Just a wild guess but is it possible that custom action is not being run as
user who is doing an install.
On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 12:01 PM, Miller, Nick (GE Intelligent Platforms) <
nick.mil...@ge.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a Wix file where I'm using the <SqlDatabase> element to create a
> database. I've omitted the User attribute, because I want it to use Windows
> Authentication of the currently logged in user (as per the documentation).
>
> "The User attribute references credentials specified in a User element. If
> a user is not specified then Windows Authentication will be used by default
> using the credentials of the user performing the install to execute sql
> strings, etc. "
>
> During runtime however, it fails with the following.
> "MSI (s) (A0:24) [13:51:38:920]: Executing op:
> ActionStart(Name=CreateDatabase,Description=Creating Databases,)
> Action 13:51:38: CreateDatabase. Creating Databases
> MSI (s) (A0:24) [13:51:38:920]: Executing op:
> CustomActionSchedule(Action=CreateDatabase,ActionType=25601,Source=BinaryData,Target=**********,CustomActionData=**********)
> MSI (s) (A0:1C) [13:51:38:920]: Invoking remote custom action. DLL:
> C:\WINDOWS\Installer\MSID48.tmp, Entrypoint: CreateDatabase
> CreateDatabase: Error 0x80040e4d: failed to create to database: 'TestDB',
> error: unknown error"
>
> In the SQL Server log, it shows a failed login attempt with an empty user
> name.
> "Date 4/8/2013 1:51:39 PM
> Log SQL Server (Current - 4/8/2013 1:51:00 PM)
>
> Source Logon
>
> Message
> Login failed for user ''. Reason: Could not find a login matching the name
> provided. [CLIENT: <named pipe>]"
>
> Note that the user string is empty (''). It appears that the SqlDatabase
> extension is not picking up the Windows user information.
>
> Has anyone else seen this behavior? Could it be a bug in the Sql
> Extension?
>
> I am using Wix version 3.6.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Nick
>
>
>
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