SQL Server Agent not starting after upgrade.


i upgraded sql server 2005 standard sql server 2008 r2 enterprise. after install done said "mssqldbdefaultuser" created time ago didn't exit. looking @ active directory user exist , active. <o:p></o:p>

so let install finish , noticed of services not started went in , restarted them. of them restarted except sql server agent service. came saying couldn't start. error 2: system cannot find file specified.<o:p></o:p>


hello,

please share content of following files us:

c:\program files\microsoft sql server\mssql10_50.mssqlserver\mssql\log\sqlagent.out

c:\program files\microsoft sql server\mssql10_50.mssqlserver\mssql\log\errorlog


please read following article also:

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlserverfaq/archive/2009/06/12/unable-to-start-sql-server-agent.aspx

hope helps.

regards,

alberto morillo
sqlcoffee.com



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