Microsoft KB Archive/271351

= FIX: All Replication Agents Have Step Name That Reads &quot;Log Reader Agent Startup Message&quot; =

PSS ID Number: 271351

Article Last Modified on 10/3/2003

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 (all editions)

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This article was previously published under Q271351



BUG #: 235603 (Shiloh_BUGS)



SYMPTOMS
After you set up Replication, you may notice that all the Replication Agent jobs (Snapshot, Logreader, Distribution, Queue Reader and Merge) have the same step name that reads &quot;Log Reader Agent Startup Message&quot; versus &quot;Log Agent Startup message&quot; for step 1.

The incorrect step name itself does not have any impact on what the agents do because the commands that are run by step 1 of different agents are different. It is the step name itself that is the same for all the agents that is misleading.

You may edit the step and change the name from &quot;Log Reader Agent Startup Message&quot; to a meaningful name. However, you should not modify the command itself.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Microsoft SQL Server 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

290211 INF: How to Obtain the Latest SQL Server 2000 Service Pack



WORKAROUND
Change the step name to a meaningful name either by:
 * Using SQL Server Enterprise Manager and editing the Agent Job.

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 * Running the stored procedure sp_update_jobstep with the appropriate parameters.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in SQL Server 2000. This problem was first corrected in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 2.