Microsoft KB Archive/275618

= FIX: Cannot Set SQLServerAgent Password to More Than 16 Characters in Enterprise Manager =

Article ID: 275618

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q275618



BUG #: 57260 (SQLBUG_70)

BUG #: 218543 (SHILOH_BUGS)



SYMPTOMS
By default, SQLServerAgent connects into SQL Server using Windows NT authentication. In SQL Server Enterprise Manager, you can change this to use SQL Server authentication instead, but the dialog box only allows passwords to be up to 16 characters in length. It should allow up to 128 characters.



SQL Server 2000
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

SQL Server 7.0
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for SQL Server 7.0. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

301511 INF: How to Obtain the Latest SQL Server 7.0 Service Pack



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use the default of Windows NT authentication.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

SQL Server 2000
This problem was first corrected in SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 1.

SQL Server 7.0
This problem was first corrected in SQL Server 7.0 Service Pack 3.



Steps to Reproduce the Problem
Perform the following steps from Enterprise Manager:
 * 1) Expand the Management folder for a SQL Server.
 * 2) Right-click the SQL Server Agent icon, and then click Properties on the shortcut menu.
 * 3) On the Connection tab, select Use SQLServer authentication and type a SQL Server login and password.

The Password box does not accept more than 16 characters.

Additional query words: greater than ent man entman SEM SSEM

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbsqlserv2000sp1fix KB275618

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