Distribution Database

Jan 25, 1999

Hi,

I'm new to working with replication & I'm just starting to test some implementations. We're still using the beta, v7.00.517. and... basically nothing works, I can't even open any of the replication management features in Enterprise Manager. As soon as I select any item from the replication menu I get:

Error 208: [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]Invalid object name 'msdb.dbo.MSdistributiondbs'

It's either:

A: a bug, B: something screwed up in my system databases, or C: I'm missing something really obvious.

Any insight would be much appreciated.

Gordo

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Distribution Clean Up: Distribution Job Not Removing Snapshots

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On SQL Server 2005 SP2 for Publisher and Distributor on the same instance, my old snapshots are not being cleaned up.



The following error is in the agent history:

Executed as user: DomainMyUser. Could not remove directory '\vmsql01ReplDatauncPublication_TRANSACTIONAL20070702104416'. Check the security context of xp_cmdshell and close other processes that may be accessing the directory. [SQLSTATE 42000] (Error 20015). The step failed.



xp_cmdshell is enabled and I can run commands like :

exec master.dbo.xp_cmdshell ' md c:TestFolder'

The permissions to the snapshot share and file system are that DomainMyUser has full control.

I have logged into the machine as this user and can remove snapshots so it does not seem to be a permission issue.





On other machines I do not get any errors but the snapshot folder still is not cleaned up.

Any suggestion as to what the problem could be?



Thanks,

Amy

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I removed all replication objects from SMSS, but the only thing that fixed it was deleting the distribution database with an ALTER to OFFLINE and a DROP, and restarting SQL.

Now, I'm unable to set up replication.

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In Distributor Properties, the Publisher is shown with a distribution database of 'distribution'. If I untick that, SQL asks if I want to disable the Publisher. I say yes & get the error "Database 'distribution' does not exist.'

Ok, so let's create it. In the General tab of that window I create a new Distribution database and call it 'distribution'. Then I get the error 'Could not add the distribution database 'distribution'. This distribution database already exists.

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--
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Sorry for the English, it's not my native language.

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Msg 14430, Level 16, State 1, Procedure sp_adddistributiondb, Line 214

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