No password change in proxies?

  • Does the account I create a proxy from need to have a password that doesn't change?

    I created a proxy with credentials from my own account (password changes every 30 days, enforced by the system). Now of course I get errors on my sql agent jobs because I had to change passwords. Or am I doing something else wrong? Thanks for any insight.

  • Dale Lanz (5/1/2012)


    Does the account I create a proxy from need to have a password that doesn't change?

    From BOL (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms189064(v=sql.100).aspx):

    "A proxy provides SQL Server Agent with access to the security credentials for a Microsoft Windows user."

    If password change is enforced by your system, you need to make sure you change it in the proxy settings. A no password change account would be preferable to have the jobs run forever. 🙂

    Or am I doing something else wrong? Thanks for any insight.

    No, this is the standard behavior for proxies.

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  • Thanks El, I have asked my domain admin for an account with no password change to use as a proxy.

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