September 16, 2011 at 1:10 pm
Trying to add a node to a existing 2 node cluster Win 2k8 and SQL 2008. When I get to the Service Account information it fails with
"The credentials you have provided for the SQL Agent Service are invalide"
I am using a domain account and I know the password is correct for the service account. I cannot get past this error. I have tried the GUI and slipstream, they both fail.
I have seen a few others with this error but no fix! Any ideas?
September 16, 2011 at 1:30 pm
September 16, 2011 at 1:36 pm
Yes, I am using a domain user.
September 17, 2011 at 3:30 am
Its a bug in the SQL 2008 RTM installer.
You can work around this by installing from the commandline.
Be aware there's another bug with this installer. /AGTSVCPASSWORD switch does not allow quotes around the password but all others do!
Enjoy the SQL 2008 RTM installer experience, there's nothing else like it. 😀
September 17, 2011 at 2:33 pm
even better, slipstream the service pack for a trouble free installation
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September 17, 2011 at 11:58 pm
Perry Whittle (9/17/2011)
even better, slipstream the service pack for a trouble free installation
Oh yes! I remember that. Its required for RTM too
September 26, 2011 at 6:20 am
The SQL Agent account is the first account checked by the SQL install process.
If there are any issues in performing authentication with Active Directory, then this will be presented in the form of the message you received. If you are certain that the SQL Agent account name and password are valid then you should suspect a general problem with authentication.
Original author: https://github.com/SQL-FineBuild/Common/wiki/ 1-click install and best practice configuration of SQL Server 2019, 2017 2016, 2014, 2012, 2008 R2, 2008 and 2005.
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