Error message: (provider: Shared Memory Provider,

Question

I am trying to deploy my website on windows server 2003. Am i missing something or what is wrong from the following error message, how can I correct it? Thank

I am having the error message:

A connection was successfully established with the server, but then an error occurred during the login process. (provider: Shared Memory Provider, error: 0 - No process is on the other end of the pipe.) Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: A connection was successfully established with the server, but then an error occurred during the login process. (provider: Shared Memory Provider, error: 0 - No process is on the other end of the pipe.)

Source Error:

An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.

Stack Trace:

[SqlException (0x80131904): A connection was successfully established with the server, but then an error occurred during the login process. (provider: Shared Memory Provider, error: 0 - No process is on the other end of the pipe.)]
System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionPool.GetConnection(DbConnection owningObject) +1019
System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionFactory.GetConnection(DbConnection owningConnection) +108
System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionClosed.OpenConnection(DbConnection outerConnection, DbConnectionFactory connectionFactory) +126
System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection.Open() +125
NHibernate.Connection.DriverConnectionProvider.GetConnection() +104
NHibernate.Tool.hbm2ddl.SuppliedConnectionProviderConnectionHelper.Prepare() +15 NHibernate.Tool.hbm2ddl.SchemaMetadataUpdater.GetReservedWords(Dialect dialect, IConnectionHelper connectionHelper) +89
NHibernate.Tool.hbm2ddl.SchemaMetadataUpdater.Update(ISessionFactory sessionFactory) +80
NHibernate.Impl.SessionFactoryImpl..ctor(Configuration cfg, IMapping mapping, Settings settings, EventListeners listeners) +599
NHibernate.Cfg.Configuration.BuildSessionFactory() +104
MyProject.API.Data.SessionManager..cctor() in C:\Dev\Code\API\Data\SessionManager.cs:27

Answer 1

You should enable the Server authentication mode to mixed mode as following: In SQL Studio, select YourServer -> Property -> Security -> Select SqlServer and Window Authentication mode.

Answer 2

Goto to SQL server using windows Credentials - > Logins - > Select the Login - > in the Properties -> Check if the Log in is enabled/disabled. If Disabled, make it enable, this solution worked for me.

Answer 3

Typically, to troubleshoot this, you go to SQL Server Configuration Manager (SSCM) and:

1. ensure Shared Memory protocol is enabled
2. ensure Named Pipes protocol is enabled
3. ensure TCP/IP is enabled, and s ahead of the Named Pipes in the settings

Maybe it can help: Could not open a connection to SQL Server

Answer 4

Hi Just enable both for server authentication as per screen shot attached below.

Answer 5

I had the same error by in SQL Server Management Studio.

I found that to look at the more specific error, look at the log file created by the SQL Server. When I opened the log file, I found this error

Could not connect because the maximum number of ’2′ user connections has already been reached. The system administrator can use sp_configure to increase the maximum value. The connection has been closed

I spend quite some time figuring this out. Finally running the following code fixed my problem.

sp_configure 'show advanced options', 1;
go

reconfigure
go

sp_configure 'user connections', 0
go

reconfigure
go

More on here and here

Edit

To view logs search for "logs" on windows startup button, click "view events logs". From there go to Applications under "Windows Logs". You can also choose "System" logs to see system wise errors. You can use filter on current logs by clicking "Filter Current Logs" on right side and then select "Error checkbox".

Answer 6

This is old but I had the problem in the connect dialog that it was still defaulting to a database I had removed. And by running those commands the default database in the prompt wasn't changing. I read somewhere I can't find now, that if you open the "Connect to Server" dialog and then select "Options" and select "Connection Properties" tab by typing the default database (no by selecting from the drop down) the the database will then stay on that new value entered. This sounds like a flaw to me but in case someone was wondering about that, that should fix the issue, at least on SQL Server 2012