Question

I have an SSIS package that runs fine in BIDS (visual studio) but in SQL Agent I get this error:

“Login failed for user ‘cooldude’.”. Source: Execute SQL Task Execute SQL Task Failed to acquire connection “server.database.cooldude”.

Package settings:

1.Encrypt sensitive with password
2.XML configuration files are being used (contains connection 
      string, with windows user name/password)
3.Everythins is under same domain.
4.no "-" in config file names.

SQL Agent Settings:

1.Runs from File System on same computer that has SQL AGENT
2.SA only has control of SQL Agent, but package runs as
   windows user (in xml connection string.) Not integrated.
3.connections are all selected.

Server: SQL Server 2008 Sp 1, SQL Server 2000

Answer 1

Resave the package with setting ‘Do not save sensitive data’. Then the package will use the correct connection string from your xml config file.