When trying to connect to a SQL 2K box running on Win2K adv server sometimes/some users report difficulty connecting. If they change from Windows authentication upon connecting to the server and instead use SQL authentication they can successfully connect.
We have other SQL servers on the same subnet that does not have this problem at all.

Env: Win2K Adv server SP2
SQL 2K Ent SP2


The message is as follows:
Unable to connect to server XYZ:
Server: Msg 18452, Level 16, State 1
[Micorsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]Login filed for user '(null)'. Reason: Not associated with a trusted SQL Server connection.


Again: Windows Authentication - intermittently fails
SQL Authentication always works.

Note: Users exist in different domain than the machines, but this does not seem to effect the test or dev servers (naturally, only production have we seen this problem).

Any help is greatly appreciated.

thanks,
John

Correct me if I am wrong,

Your Env 2K, using SQL2K, SQL SP3; you are getting a SQL Connection error trying to authenicate WindowsNT Accounts in SQL Server.

Error: Server connection.
18452: Login failed for user '(null)'. Reason: Not associated with a
trusted SQL Server connection.

In a DB forum I read because I had the same issue, Vikrant Dalwale laid out some things to check:

Potential causes,

1. Is the SQL Server listening on the correct protocol with which the
Central Server is trying to connect?

verify actual protocol with
"HKLM\Software\Microsoft\MSSQLServer\Client\Connec tTo" rather
than relying on clicnfg.exe (Client Network Utility)

2. Is the Central server and SQL Server 7.0 /2K on different domain ? If yes,
are they trusted ?

3. Is SQL 7.0 / 2K configured for Mixed mode security ?

4. Can you register SQL 7.0 / 2K using the IP Address ?

5. Whats is the startup account used for SQL Server 7.0/ 2K Service ? Make sure
that
this account has following rights,

- act as part of OS
- logon as a service
- increase quotas
- replace a process level token

6. Make sure that the account which which you are trying to register the
SQL 7.0/ 2K , has "access this computer from the network" user right on the
SQL Server 7.0/ 2K Machine.

I would like to add (EAJ)

7. make sure your DNS Suffix for a connection is defined. You can find that in the Advance TCP/IP Settings. Also, make sure a check mark is placed in "register this connection" and "Use this connection" and that is located under the DNS Suffix in Advance TCP/IP Settings

8. Under the System Properties, computer name; make sure the Primary DNS Suffix for that computer is defined and also, do not forget to put a check in "change primary DNS suffix when domain membership changes"

I hope this additional info help, it did for me.

Reply back to let me know your status, I am interested

EAJ