Error message when you use SQL Server Management Studio to connect to SQL Server 2005 Integration Services from a client computer: "Connect to SSIS Service on machine '<SSISServer>' failed Access is denied"

Error Message

Cannot connect to SSISServer

Additional information: Failed to retrieve data for this request (Microsoft.SqlServer.SmoEnum)

Connect to SSIS Service on machine "SSISServer" failed: Access is denied

Solution:

To work around this problem, follow these steps:

1.      On the client computer, enable Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) for remote administration. To do this, follow these steps:

a.       Click Start, click Run, type gpedit.msc, and then click OK.

b.       In the Group Policy Object Editor, expand Computer Configuration, expand Administrative Templates, and then expand Network.

c.        Expand Network Connections, expand Windows Firewall, and then click Domain Profile.

d.       Right-click Windows Firewall: Allow remote administration exception, and then click Properties.

Note In Windows Vista, right-click Windows Firewall: Allow inbound remote administration exception.

e.       In the Windows Firewall: Allow remote administration exception Properties dialog box, click Enabled, and then click OK.

Note In Windows Vista, the dialog box is the Windows Firewall: Allow inbound remote administration exception dialog box.

2.      On the server and on the client computer, specify that DCOM is available for all Microsoft COM applications. To do this, follow these steps:

 .         Click Start, click Run, type dcomcnfg, and then click OK.

a.       In the Component Services dialog box, expand Component Services, expand Computers, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.

b.       In the My Computer Properties dialog box, click the Default Properties tab.

c.        On the Default Properties tab, click to select the Enable Distributed COM on this computer check box, and then click OK.

3.      On the server, add the user account to the Distributed COM Users group. To do this, follow these steps:

 .         Click Start, click Run, type lusrmgr.msc, and then click OK.

a.       In the Local Users and Groups dialog box, click Groups, and then double-click Distributed COM Users.

b.       In the Distributed COM Users Properties dialog box, click Add.

c.        In the Select Users dialog box, type the user name under Enter the object names to select, and then click OK two times.

4.      On the server, grant the appropriate permissions for the MsDtsServer DCOM application. To do this, follow these steps:

 .         Click Start, click Run, type dcomcnfg, and then click OK.

a.       In the Component Services dialog box, expand Component Services, expand Computers, and then expand My Computer.

b.       Expand DCOM Config, right-click the MsDtsServer object, and then click Properties.

c.        In the MsDtsServer Properties dialog box, click the Security tab.

d.       Under Launch and Activation Permissions, click Customize, and then click Edit.

e.       In the Launch Permission dialog box, click Add.

f.         In the Select Users or Groups dialog box, type the user name under Enter the object names to select, and then click OK.

g.       In the Launch Permission dialog box, click the user name under Group or user names.

h.       Under Permissions for UserName, click to select the Allow check box for the following permissions:

§  Local Launch

§  Remote Launch

§  Local Activation

§  Remote Activation

Note UserName is a placeholder for the user name that you clicked in step h.

i.   Click OK.

j.         In the MsDtsServer Properties dialog box, click Customize under Access Permissions, and then click Edit.

k.       In the Access Permission dialog box, click Add.

l.         In the Select Users or Groups dialog box, type the user name under Enter the object names to select, and then click OK.

m.     In the Access Permission dialog box, click the user name under Group or user names.

n.       Under Permissions for UserName, click to select the Allow check box for the following permissions:

§  Local Access

§  Remote Access

o.       Click OK two times.

5.      Restart the SQL Server Integration Services service.