.

    The failed login attempts, what's the exact error message?

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  • These were taken from the B instance.

    Login failed for user 'TestServer\DefaultAgent'. Reason: Token-based server access validation failed with an infrastructure error. Check for previous errors. [CLIENT: <local machine>]

    Error: 18456<c/> Severity: 14<c/> State: 11.

    Login failed for user 'TestServer\AgentA'. Reason: Token-based server access validation failed with an infrastructure error. Check for previous errors. [CLIENT: <local machine>]

    Error: 18456<c/> Severity: 14<c/> State: 11.

  • Do you have policies that are being applied to those logins? Like "Apply Password Policy" or anything like that?

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  • On the default instance, under policies, there is a SQL Server Password Policy. It has a check condition of Password Policy Enforced and the target is Every Login. Instance A and B do not have any policies.

  • I'm having the exact same issue as this post but not a virtual server nor in a clsuter.

    http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic984495-146-1.aspx

  • Hello,

    Did anything come of this as I have the exact same problem, I'd really like to know what you did to solve the problem, or whether you still have it and just live with it.

    Regards,

    D.

  • It is still happening. Haven't been able to duplicate it on another system.

  • I have it in both my production and UAT environments, cant fix it in either.

    Regards,

    D.

  • Anyone ever get resolution on this error?

  • I didnt, in the end we didnt go for a cluster, so it didnt matter in the end.

    Regards,

    D.

  • That's what is frustrating. This is not a cluster nor a virtual server. Just multiple 2008 R2 instances running on a standalone server.

  • Have you tried applying the new SQL 2008 R2 Service Pack, I think its still at the beta stage at the moment, but ready for download.

    Regards,

    D.

  • I have not tried applying R2 Service Pack 2 yet. I am noticing that the login failures across the other instances are showing up just by calling the Get-Item powershell cmdlet, even without calling the "EraseSystemHealthPhantomRecords" method. Looks to be some type of issue with Powershell implementation in SQL Server 2008 R2.

  • I have a similar problem, and found the answer on Microsoft Connect.

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