Re: FreeTDS with MSSQL 2005 Issue [NC]

dumb question.

We agree that you wrote domain\\user in order to escape the \ ?

a++ Cedric



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Also, I tried connecting without the configuration file in this way:

TDSVER=7.0 tsql -H P reporting.domain.com -p 1433 -U "domain\username"

Which is why I got the "Server name not found in configuration files" error
below.  But still nothing.



On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 11:47 AM, J. Bobby Lopez <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> I'm trying to get FreeTDS working against an MS SQL 2005 (v.9.00.4035.00,
> Enterprise Edition, SP3).
>
> I've compiled freetds in the following way:
>
> ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/freetds
> make
> make install
>
> My '/usr/local/freetds/etc/freetds.conf' includes the following entry
>
> # A typical Microsoft server
> [Reporting]
>         host = 1.2.3.4
>         port = 1433
>         tds version = 7.0
>
> I use the tsql command as follows:
>
> tsql -S Reporting -U "domain\username"
>
> I use the domain because the database requires "windows authentication".
> It seems like it is about to connect.  I get prompted for a password, and
> then I get the counter seconds climbing (0,1,2,3...)
>
> Eventually it does and throws this error:
>
> Msg 20012, Level 2, State -1, Server OpenClient, Line -1
> Server name not found in configuration files.
> 188Msg 20009, Level 9, State -1, Server OpenClient, Line -1
> Unable to connect: Adaptive Server is unavailable or does not exist
> There was a problem connecting to the server
>
>
> After several attempts I figured that there just must be something
> incompatible with freetds and this particular server.  But then I went
and
> tried to connect to the database with my linux-based database query
program
> (RazorSQL), and it connects just fine with JDBC:JTDS.
>
> So what am I doing wrong with FreeTDS?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Bobby
>
>
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