Replication snapshot agent permission issue and Troubleshooting
1. What is the replication for the SQL server?
SQL Server replication is one of the HADR technologies that copy and distribute the data and database objects from one database (the Publisher) to other databases (the Subscribers) and then synchronize the data between them to maintain consistency. It is used for purposes such as improving data availability, scalability, load balancing, and supporting reporting/analytics without impacting the primary(production) transactional system.
2. Issues in the replication with a snapshot agent?
There will be snapshot agent in the replication which will copy the initial data for data synchronization between publisher and distributer to send data to subscriber Permission issues: One of the issue with snapshot agent initially get The accounts used by replication agents may lack necessary permissions to access snapshot folders, databases (Publisher, Distributor, Subscriber), or network shares
3. How to resolve the issue?
Once configure replication (snapshot replication/transactional replication) we must make sure that snapshot agent has permissions on respective locations and databases
Resolution: Ensure the agent process account has the correct permissions
read/write to snapshot folder
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\<Instance>\MSSQL\ReplData\
(Above is the default location of snapshot)
Use SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) to verify and modify credentials in the subscription properties.
Conclusion:
This blog will teach that how to resolve the issue with snapshot agent permissions in SQL server replication which one of the HADR technology in SQL server
