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Check 'instdist.out' in the install directory. thejamie
10/11/2006 1:30:01 PM
sql server replication:
What does this mean? It appears to be keeping the wizard from running the
distributor setup on the server.

Code used is:
use master go
sp_adddistributor @distributor = @@servername GO
sp_adddistributiondb @database='distribution' GO

Error is:
Server: Msg 14113, Level 16, State 1, Procedure sp_adddistributiondb, Line 304
Could not execute 'copy "d:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
Server\MSSQL\DATA\DISTMDL.MDF" "d:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
Server\MSSQL\DATA\distribution.MDF"'. Check 'instdist.out' in the install
directory.



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Re: Check 'instdist.out' in the install directory. Hilary Cotter
10/11/2006 10:20:09 PM
What does 'instdist.out say?

You can also issue this command

sp_adddistributiondb 'distributionNew',@data_folder='c:\temp,
@data_file='distribution.mdf',

@log_folder='ctemp', @log_file='distribution.ldf',

@log_file_size=5,@create_mode=1

where c:\temp already exists


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Re: Check 'instdist.out' in the install directory. thejamie
10/12/2006 5:05:01 AM
Unfortunately, it does not exist on the server.
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Re: Check 'instdist.out' in the install directory. thejamie
10/12/2006 5:08:02 AM
Let's try again... the last post appears blank on my screen.
Hilary,
We have searched the server hoping to find this file. The file does not
exist on the server so I don't know what it says. Thus my question - any
idea what it may mean?
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Jamie


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Re: Check 'instdist.out' in the install directory. Hilary Cotter
10/12/2006 10:36:05 AM
There is a script called instdist.sql which is run. Any errors are logged to
a file called instdist.out. Somehow you are having a problem running this
script.

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positions, strategies or opinions.

Looking for a SQL Server replication book?
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http://www.indexserverfaq.com



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Re: Check 'instdist.out' in the install directory. thejamie
11/28/2006 1:29:07 PM
Someone deleted one of the folders that SQL Server installs. We reinstalled
SQL and voila, the file is there now.
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