Microsoft KB Archive/303228

= FIX: Queue Reader Agent Fails if the Distributor is a Clustered SQL Server =

Article ID: 303228

Article Last Modified on 2/22/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition

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This article was previously published under Q303228



BUG #: 235091 (SHILOH_BUGS)



SYMPTOMS
If the distributor is on a clustered SQL Server, the Queue Reader Agent fails with the following error message:

&quot;Invalid value for command line parameter [Distributor].Specified queue reader aborting&quot;



CAUSE
When trying to validate where the Queue Reader Agent is running, the code uses the GetComputerName function. On a clustered SQL Server the GetComputerName function returns the local machine name instead of the virtual name, which results in the wrong server name being passed to the Queue Reader and the agent fails.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for 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



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in SQL Server 2000. This problem was first corrected in SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 1.

Additional query words: queue reader cluster distributor aborting

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbsqlserv2000sp1fix KB303228

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