Security Error from SPS.EXE

[CCampbell]

When I run an SPS.EXE command, I get a "Security Error" (no other info is provided), for example:

sps.exe services /s:http://localhost:8080 /u:admin,xxxxxx

I am running this from the following folder (there are multiple Instances of SPS installed on this server):

C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\SoftPro\Select Server\Instances\spssvrCRAR02

The password for the "Admin" account in SPS was changed today.


Have we missed a step that would allow this account to run the SPS.EXE commands?


I am assuming the instance spssvrCRAR02 is checking the Admin account in our database named CRAR02. Is there a place I can check to see if they are indeed "linked"?

[CCampbell]

I probably should have mentioned... this is the Boylan Release. The version number on SPS.EXE is 2.6.40705.96

[Mark McKenna]

The password is case sensitive but the username is not. Also, if you are running from an non-CMD command interpreter such as Powershell, try enclosing the user credentials in double quotes like:

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sps.exe services /s:http://localhost:8080 /u:"Admin,XxXxX"

[CCampbell]

Looks like the issue was the server parameter. I changed it from localhost:8080 to localhost:8083 and now I'm getting the expected results. Thanks.