Failure to send Scheduled Reports, error: "the user or group name is not recognized, error code 0x534"

Last Modified

Mon Feb 25 07:19 GMT 2019

Description

  • Failure to send Scheduled Reports, error: "the user or group name is not recognized, error code 0x534"

Environment

  • N-able N-central
  • Report Manager

Solution

  • This is due to the owner of the database being set incorrectly
  • Please change the owner of the appropriate database to the user 'sa'
  • To do so, please do the following:
    1. Open SQL Server Management Studio
    2. Connect successfully to the database
    3. Under Databases, right-click on the appropriate database
    4. Select Properties
    5. Select Files
    6. Within the Owner field, change the username to 'sa'
    7. Select OK