This is going to sound really stupid, but it's a solution to a similar problem in my installation. Worth a try:
When you attempt to access the datasources, try to log in. It will give you the error message. Then try again immediately. In my installation, for whatever reason, this works. It's just development, so I don't really care. If your error is happening in production, though, perhaps it's indicative of a broader problem? I don't know. In any case, hope this helps. Matthieu -----Original Message----- From: John Allred [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 8:07 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: CFServer Problem I can't turn them on, since they are off. I don't know if Siteminder Services are the cause, or whether the problem is simply coincidental, but when I attempt to access my datasources through the database tab within Studio, I am unable to do so (hence, unable to view tables or construct queries), and I receive the following message: "An error occurred accessing ColdFusion Server: The authentication failed." [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hi John, > do you really need Siteminder-services ? > If not can you switch them off ? > What happens then ? > Uwe > > Hello John, > > Monday, January 6, 2003, 7:12:56 PM, you wrote: > > JA> Good thought, Uwe, but I've run 4.01 under Win2K for a year and a half > JA> without a hiccup. But, thanks anyway. My suspicions run toward the IIS > JA> Metabase or some Windows .dll that got corrupted. Whatever files the two > JA> Siteminder apps depend on have been corrupted, or something is > JA> preventing them from being installed. > > JA> -John > > JA> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> > >> John, I might be wrong, > >> but as far as I know 4, Win2k is unsupported > >> by CF 4.01 > >> I think you must run at least 4.5.x > >> Uwe > >> > >> Hello John, > >> > >> Monday, January 6, 2003, 6:15:30 AM, you wrote: > >> > >> JA> Me again. > >> > >> JA> I've been working for several days to repair whatever problem has > >> JA> mangled my ColdFusion installation. I've uninstalled everything related > >> JA> to CF that I can find, cleaned up the registry, uninstalled IIS, > >> JA> reinstalled Windows, reinstalled IIS, reinstalled ColdFusion, and I > >> JA> continue to have the same problem. > >> > >> JA> In addition I've spent considerable time on both Microsoft's and > >> JA> Macromedia's web sites and in the books. > >> > >> JA> So I throw myself on the mercy of you guys. There has to be an expert > >> JA> who's faced a similar problem and who can point me in the right > >> JA> direction. > >> > >> JA> I'm running: > >> JA> Win2K Pro (plenty of RAM and disk space - no current registry errors) > >> JA> IIS 5.0 - The server displays its default files and help system, so I > >> JA> know it's running okay. > >> JA> I had MDAC 2.7, but I think my most recent reinstallation of CF may have > >> JA> reinstalled MDAC 2.0 (but reinstalling 2.7 doesn't change the situation) > >> JA> CF 4.01 > >> > >> JA> This is the error message I get in Windows Events: > >> > >> JA> The SiteMinder Authentication Service service failed to start due to the > >> JA> following error: > >> JA> The system cannot find the file specified. > >> > >> JA> Authorization Service is not running either. It displays: > >> > >> JA> The SiteMinder Authorization Service service failed to start due to the > >> JA> following error: > >> JA> The system cannot find the file specified. > >> > >> JA> For both, Windows displays Event ID: 7000 > >> > >> JA> My choices are to call Microsoft ($$), call Macromedia ($$), or take my > >> JA> computer to a local repair shop ($$). > >> > >> JA> Thanks for any help you can provide. > >> JA> John > >> JA> > >> > JA> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4
