Hi,

I needed to change the Services of SQL Server 2005 to run as a specific
domain user rather then local system (Organisation Standard for SQL Server).
After changing to the new user I could connect to SQL Server without any
problems but had problems connecting Analysis Services

The error:

TITLE: Connect to Server
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Cannot connect to DSS64\DSS_ALT.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

A connection cannot be made. Ensure that the server is running.
(Microsoft.AnalysisServices.AdomdClient)

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No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it
(System)

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BUTTONS:

OK
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I tracked this down to the Analysis Services Instance and the SQL Browser
services. I found that while these 2 services were still run as local system
everything seems to work still.

If I want to run everything as my domain user, can anyone suggest how to get
this working?

Thanks
Mick