FIX: "Login Failed for User 'SYSTEM'" Error When You Use OPENROWSET Function Without UserName (817845)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Data Access Components 2.7
- Microsoft SQL Server 2000 (all editions) SP3
SYMPTOMSWhen 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: Login failed for user 'SYSTEM' CAUSEAn 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.
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
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 4/6/2004 |
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Keywords: | kbServer kbUser kbQuery kbService kbbug KB817845 kbAudDeveloper |
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