Troubleshooting
Published 18 January 2018
SQL Server Connections
Could not open a connection to SQL Server
No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it
Server doesn't support requested protocol
Login failed for user 'CONTOSO\walterwhite'
Error Locating Server/Instance Specified
Cannot open database “model” requested by the login
The service ‘MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS’ not running on ‘SERVER’
Report Server Web Service is not configured
Report Server Database Unavailable
Client found response content type of “, but expected ‘text/xml’
Unable to connect to the remote server
The network path was not found
The operation you are attempting requires a secure connection
The SELECT permission was denied
The user does not have permission
A connection cannot be made to redirector
Timeout expired
Error validating encrypted data
Reporting Services instance ID fetching failed
Report server installation is not initialized
Attempted to perform an unauthorized operation
Configuration file problem
No SQL credentials found for this Azure server
Firewall does not allow access to this server from current IP address
No process is on the other end of the pipe
Report Server Database Problem
Unauthorized Request
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