SQL Server 2008 Connection Error "No process is on the other end of the pipe"
sql-server-2008
Solution
To force TCP/IP being used replace localhost with 127.0.0.1 in your connection string.
As you are using a username and password make sure SQL authentication is enabled. By default only Windows integrated is enabled on sqlserver 2008.
With SqlServer authentication keep in mind that a password policy is in place to enforce security.
Problem
Let me begin by saying, I am aware of this thread and others around the web that seek to trouble shoot this issue. The solutions posted there do not apply to my issue. I have spent 5 hours trying to resolve this before deciding to ask the question. The problem: When I attempt to log into SSMS (or connect from a java application) using SQL Authentication I get this error: A connection was successfully established with the server, but then an error occurred during the login process. (provider: Shared Memory Provider, error: 0 - No process is on the other end of the pipe.) (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 233) Although it does work, it is not an option for me to use integreated authentication. The database I am attempting to connect to is on the same machine as my SSMS instance. There is no network, this is a stand-alone system. NAMED PIPES is ENABLED in my configuration, I HAVE rebooted since, TCP IP is a higher priority than named pipes in my configuration. I have even gone as far as to uninstall SQL Server and reinstall it, to no avail. The details of my SQL Server instance are as follows: ``` Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio - 10.0.2531.0 Microsoft Analysis Services Client Tools - 10.0.1600.22 Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) - 6.1.7601.17514 Microsoft MSXML - 3.0 5.0 6.0 Microsoft Internet Explorer - 9.0.8112.16421 Microsoft .NET Framework - 2.0.50727.5466 Operating System - 6.1.7601 ``` Configuration details are as follows: http://i45.tinypic.com/vxdz7c.png http://i45.tinypic.com/vxdz7c.jpg I connect from java using this code. ``` Class.forName("com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver"); String connectionUrl = "jdbc:sqlserver://localhost;database=AdventureWorks;integratedSecurity=false;User=JIMBO; Password=JIMBO;"; Connection con = DriverManager.getConnection(connectionUrl); ``` But please remember, this error also occurs when I atttempt to log in to SSMS directly. Thanks in advance. -Jim