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1518673 - "Database login information either incomplete or incorrect"

Symptom

  • "Database login information either incomplete or incorrect" while viewing Crystal Reports.
  • Using “Use SSO context for database logon” option.

Environment

  • BusinessObjects Edge Series XI 3.1 SP2
  • Windows Server 2008 64-Bit
  • Tomcat 5.5
  • CMS Database - SQL Server 2008
  • Reporting Database - SQL Server 2008

Cause

SPN registered for SQL Server is not provided in the DSN connection for viewing the report.

Resolution

  1. Open 32-bit ODBC Connections.
  2. Navigate to C:\Windows\SysWow64\odbcad32.exe.l
  3. Go to the DSN of the report and click on configure.
  4. Select Inegrated Windows authentication as the login mode.
  5. Under "Specify SPN (Optional)" field provide SPN registered for the SQL Server.
  6. Now try to view the report, the report will not error out.
  7. Open profiler in SQL Management Studio, you can see the user crendentials are passed to view the report.

Keywords

Use SSO context for database logon, Cache Security Context, kerberos, end-to-end SSO , KBA , BI-BIP-AUT , Authentication, ActiveDirectory, LDAP, SSO, Vintela , Problem

Product

SAP Crystal Reports XI R2