PRB: Service Pack Setup May Fail If Probe Login or User Deleted

ID: Q169603

The information in this article applies to:

SYMPTOMS

The SQL Server service pack Setup program may fail if the 'probe' user has been removed from the master database or if the 'probe' login does not exist. The failure message is:

Setup initialization could not be successfully completed.
ISQL.EXE could not be executed. Please check the relevant .OUT file.

In the Instrepl.out file, you will find the following output: 

   Adding logins and users for replication.

   Msg 4604, Level 16, State 1, Server XYZ, Line 1
   There is no such user probe.


CAUSE

The Instrepl.sql script attempts to grant permissions to execute a replication stored procedure. If the probe user does not exist, this GRANT fails, causing the service pack Setup to fail as well.


WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, add the probe login and user to the master database, using the following process: 


   use master
   go
   exec sp_addlogin probe, NULL, master
   exec sp_adduser probe
   go

From ISQL/w, open the Procsyst.sql script in the Mssql\Install directory and run this stored procedure. This will grant other permissions to the probe that are necessary for using Performance Monitor. 


Keywords          : kbenv kbsetup SSrvAdmin SSrvInst SSrvISQL 
Version           : 6.5
Platform          : winnt 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: April 16, 1999