administration - SQL Server - Agent Proxy Error -

Job history:

  Unable to initiate the execution of message step 1 (Reason : Failed to get proxy data for Proxy_id = 4) The step failed  

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agent log:

  [442] CryptUnprotectData failed (1325).  

Server:

  Microsoft SQL Server 2005 - 9.00.3080.00 (X64) September 6 2009 09:15:46 Copyright (C) 1988-2005 Corporate Standard Edition (64-bit) product_level - SP2 version - Standard Edition (64-bit)  

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on Microsoft Windows NT 5.2 (Build 3790: Service Pack 2) Setup after two different paths:

1. Manually replica setup wizard,
2. Exclusively following these instructions:

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SQL Agent and SQL Server Administrators

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I do not see this KB article as an application:

• Not a single High # call
• error messages are also not closed

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The account being indicated by the credential is also an administrator on the box.

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Not the case.

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Of course, changing the job phase to run under the SQL Agent account works fine.