Re: Can't view merge agent properties (trying again)

From: Stephen Dybing [MSFT] (stephd_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/13/04 

Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 08:34:45 -0800

Have you sent email to ngmsdnfb@microsoft.com about this yet? The managers
of that team are on that alias and will get back to you fairly quickly. I'm
going to forward this along to them, but you might as well send them mail
yourself as well.

It doesn't look to me like you've followed the directions to set up a valid
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-- 
Sincerely,
Stephen Dybing
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
Please reply to the newsgroups only, thanks.
"MSDN-Managed" <NO_SPAM> wrote in message
news:33FC6C3D-AF7D-4DAA-8E04-1C2E7944EC39@microsoft.com...
> Is there a timeframe for this?  It's been a few days (and 8 days since my
> initial post under this "Msdn-Managed" ID).
>
> Are you saying that this ID that I'm posting under right now ... doesn't
> show up as someone with a Universal account?  Currently I'm at the web
> interface.  I'm signed in.  Next to the Sign In/Sign Out button is another
> smaller button that you can edit a profile.  I looked there and didn't see
> anything that I could "check" or fill in that I didn't already.
>
> This is the ID that we have associated with our Univeral account.  So, I'm
> confused.  If it's not showing up as valid - can we take care of the issue
so
> that it does show up as valid?  Because I'm not sure what else I can do
here
> - and It's been weeks since my initial post.
>
> Thanks,
> William Campbell
>
> "Stephen Dybing [MSFT]" wrote:
>
> > Hmm, I'll have a chat with the manager of that team then, as our
internal
> > tool clearly isn't picking it up, and get somebody to look at your post.
> >
> > -- 
> > Sincerely,
> > Stephen Dybing
> >
> > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
> > Please reply to the newsgroups only, thanks.
> > "William Campbell" <NO_SPAM_AT_WILLIAM_CAMPBELL> wrote in message
> > news:ud31bc$2EHA.3616@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > Hmm.  But I did.  The "MSDN-Managed" newgroup post (the original, not
the
> > > one with my name) is using the ID that is registered with our
Universal
> > > subscription.
> > >
> > > I went to the link you mentioned (a few days ago), made sure that I
gave
> > > our
> > > ID an alias so that our email address didn't appear (thus, the alias
> > > MSDN-Managed and the "NO_SPAM" email address).  And submitted the post
> > > through the web interface from the same link you displayed (you
sign-in
> > > through that passport account to the web interface).
> > >
> > > That's why I'm confused.  I went through all the steps.  The one from
> > > "MSDN-Managed" (not "William Campbell") is using our subscription id.
> > >
> > > William Campbell
> > >
> > > "Stephen Dybing [MSFT]" <stephd@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > > news:uRWmYw%232EHA.2788@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> > >> The problem appears to be that you're not using a posting alias that
> > > you've
> > >> registered with MSDN. You can start that process using the Register
link
> > > on
> > >> this page: http://msdn.microsoft.com/newsgroups/managed/. The MSDN
team
> > > that
> > >> monitors this newsgroup looking for those posts is using a tool that
> > > points
> > >> out the posts from Managed Customers and your posting address isn't
> > >> appearing as one.
> > >>
> > >> -- 
> > >> Sincerely,
> > >> Stephen Dybing
> > >>
> > >> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> > > rights.
> > >> Please reply to the newsgroups only, thanks.
> > >> "William Campbell" <NO_SPAM_AT_WILLIAM_CAMPBELL> wrote in message
> > >> news:OWjeHj%232EHA.2540@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > >> > Hi.
> > >> >
> > >> > Maybe I mis-read the msdn web page, but I am reading this (about
> > >> > managed
> > >> > newsgroups):
> > >> >
> > >> > a.. Unlimited on-line technical support - keep your PSS incidents
> > >> > a.. A commitment to respond to your post within two business days
> > >> >
> > >> > The thing is, this hasn't happened.  Did I incorrectly enter my
post
> > >> > somehow?  It's been more than 2 business days.
> > >> >
> > >> > Thanks,
> > >> > William Campbell
> > >> >
> > >> > "MSDN-Managed" <NO_SPAM> wrote in message
> > >> > news:9DB1BD5B-54AA-4CA9-BD40-48084F121F8A@microsoft.com...
> > >> >> In Enterprise Manager (EM), if you go to: [Replication Monitor ->
> > >> > Agents ->
> > >> >> Merge Agents] you'll see a list of Merge Agents to the right.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> I'd like to be able to select one of the items, right-click, and
> > >> >> select
> > >> >> "Agent Properties".
> > >> >>
> > >> >> When I do this, I get a dialog box that appears.  The title of the
> > > dialog
> > >> > is
> > >> >> "Connect to SQL Server".  It's looking for "Connection
Information"
> > >> >> and
> > >> >> it
> > >> >> wants a Login name and Password.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Well, my SQL Server uses the sa user.  So, I tried the sa user and
> > >> >> it's
> > >> >> password.  Nope!
> > >> >> The SQL Server Agent runs under a windows account.  I tried that
ID
> > >> >> and
> > >> > it's
> > >> >> password.  Nope!
> > >> >>
> > >> >> The other strange thing about this is that my friend doesn't have
this
> > >> >> problem on his laptop/SQL Server.  He can view the agent
properties no
> > >> >> problem.  One difference we can detect is that his SQL Server uses
a
> > >> > Windows
> > >> >> Account and mine uses sa.  Not sure if that makes a difference.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> I also went to [Security -> Logins] and added a new login and gave
him
> > >> > every
> > >> >> available permission I could find (using the SQL Server Login
> > > Properties
> > >> >> Tabbed Dialg).  I tried logging on with this guy.  Nope!
> > >> >>
> > >> >> So, sa doesn't work.  The SQL Server Agent windows ID doesn't
work.
> > > The
> > >> > new
> > >> >> Login guy didn't work.  Ummm.  What exactly is it looking for?
But
> > >> >> for
> > >> > some
> > >> >> reason, if I enter the ID and password I get the same MsgBox:
> > >> >>
> > >> >> ---------------------------
> > >> >> SQL Server Enterprise Manager
> > >> >> ---------------------------
> > >> >> A connection could not be established to XXXX [3023].
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Reason: SQL Server does not exist or access denied.
> > >> >> ConnectionOpen (Connect())..
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Please verify SQL Server is running and check your SQL Server
> > >> >> registration
> > >> >> properties (by right-clicking on the XXXX [3023] node) and try
again.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Thanks in advance,
> > >> >> William Campbell
> > >> >>
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >>
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