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Written By Pallavi
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Updated on July 7th, 2022
Sometimes, while accessing the MSSQL Database, users encounter “SQL server error 233” or “SQL Server login failed error 233” or “pipe error 233”. This is a general connection error and to fix this you need to test different solutions. The error 233 come with different messages. Below we will share all the information that needs to be checked one by one.
You can get this error message:
A connection was successfully established with the server, but then an error occurred during the login process. (provider: Shared Memory Provider, error: 0 – No process is on the other end of the pipe) (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 233)
You can see an error message like this:
The SQL server error 233 implies that the provider name is Shared Memory Provider. The Shared Memory is a protocol used in SQL Server along with TCP/IP as well as Named pipe.
If you check the settings and values for all protocols in SQL Server Configuration Manager. You can see there an option of “Protocols for MSSQLSERVER”(here MSSQLSERVER is the name of SQL Server).
In addition to this, if you have named instance installed on your machine then you will get “Protocols for <INSTANCENAME>.
Now after clicking on this option “Protocols for MSSQLSERVER”, you can view all the three protocols used in SQL Server in the right-side panel as shown in the below image.
Here you can see Shared Memory protocol is set as “Enabled” but Named Pipes is set as “Disabled” mode. So, this should be enabled to make a successful database connection. This was the main reason for getting this error.
You can also experience Error 233 in case SQL Server Instance has exceeded the total number of user connections set in server configurations.
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These are the list to be checked when Microsoft SQL server error 233 in SQL server 2017 occurs.
Let us discuss the best possible techniques to resolve this error.
Method 1: Enable SQL server and windows authentication
Method 2: Check default database
Check the default database & if it is online. You will see these issues commonly when the default database is offline or does not exists. If your default database is other than master then, you need to revert to master.
Method 3: Max allowed connections
Open MSSMS & run the command below mentioned:
sp_configure ‘show advanced options’, 1;
go
reconfigure
go
sp_configure ‘user connections’, 0
go
reconfigure
go
You got this error and the reason will be that the user connections was reset to 1. Only one user was able to connect with SQL Server. Just a simple query & the error fixed.
Method 4: Shared Memory, TCP/IP, Named Pipes
Typically, to troubleshoot this, You have to go SQL server configuration manager (SSCM) and:
Method 5: “Maximum server memory” to below the amount which could run the services
SQL server -f-m-s name of your instance
Keeping CMD open, open new CMD as an administrator and navigate to your SQL server instance folder (mine is: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\Binn)
And run the following command which is given below to increase instance memory to GB:
sqlcmd
EXEC sys.sp_configure ‘show advanced options’, 1;
GO
RECONFIGURE;
GO
EXEC sys.sp_configure ‘min server memory’, 1024;
GO
EXEC sys.sp_configure ‘max server memory’, 4096;
GO
RECONFIGURE;
GO
Now, SQL server memory is increased. Close cmd windows and check if the SQL service is running by going to SQL Server – Configuration Manager.
You can connect to your instance through SSMS.
Method 6: Check if SQL server browser is open and working
To resolve this issue, follow one of the following steps:
Method 7: Check for remote connection
It is important is to enable the remote connection. If you have turn off this feature, then SQL server will work properly on your system but if the feature is on then, you can follow the following steps:
This is the manual method through which you can fix the SQL service login failed error 233. But this method is too tough for the non-technical guys. You should have the knowledge of Compters & technology to apply these techniques.
In order to fix the SQL, Server login failed error 233 you can use MS SQL Database Recovery Tool. This tool has a user-friendly GUI that even a non-technical person can install & run the software and fix login failed for user problem. The SQL Recovery Utility runs on Windows 10/8/7/XP/Vista/2000/2010.
It also support SQL server version 2000, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019
In this article, We have shared Manual, as well as the Automated method to fix Microsoft SQL server error 233. Manual methods need technical expertise to fix this issue. But the alternative method GUI is user-friendly. You don’t need any technical information for fixing the issue. Hope this post helps you to solve this issue.
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