EEE Database Connection Error

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When trying to login to EEE, you may be presented with this error

A connection to the SQL Server database could not be established

SQL Server: <SQLSERVERNAME>

Database: EEE

You may also see an error logged in the Windows Event Log on the SQL Server similar to the following:

Event Type: Failure Audit

Event Source: MSSQL$

Event Category: (4)

Event ID: 18456

Date: 16/05/2011

Time: 10:33:54 p.m.

User: BANKS\APPSERVERNAME$

Computer: SQLSERVERNAME

Description:

Login failed for user 'DOMAIN\APPSERVERNAME$'. [CLIENT: <IP Address of app server>]


This error can be caused when the EEE Web Application is not using the correct IIS Application Pool on the App Server, or is using the incorrect EEEServices login details.


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