Replication advice

  • Hello everyone.

    Hope someone can help me out with an odd replication issue.

    When setting up a subscriber via the new subscription wizard , I can select publisher and see publications all ok.

    However when I get onto the subsciber page and subscription database I have the problem.

    I can see the subscriber server ok.

    But when I try to select subscription database I can not see list of databases on that server ?

    I can only select a new database or refresh list but it returns with nothing. There are many databases on that box.

    I am sysadmin on both publisher and subscriber.

    must be something on that box as if I add another SQL server I can see all the databases on that box.

    Any ideas where to look ?

    many thanks

  • Sounds like lack of permissions. Are you using a SQL Login as sysadmin on both machines or NT user? If the SID's for the SQL Login don't match then it is considered a different user.

    I must admit I can't be certain as I only administer using AD logins

  • Agree with Jimbo. I'd start with testing out the login credentials or create a login specifically for the subscriber server (not your admin login) and use that instead.

    It's a good practice not to use your own login for configuration of services (even in testing).

  • Thanks all will check and update when I have tested.

  • I get this message when I try to create a new subscription before the wizard starts.

    An exception occurred while executing a Transact-SQL statement or batch. (Microsoft.SqlServer.ConnectionInfo)

    Synonym 'dbo.MSreplication_subscriptions' refers to an invalid object.

    Synonym 'dbo.MSreplication_subscriptions' refers to an invalid object. (.Net SqlClient Data Provider)

    That must be having something to do with the issue.

    Any ideas what this is telling me ?

    Tried to google and use the MS help but with no luck.

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