SQL Server Agent jobs fail to run since changing the 'sa' password

  • Hi,

    We have changed our 'sa' password and since doing so, none of the jobs that use that account will run. The error_log shows errors like this from the scheduled task:

    2008-08-13 03:30:00.46 Logon Error: 18456, Severity: 14, State: 16.

    2008-08-13 03:30:00.46 Logon Login failed for user 'NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM'. [CLIENT: ]

    And when I try to set the login for the task to 'sa' with the new password and run the job manually, I get this:

    2008-08-13 09:04:35.86 Logon Error: 18456, Severity: 14, State: 8.

    2008-08-13 09:04:35.86 Logon Login failed for user 'sa'. [CLIENT: ]

    I have been going in to the job, in to the steps and editing the step setting authentication to SQL server and giving it 'sa'. Every time I go back in, it has switched back to 'Use Windows Auth'. For what it's worth, I'm logged in to SQL server mgmt studio as 'sa' and not a domain account.

    TIA

  • Did you restart your SQL Agent?

  • SQL ORACLE (8/13/2008)


    Did you restart your SQL Agent?

    I tried restarting the SQL Agent service and the problem persists.

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