Article ID: 817845
Article Last Modified on 4/6/2004
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Data Access Components 2.7
- Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 3
SYMPTOMS
When you run a query with the OPENROWSET function, and you do not specify the username and password in the function, you receive the following error message:
CAUSE
An authenticated standard SQL user who executes ad hoc queries in SQL server, and does not specify a username and a password (or an application that runs over Microsoft SQL OLE DB Provider, and does not specify a username and a password), can cause a connection to occur that has SQL Server Service account as the username, and has a blank password. Therefore, when the SQL Server Service is running under the SYSTEM account, you receive the error message that is listed in the "Symptoms" section that specifies "SYSTEM" as the user.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This bug was corrected in MDAC 2.7 Service Pack 1 Refresh.
MORE INFORMATION
Steps to Reproduce the Behavior
In SQL Query Analyzer, run the following statement:
select * from openrowset('sqloledb','';;,'select * from pubs.dbo.authors')- You receive the error message that is described in the "Symptoms" section of this article.
RESOLUTION
For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
269587 INF: Windows Authentication is the Default Security Mode After a SQL Server 2000 Typical Installation
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