October 18, 2012

CREATE FILE encountered operating system error 5


Problem:
- CREATE FILE encountered operating system error 5(Access is denied.)
- CREATE FILE encountered operating system error 5(failed to retrieve text for this error. Reason: 15105) while attempting to open or create the physical file 'PATH\FILE.mdf'.
- CREATE FILE encountered operating system error 5(Access is denied.) while attempting to open or create the physical file 'PATH\FILE.mdf'.

Solution:
- Go to Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services
- Right click on SQL SERVER (BLAH BLAH) and select the Properties
- Stop service
- Go to Log On tab and change the Log on as: to Local System Account
- Apply and Start service again ans enjoy ;-)

10 comments:

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Hayden Poole said...

I have been having access issues while attaching the database. But the problem got solved when I ran SSMS as an admin. This helped.

Anonymous said...

Thanks, this solve my problem.

Anonymous said...

Thanks.

Anonymous said...

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Unknown said...

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