Microsoft KB Archive/915698

= Error message when you change the SQL Server service account for a clustered instance of SQL Server 2005: &quot;The system cannot find the file specified.&quot; =

Article ID: 915698

Article Last Modified on 6/6/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition

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SYMPTOMS
In a cluster environment, you install a stand-alone instance of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 on one node. After you do this, you install a clustered instance of SQL Server 2005 for the cluster. When you change the SQL Server service account for the clustered instance, you may receive the following error message:

The system cannot find the file specified.



CAUSE
This issue occurs because of incorrect logic that occurs during the SQL Server service account change. This issue occurs in certain configurations in both clustered and non-clustered instances.



Service pack information
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for SQL Server 2005. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

913089 How to obtain the latest service pack for SQL Server 2005



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, you must change the SQL Server service account from the node that has the stand-alone instance installed.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section. This problem was first corrected in SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 1.

Additional query words: YukonSp1

Keywords: kbtshoot kbprb kbexpertiseadvanced kbsql2005cluster kbsql2005presp1fix KB915698

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