| title |
MSSQL_ENG018456 |
| description |
MSSQL_ENG018456 |
| author |
MashaMSFT |
| ms.author |
mathoma |
| ms.date |
09/25/2024 |
| ms.service |
sql |
| ms.subservice |
replication |
| ms.topic |
reference |
| ms.custom |
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| helpviewer_keywords |
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| monikerRange |
=azuresqldb-mi-current||>=sql-server-2016 |
[!INCLUDE SQL Server SQL MI]
| Attribute |
Value |
| Product Name |
SQL Server |
| Event ID |
18456 |
| Event Source |
MSSQLSERVER |
| Component |
[!INCLUDEssDEnoversion] |
| Symbolic Name |
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| Message Text |
Login failed for user '%.*ls'.%.*ls |
Error MSSQL_ENG018456 is raised whenever a login attempt fails. If the error message includes the account distributor_admin (Login failed for user 'distributor_admin'.), the issue is with an account used by replication. Replication creates a remote server, repl_distributor, which allows communication between the Distributor and Publisher. The login distributor_admin is associated with this remote server and must have a valid password.
Ensure that you have specified a password for this account. For more information, see Secure the Distributor.