Error 53: Cannot generate SSPI Context

SQLserveragent service for SQL2K does not start and returns the following
error in the agent out file.
Error 53, Cannot generate SSPI Context
The agent was working until last week.
We have researched this error on Microsoft knowldge base and several news
groups and none of the stuff we read seems to work.
We CAN connect to the DB using the full DNS name or IP. But when trying to
use (local), the error appears. It just seems like SQL/Windows lost how to
find or resolve (local).
How does (local) work? This is happening on two servers in the same Active
Directory Win2k server domain. Could it be a domain level policy that is
goofed?
Thanks for any help."kenwu" <kenwu@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:61B5A8F9-AB41-4192-80D6-F9B96224DBF4@.microsoft.com...
> SQLserveragent service for SQL2K does not start and returns the following
> error in the agent out file.
> Error 53, Cannot generate SSPI Context
> The agent was working until last week.
> We have researched this error on Microsoft knowldge base and several news
> groups and none of the stuff we read seems to work.
> We CAN connect to the DB using the full DNS name or IP. But when trying
to
> use (local), the error appears. It just seems like SQL/Windows lost how
to
> find or resolve (local).
> How does (local) work? This is happening on two servers in the same
Active
> Directory Win2k server domain. Could it be a domain level policy that is
> goofed?
> Thanks for any help.|||need to try to connect to sqlagent using sa account and password. you can do
that with the
sqlagen manager, change authentication and ener account and password, then
restart sqlserver agent. (there is a known kba for this problem sorry I
cannot find it now)
I will then suggest re-booting the server.
I vaguely remember it being something to do with the sqlagent service
accounts not being able to communicate with the domain controller and there
fore not being authenticated,causing the error.
"kenwu" <kenwu@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:61B5A8F9-AB41-4192-80D6-F9B96224DBF4@.microsoft.com...
> SQLserveragent service for SQL2K does not start and returns the following
> error in the agent out file.
> Error 53, Cannot generate SSPI Context
> The agent was working until last week.
> We have researched this error on Microsoft knowldge base and several news
> groups and none of the stuff we read seems to work.
> We CAN connect to the DB using the full DNS name or IP. But when trying
to
> use (local), the error appears. It just seems like SQL/Windows lost how
to
> find or resolve (local).
> How does (local) work? This is happening on two servers in the same
Active
> Directory Win2k server domain. Could it be a domain level policy that is
> goofed?
> Thanks for any help.|||Hi Kenwu,
Look at this kbs:
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=814401
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=811889
http://dotnetjunkies.com/WebLog/pet...02/25/7897.aspx
Good Luck !
Rodrigo Fernandes
MCSE/MCDBA
"kenwu" wrote:

> SQLserveragent service for SQL2K does not start and returns the following
> error in the agent out file.
> Error 53, Cannot generate SSPI Context
> The agent was working until last week.
> We have researched this error on Microsoft knowldge base and several news
> groups and none of the stuff we read seems to work.
> We CAN connect to the DB using the full DNS name or IP. But when trying t
o
> use (local), the error appears. It just seems like SQL/Windows lost how t
o
> find or resolve (local).
> How does (local) work? This is happening on two servers in the same Activ
e
> Directory Win2k server domain. Could it be a domain level policy that is
> goofed?
> Thanks for any help.|||What changes you did last week?
Regards,
Daniel
"kenwu" <kenwu@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:61B5A8F9-AB41-4192-80D6-F9B96224DBF4@.microsoft.com...
> SQLserveragent service for SQL2K does not start and returns the following
> error in the agent out file.
> Error 53, Cannot generate SSPI Context
> The agent was working until last week.
> We have researched this error on Microsoft knowldge base and several news
> groups and none of the stuff we read seems to work.
> We CAN connect to the DB using the full DNS name or IP. But when trying
to
> use (local), the error appears. It just seems like SQL/Windows lost how
to
> find or resolve (local).
> How does (local) work? This is happening on two servers in the same
Active
> Directory Win2k server domain. Could it be a domain level policy that is
> goofed?
> Thanks for any help.