Agent Service Fails to Start

For some time now, I've been unable to start SQL Server
Agent service. I can run agent in cmd window via:
sqlagent.exe -c -v. The error on failed startup is
something like, sqlagent failed to start in a timely
manner.Have you tried starting the agent from Service Manager? If so, what error
message do you get? What user account does the Agent run with? Does the
account belong to a Win2K domain or the local machine?
The answers to these questions will help to diagnose the problem.
"Clark" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> For some time now, I've been unable to start SQL Server
> Agent service. I can run agent in cmd window via:
> sqlagent.exe -c -v. The error on failed startup is
> something like, sqlagent failed to start in a timely
> manner.|||Oh yes, I've tried that.
1. With Service Manager, it fails to start with something
like, sqlagent failed to start in a timely manner.
2. Agent uses the sama account as SQL Server service.
I plan to dink with this on Monday morning.
Question: Can the time to load a service be extended,
for example, to load a service on a very busy server?
>--Original Message--
>Have you tried starting the agent from Service Manager?
If so, what error
>message do you get? What user account does the Agent run
with? Does the
>account belong to a Win2K domain or the local machine?
>The answers to these questions will help to diagnose the
problem.
>
>"Clark" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:4a2e01c3ab7d$eebde570$a601280a@.phx.gbl...
>> For some time now, I've been unable to start SQL Server
>> Agent service. I can run agent in cmd window via:
>> sqlagent.exe -c -v. The error on failed startup is
>> something like, sqlagent failed to start in a timely
>> manner.
>
>.
>|||I am having a similar problem too. I am trying to start the service from
Enterprise Manager and get the following error:
A error 5 - (Access is denied) occured while performing the service opeation
on the SQL ServerAgent service
I tried changeing the account info to the SA login and password but to no
avail. Is it possibel that the service is needs the machine domain Admin
account info?
John.
"Clark" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Oh yes, I've tried that.
> 1. With Service Manager, it fails to start with something
> like, sqlagent failed to start in a timely manner.
> 2. Agent uses the sama account as SQL Server service.
> I plan to dink with this on Monday morning.
> Question: Can the time to load a service be extended,
> for example, to load a service on a very busy server?
>
> >--Original Message--
> >Have you tried starting the agent from Service Manager?
> If so, what error
> >message do you get? What user account does the Agent run
> with? Does the
> >account belong to a Win2K domain or the local machine?
> >
> >The answers to these questions will help to diagnose the
> problem.
> >
> >
> >"Clark" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> >news:4a2e01c3ab7d$eebde570$a601280a@.phx.gbl...
> >> For some time now, I've been unable to start SQL Server
> >> Agent service. I can run agent in cmd window via:
> >> sqlagent.exe -c -v. The error on failed startup is
> >> something like, sqlagent failed to start in a timely
> >> manner.
> >
> >
> >.
> >|||Hi John,
Sa login is for SQL server authentication, which is different from the account used for SQL server agent service. To run sql server agent, one must typically have a domain user account (as it is used for sql mail, replication, backup etc). Also this domain name should have administrative privs on the machine where sql server instance is running.
Sometimes I guess rebuilding registry can solve the problem. Use "regrebld" in the cmd line prompt. I haven't used this utility myself, so inquire with others before using it
Thank
GYK|||Thanks for you help.
"GYK" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi John,
> Sa login is for SQL server authentication, which is different from the
account used for SQL server agent service. To run sql server agent, one must
typically have a domain user account (as it is used for sql mail,
replication, backup etc). Also this domain name should have administrative
privs on the machine where sql server instance is running.
> Sometimes I guess rebuilding registry can solve the problem. Use
"regrebld" in the cmd line prompt. I haven't used this utility myself, so
inquire with others before using it.
> Thanks
> GYK