Database User Password from SSIS/SQL Agent

Question

I have an SSIS package that I'm trying to run from a SQL job. However, it fails, and the log claims that the password for the user specified in the connection string is wrong. For testing I've got the protection level set to EncryptSensitiveWithKey, and it runs fine from BIDS. When I import it into SSIS I change it to ServerStorage. (My understanding of the documentation says that this should work. I could be wrong though.) During the import it asks for the decryption key, which I supply, and everything seems fine.

It also seems fine when I set up the job in SQL Server Agent. However, when I run the job, it fails and the log says that the password for that user is incorrect. It doesn't say that there is a permission problem, but that the password is wrong.

I've been through the connections and double checked the username and password that is used to access the database. I can connect just fine with that username and password combination. This is the user that is used to connect to the database. There don't appear to be any problems executing the job.

Any help with this would be appreciated.

Answer 1

From what it looks like, it seems like you still need to modify the password after you have installed it to the SQL Agent. The decryption key decrypts the sensitive information but it is still tied to the person that created it. Have you tried re-entering the password when you install it to the server?

http://decipherinfosys.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/scheduling-ssis-packages-with-sql-server-agent/