Cannot Attach Mdf: Create File Encountered Operating System Error 5 While Attempting To Open The Physical File...
Sep 5, 2006
I have used the copy database wizard, but I realized I had forgotten to shrink the transaction log file. So I canceled the wizard. My database, detached by the wizard, has now disappeared. The mdf file is still there, but when I try to attach it manually I get the "create file encountered operating system error 5 while attempting to open the physical file..." error.
I am trying to attach a database to SQL 2005. This database has not previously been attached. I have only just installed SQL.  I get the following message: Unable to open physical file "C:ArrowSQLArr@DataArrow_data.mdf" Operating system error 5: "5(error not found)" (Microsoft SQL Server: Error 5120)".  I have loaded SQL and the database fiel and directory with the same user account which is a local administrator on this machine. I have checked that I have read/write access to the file.  The machine runs Windows Vista Business. SQL has SP 2 loaded. What causes this?
We are trying to attach a database in Sql Server 2005 Express on Windows Vista.It will Show the following Error.
"Unable to open the physical file "Test.mdf". Operating system error 5 :". And then we installed the SQL Server 2005 Service pack 2. This error again comes.Could you please give me the steps to resolve the problem.
This is a problem I encountered when I had to detach a database file (type .mdf):
1) I went to the MS SQL Management Server Studi and detached my database file successfully from a connection called Workhorse.
2) I needed to place the .mdf database file into a zip file in order to put it on a remote server. I did this using Shared Portal. This was also successful
3) However when I tried reattaching the database file, I got this error:
CREATE FILE encountered operating system error 5A(Access denied.) while attempting to open or create the physical file "CProgram FilesMSSQL ServerMSSQLData<databasename>.mdf'
Q) The database file and log file (ldf) exist in the correct directory so I don't know what happened. Can any one help?
I am working in a C# database application quick test where I basically use two types of access to an SQL Server Express database. In the first part of the code, I use the traditional connection declaring a SqlConnection. When I just use only this kind of connection I do not have any problem. The issue starts when I access to the same database using Data Bindigs at the same time. When I start the application I got and error as soon as the instruction goes to open the data base connection. The reported error is "Unable to open the physical file "<Niños.mdf>". Operating System Error 32: (Process does not have access to the file because is being using by another process)"
For additional information my connection string is:
We have a very severe issue in our production, and this is very very ugent to fix this issue, there was a job started on server on 10th October, 2007, for backup of database of 3.2 TB, which caused this issue on 18th October, 2007. I cancelled that job and even restarted the server, but still there is same issue on the server.
I am using this command to expand the physical file,
ALTER DATABASE [ODS] MODIFY FILE ( NAME = N'ODSFG33File1', SIZE = 307200000KB )
Error:
MODIFY FILE encountered operating system error 1450(Insufficient system resources exist to complete the requested service.) while attempting to expand the physical file.
Server:
64bit Itanium Server with 4 Processors 4TB of SAN Storage 24GB of RAM MS Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition with SP1 MS SQL Server 2005 (9.0.3152) Enterprise Edition with SP2
Database:
3.2 TB Size of Partitioned Database with 60 File Groups Every File Group contains One month data in its only one physical File. Physical Files are of different size between 10GB and 300GB.
I had few databases developed in SQL Server 2005 Developer Edition. I have detached all the databases and stopped developing anything new other than taking reqular backup of detached .mdf and .ldf files. I installed Vista on the other Hard drive that corrupted my XP installation drive letters so I had to reinstall XP OS. I have reinstalled SQL 2005 Dev edition. Now I am trying to attach the database it is giving error of Operating system error 5: "5(Access is denied.)". I tried to copy those .mdf and .Ldf files through windows explorer and it is not letting me copy past in the other place. I am getting Access denied from OS. I have about 5 databases and only one has this problem. What is going on and how do I solve this? Is the OS has locked the file? My home computer is not in a domain. I tried to right click the file to see if I can set access permission on the file. There is no such security options. Any help is appreciated.
Hello all, I am running into an interesting scenario on my desktop. I'm running developer edition on Windows XP Professional (9.00.3042.00 SP2 Developer Edition). OS is autopatched via corporate policy and I saw some patches go in last week. This machine is also a hand-me-down so I don't have a clean install of the databases on the machine but I am local admin.
So, starting last week after a forced remote reboot (also a policy) I noticed a few of the databases didn't start back up. I chalked it up to the hard shutdown and went along my merry way. Friday however I know I shut my machine down nicely and this morning when I booted up, I was in the same state I was last Wenesday. 7 of the 18 databases on my machine came up with
FCB:pen: Operating system error 32(The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.) occurred while creating or opening file 'C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL ServerMSSQL.1MSSQLDataTest.mdf'. Diagnose and correct the operating system error, and retry the operation. and it also logs FCB:pen failed: Could not open file C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL ServerMSSQL.1MSSQLDataTest.mdf for file number 1. OS error: 32(The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.).
I've caught references to the auto close feature being a possible culprit, no dice as the databases in question are set to False. Recovery mode varies on the databases from Simple to Full. If I cycle the SQL Server service, whatever transient issue it was having with those files is gone. As much as I'd love to disable the virus scanner, network security would not be amused. The data and log files appear to have the same permissions as unaffected database files. Nothing's set to read only or archive as I've caught on other forums as possible gremlins. I have sufficient disk space and the databases are set for unrestricted growth.
Any thoughts on what I could look at? If it was everything coming up in RECOVERY_PENDING it's make more sense to me than a hit or miss type of thing I'm experiencing now.
I am facing a problem on a server which has raid 5 solution (3 disks), the raid controller went down 2 of the disks were off in the Bios.
We added the 3 disks to a different server identical in brand and architecture, the raid controller was able to reconfigure the virtual drive H:.
All files were there, we installed sql server 2005 on the new server, but when we tried to attach the database we got the error below:
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Attach database failed for Server 'myserver'. (Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo)
For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&ProdVer=9.00.1399.00&EvtSrc=Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.ExceptionTemplates.FailedOperationExceptionText&EvtID=Attach+database+Server&LinkId=20476
An exception occurred while executing a Transact-SQL statement or batch. (Microsoft.SqlServer.ConnectionInfo)
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The operating system returned error 38(Reached the end of the file.) to SQL Server during a read at offset 0x00000000af0000 in file 'C:Datamylog_log.LDF'. Additional messages in the SQL Server error log and system event log may provide more detail. This is a severe system-level error condition that threatens database integrity and must be corrected immediately. Complete a full database consistency check (DBCC CHECKDB). This error can be caused by many factors; for more information, see SQL Server Books Online. Operating system error 38(Reached the end of the file.) on file "C:Datamylog_log.LDF" during ReadFileHdr. Could not open new database 'mydb'. CREATE DATABASE is aborted. (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 823)
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I tried the following steps but it always failed:
- create a new db with the same name of the lost db;
- put the db in emergency mode;
- stop sql service and replace the mdf file;
- start sql service;
- Run Dbcc checkdb('mydb')
we got the error below:
Msg 945, Level 14, State 2, Line 1
Database 'ism0506' cannot be opened due to inaccessible files or insufficient memory or disk space. See the SQL Server errorlog for details.
We are using sql server 2005 Enterprise Edition with service pack1
I got the following error messages in the SQL log
The operating system returned error 21(The device is not ready.) to SQL Server during a read at offset 0x00000000090000 in file '....mdf'. Additional messages in the SQL Server error log and system event log may provide more detail. This is a severe system-level error condition that threatens database integrity and must be corrected immediately. Complete a full database consistency check (DBCC CHECKDB). This error can be caused by many factors; for more information, see SQL Server Books Online. fcb::close-flush: Operating system error 21(The device is not ready.) encountered.
I got these errors for about 2 hrs and after that I see these messages in the sql log
Starting up database ' ' 1 transactions rolled forward in database '' (). This is an informational message only. No user action is required. 0 transactions rolled back in database ' ' (). This is an informational message only. No user action is required. Recovery is writing a checkpoint in database ' ' ( ). This is an informational message only. No user action is required. CHECKDB for database '' finished without errors on (local time). This is an informational message only; no user action is required.
Can anyone please help me in troubleshooting this issue. Why this migh have happened.
I have recently installed a new server for a client running SBS2003 R2 with SQLServer 2005.
I noted that the backup failed the SQL Server database on the consistenty check. On checking the event log I see this message as per above.
It reads in the description
c:datalawsqldatadata41_Data.MDF:MSSQL_DBCC6:
Operating system error 112(error not found) encountered.
Looking in the error log I see :
Configuration option 'user options' changed from 0 to 0. Run the RECONFIGURE statement to install.
Error: 17053, Severity: 16, State: 1.
C:DataLAWsqldatadata41_Data.MDF:MSSQL_DBCC6: Operating system error 112(error not found) encountered.
DBCC CHECKDB (data41) WITH no_infomsgs executed by NT AUTHORITYSYSTEM found 0 errors and repaired 0 errors. Elapsed time: 0 hours 0 minutes 26 seconds.
This is a new server with about 90% of disk space NTFS still available
Hi, I've just finished creating my first ASP.NET website. I created it on my laptop and it works perfectly, but I'm having some problems deploying it to my web server (PC).The site works ok, but when I try to log in to my client area, I get this error: "Unable to open the physical file "c:inetpubwwwrootONeillStrataApp_Dataaspnetdb.mdf". Operating system error 5: "5(Access is denied.)".An attempt to attach an auto-named database for file c:inetpubwwwrootONeillStrataApp_Dataaspnetdb.mdf failed. A database with the same name exists, or specified file cannot be opened, or it is located on UNC share." I've searched far and wide for a solution and have read many articles, but none seem to be able to fix my problem. I've tried using that SEUtil tool, but that didn't work, I've made sure the App_Data directory on the web server isn't read only (the read-only checkbox isn't ticked, but it DOES have that little green square which I can't get rid of), I've assigned the ASPNET user as a db owner and that didn't work and I've manually attached the database to the web server's instance of SQL Express 2005.When I launch the solution in VS2005 on the web server, I can browse through the database and see the tables and data etc, but when I try to run the application, I get that message above... Surely it shouldn't be this hard to get it going?Any help would be massively appreciated.
Unable to open the physical mdf file or log file because it is being used by another process
I am trying to write a Windows Application using ASP.NET 2.0, C#2005 EXPRESS, and SQL 2005 EXPRESS.
I had followed the introductory video to create a connection to the Database using Windows Authentication, and use the wizard to create a dataset and checking all the tables in the database.
After that I dragged a table from the data source created from the above process. The Details Grid so created is able to perform update, delete and addition of records.
But when I went back to the database at my PC I wasn€™t able to connect to the database. And if I opened the database first and then load the windows application and perform some database operations and went back to the physical database I wasn€™t able to open the tables in the database.
The error message is that the physical database connection cannot open the .mdf file or log file because another process is using the database. I guess it refers to the Windows Application.
Is this normal? Will it have any implications after the application is deployed? I suppose that there isn€™t a scenario where a Windows application and a physical process will access the database at the same time.
Will appreciate some feedback and advice on this scenario and whether it is a problem.
I am facing a issue with bulk upload on Test Server.
Issue: When running Openrowset command from SQL server other that Test Server query runs fine when trying to run the same command from Test Server it gives error.
Msg 4861, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
Cannot bulk load because the file "\ServerNameinputFileName.csv" could not be opened. Operating system error code 5(Access is denied.).
For example: If the command is run from System A connecting to SQL Server instance on Test Server Test Server it gives this error. If the same command with same rights is run from any other SQL server instance say Dev1 its running fine.
If the command is run from Test Server connecting to any SQL Server instance including Test Server it is running fine.
Tried: 1) Given the read/write rights on shared folder, to user under which the SQL server service is running on Test Server
2) Given the read/write rights on shared folder to everyone.
Query:
SELECT DISTINCT * FROM OPENROWSET
(
BULK '\ServerNameinputFileName.csv',
FORMATFILE='\ServerNameFormat.xml'
)
AS FileList
Please provide me with some solution. What can be the reason for such behaviour?
Dim strComputer Dim objRegistry Dim strKeyPath Dim strValueName Dim strValue Dim arrValues Dim intValue Dim strpath Dim strpath2 Dim strDBServerName Dim objSQLServer
strComputer = "."
Set objRegistry = GetObject("winmgmts:\" & strComputer & " ootdefault: StdRegProv")
Hi, i'm trying to interface a c# application with an sql database created with Visual Web Developer Express. I have published the site (and the db) on iis 5 (xp pro). Everithing goes fine on accessing the database from internet,but when i try to connect the db while it's opened with my c# program i keep an error in the sqlconnection open command: Unable to open the physical file "C:myApp_Datamydb.mdf". Operating system error 32: "32(The file is in use by another process.)". My connection string from webconfig: <add name="MYDBCS" connectionString="Data Source=.SQLEXPRESS;Database="C:myApp_Datamydb.mdf;Integrated Security=True;Connect Timeout=30;User Instance=True" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" /> .....and the connection string for the c# program: "Data Source=.\SQLEXPRESS;Database=c:myapp_datamydb.mdf;Integrated Security=False;Connect Timeout=30;User ID=abc;Password=abc;Trusted_Connection=False;"; I have used a user to connect the database because there was a conflict trying to open the db with Integrated Security=True.
Does anyone have an idea where is the error? Many thanks Max
Scenario : I have VC++ 2005 Express IDE open and use the database explorer to browse tables in a database. Then I open SQL Server Managament Studio Express and try to browse the same database. I get "Unable to open the physical file ... The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process".
What is this "other process" that is trying to open the file? I thought the whole point of a database server was that clients talk to the server, and the server accesses the physical file. So only one process should be accessing the file. Do VC++ IDE and SSMSE work directly with the physical file, or do they channel their requests, etc. through the server.
I have a an asp.net application running under IIS. this application is using two folders, the virtual directory under C:Inetpubwwwroot and the application phisical folder at C:. I want to manage this applications .mdf database using microsoft sql server management studio express(iam running sql express with advanced services) which means i have to attach the database to Ms sql server managemet studio express tool. What i dont know is if i should attach the .mdf file in the physical folder's App_Data folder at C:myapplicationFolderApp_data or the .mdf file in the virtual directory under C:InetpubwwwrootMyapplicationFolderApp_Data I dont know which of the two i should attach. Where exactly is the running database, the .mdf file in the physical folder or the .mdf file in the virtual directory under wwwroot.
In SQL Server 2005, via the GUI, I wish to backup a database to an additional disk file (there is already an existing backup disk file for this database), so that I can have more than one backup. I've added the new disk file name, highlighted it, and clicked OK.
I get an immediate error (see below). Note, the 2nd error message is specifying the existing backup disk file, not the new one I'm attempting to create.
"Backup failed for Server 'WCS-DEV-TPA'. (Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo)"
"System.Data.SqlClient.SqlError: The volume on device 'D:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL ServerMSSQLBACKUPWCS_ADV_Longmont.bak' is not part of a multiple family media set. BACKUP WITH FORMAT can be used to form a new media set. (Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo)"
Does anyone know what causes this and how to correct it?
Does anyone know how to do this using variables? Everytime I try it, I get the
Error: Failed to lock variable for read access with error 0xc00100001.
I also tried it writing a script and still the same error. If I hard code the values into the variables it works fine but I will be running this everday so that it will pull in the current date along with the filename. So the value of the variables will change everyday. Here is my expression:
I am able to run SSIS packages as SQL Server Agent jobs with a Control Flow items "File system task", if I move a file (test.txt) from a drive (c on the server (where SQL Agent jobs run) to a subdirectory on the same drive. But, if I try to move a file on a network drive, the package fail.
I use the DTS 2000 Migration Wizard to migrate one of the DTS 2000 packages to SSIS. The migration failed with the following error message:
LogID=17 #Time=6:31 PM #Level=DTSMW_LOGLEVEL_ERR #Source=Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.MigrationWizard.Framework.Framework #Message=Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.DtsRuntimeException: Failed to save package file "C:Documents and SettingsfuMy DocumentsVisual Studio 2005ProjectsKORTONKORTONProcessCubesMF.dtsx" with error 0x80070002 "The system cannot find the file specified.". ---> System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException (0xC001100E): Failed to save package file "C:Documents and SettingsfuMy DocumentsVisual Studio 2005ProjectsKORTONKORTONProcessCubesMF.dtsx" with error 0x80070002 "The system cannot find the file specified.".
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Wrapper.ApplicationClass.SaveToXML(String FileName, IDTSPersist90 pPersistObj, IDTSEvents90 pEvents) at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Application.SaveToXml(String fileName, Package package, IDTSEvents events) --- End of inner exception stack trace --- at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Application.SaveToXml(String fileName, Package package, IDTSEvents events) at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.MigrationWizard.DTS9HelperUtility.DTS9Helper.SaveToXML(Package pkg, String sFileLocation) at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.MigrationWizard.Framework.Framework.StartMigration(PackageInfo pInfo)
Looking at the call stack, it looks like COM wrapper fails on SaveToXML. Can someone tell me how I should workaround this problem?
Please... any ideas? Is this a footprint config issue?
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When I install SQL 2012 on MS Server 2008 R2, I get this error..The following error has occurred: The system cannot open the device or file specified. Click 'Retry' to retry the failed action, or click 'Cancel' to cancel this action and continue setup.
The file in question is Install_VSShell_CPu32_Action. when I retry, the error is..The following error has occurred:SQL Server Setup has encountered an error when running a Windows Installer file.Windows Installer error message: This update package could not be opened. Verify that the update package exists and that you can access it, or contact the application vendor to verify that this is a valid Windows Installer update package. Windows Installer file:
Windows Installer log file: C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL Server110Setup BootstrapLog20130522_143111VSShell_Cpu32_1.logClick 'Retry' to retry the failed action, or click 'Cancel' to cancel this action and continue setup.
Ok so I have some dynamic sql to delete a file that is created via sql earlier on. It is to provision a copy of a database to an instance on link server. Everything works great and the files used to delete. Now, with no code changes it is throwing a syntax error. I do a print of what the dynamic sql is creating before executing and then I copy / paste what was generated into command prompt and guess what!! The file deletes.
Here is the result on screen:
@DeleteBackupFileStatement: DEL adas16.clients.advance.localwip$AvionteAP_Template_893.bak /Q Msg 102, Level 15, State 1, Line 1 Incorrect syntax near ''. Msg 102, Level 15, State 1, Line 1 Incorrect syntax near ''.
Here is the code that creates the statement:
SET @DeleteBackupFileStatement = NULL BEGIN SET @DeleteBackupFileStatement = 'DEL ' + LTRIM(RTRIM(@BackupFile)) + ' /Q' END PRINT '@DeleteBackupFileStatement: ' + cast(@DeleteBackupFileStatement as varchar(400)) BEGIN EXEC adasdb.master.sys.Sp_executesql @DeleteBackupFileStatement END END
The value of @BackupFile is simply the path of the file with the file name, everything in the prepared statement with the exception of DEL and the switch at the end.
I have scripts to refresh database as SQL daily jobs. (O.S is Win2K3 and SQL server 2000 and SP4) It was worked and I got the following message this morning from SQL error log.
BackupMedium::ReportIoError: read failure on backup device '\XAPROD12MASTERXAPRODXAPROD_db_200701290000.BAK'. Operating system error 1450(Insufficient system resources exist to complete the requested service.).
Hi All,I use Bulk insert to put data to myTable.When the SQL server is in local machin, it works well. But when I putthe data in a sql server situated not locally, then I get a errormessage like this:Could not bulk insert because file 'C:Data2003txtfilesabif_20031130.txt' could not be opened. Operating systemerror code 3(The system cannot find the path specified.).BULK INSERT myTableFROM 'C:Data2003 txtfilesabif_20031130.txt'with (-- codepage = ' + char(39) + 'ACP' + char(39) + ',fieldterminator = ';',rowterminator = '',keepnulls,maxerrors=0)Someone can explan me what the error shows upThanks in advance- Loi -
