I have a small issue starting SQL Agent on a Windows Server 2012 machine deployed on Amazon EC2. Because we forgot the log-in password, we had to follow this procedure. After restarting the server, we cannot start SQL Server and get the following stack trace:
Unable to start service SQLSERVERAGENT on server WIN-E7I6SUJ7I1G. (mscorlib)
Program Location:
Server stack trace:
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.UI.VSIntegration.ObjectExplorer.Service.Start()
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging.StackBuilderSink._PrivateProcessMessage(IntPtr md, Object[] args, Object server, Object[]& outArgs)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging.StackBuilderSink.AsyncProcessMessage(IMessage msg, IMessageSink replySink)
Exception rethrown at [0]:
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.EndInvokeHelper(Message reqMsg, Boolean bProxyCase)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RemotingProxy.Invoke(Object NotUsed, MessageData& msgData)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.UI.VSIntegration.ObjectExplorer.ServiceActionHandler.EndInvoke(IAsyncResult result)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.UI.VSIntegration.ObjectExplorer.ServiceControlProgress.ActionCompletedHandler(IAsyncResult result)
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Service Request Timeout (ObjectExplorer)
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Program Location:
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.UI.VSIntegration.ObjectExplorer.Service.CheckServiceActionReturnValueSuccess(UInt32 returnValue)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.UI.VSIntegration.ObjectExplorer.Service.Start()