PROBLEM: Receive Error 1208 "License Manager Service Not Accessible" when attempting to connect to DSS 5.0

The information in this article applies to:

• AVR, Release 4.0
• Acceler8DB, Release 5.0
• SQL Server 2000
• Windows
• DataGate for SQL Server, Release 5.0

SUMMARY:

When attempting to connect to DataGate for SQL Server 5.0, receive an error:

CAUSE:

DSS 5.0 Client is not installed *OR* Security is not correctly configured.

RESOLUTION:

There can be several resolutions to this error:

• Install DataGate for SQL Server 5.0 client;
• If you login on the client machine as a Domain Admin, please set the user profile's Windows Policy file to "allow to logon locally";
• Enable DCOM on the client machine (See "Enabling DCOM" in the MORE INFORMATION section below):

MORE INFORMATION:

DSS 5.0 requires DCOM on the client and on the SQL Server to authenticate and to verify licensing. DCOM requires a Windows DOMAIN for authentication.

NOTE: DataGate for SQL Server Release 7.x does not require DCOM.

Enabling DCOM:

1. Go to: Control Panel -> Settings -> Administrative Tools -> Component Services
2. Expand: Component Services -> Computers, revealing "My Computer"
3. Right Click on "My Computer", select Properties
4. Select the Default Properties tab
5. Select "Enable Distributed COM on this computer" (See Figure 1 below)

Figure 1

See ASNA related articles:

• HOWTO: Handling SQL Server Authentication and Accerler8DB or DataGate client

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