Problem creating a secondary datafile on drive E:\

Hi. I am a student, taking a class on MS SQL SERVER 2000 system admin and
programming. I created a database, tsqldb, on C:\, where the ms sql server
files reside. Now, I used the alter database command to add a secondary
datafile, tsqldb_data2 to drive E:\ that I've created and that is where I
want to put this secondary datafile file, E:\. the alter database command
goes like this:
alter database tsqldb
add file
( name = tsqldb_data2,
filename = 'E:\tsqldb_data2.ndf',
size = 50mb,
maxsize = 150mb,
filegrowth = 25%
)
and this is the error I get:
Server: Msg 5123, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
CREATE FILE encountered operating system error 5(Access is denied.) while
attempting to open or create the physical file 'E:\tsqldb_data2.ndf'.
Server: Msg 5009, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
ALTER DATABASE failed. Some disk names listed in the statement were not
found. Check that the names exist and are spelled correctly before rerunning
the statement.
Extending database by 50.00 MB on disk 'tsqldb_data2'.
Can someone help me? Thanks.
DominickCheck whether the service account that runs the SQL Server instance has the
permission to create files in E:\.
Linchi
"Dominick D." wrote:

> Hi. I am a student, taking a class on MS SQL SERVER 2000 system admin and
> programming. I created a database, tsqldb, on C:\, where the ms sql server
> files reside. Now, I used the alter database command to add a secondary
> datafile, tsqldb_data2 to drive E:\ that I've created and that is where I
> want to put this secondary datafile file, E:\. the alter database command
> goes like this:
> alter database tsqldb
> add file
> ( name = tsqldb_data2,
> filename = 'E:\tsqldb_data2.ndf',
> size = 50mb,
> maxsize = 150mb,
> filegrowth = 25%
> )
> and this is the error I get:
> Server: Msg 5123, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
> CREATE FILE encountered operating system error 5(Access is denied.) while
> attempting to open or create the physical file 'E:\tsqldb_data2.ndf'.
> Server: Msg 5009, Level 16, State 1, Line 1
> ALTER DATABASE failed. Some disk names listed in the statement were not
> found. Check that the names exist and are spelled correctly before rerunni
ng
> the statement.
> Extending database by 50.00 MB on disk 'tsqldb_data2'.
> Can someone help me? Thanks.
> Dominick|||How do I check that? I"m a newbie to SQL, file permissions, so I'd appreciat
e
your assistance. Thanks.
"Linchi Shea" wrote:
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> Check whether the service account that runs the SQL Server instance has th
e
> permission to create files in E:\.
> Linchi
> "Dominick D." wrote:
>|||Using Windows Explorer, right click on the drive or folder and bring up its
properties. It's under the Security tab.
Tom
----
Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA
SQL Server MVP
Toronto, ON Canada
.
"Dominick D." <DominickD@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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How do I check that? I"m a newbie to SQL, file permissions, so I'd
appreciate
your assistance. Thanks.
"Linchi Shea" wrote:
[vbcol=seagreen]
> Check whether the service account that runs the SQL Server instance has
> the
> permission to create files in E:\.
> Linchi
> "Dominick D." wrote:
>|||Talk to the person who administers the machine in question. They should be a
ble to check what
service account the service is using and see whether that account has permis
sions to create files in
the folder in question.
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
"Dominick D." <DominickD@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> How do I check that? I"m a newbie to SQL, file permissions, so I'd appreci
ate
> your assistance. Thanks.
>
> "Linchi Shea" wrote:
>|||OK, I managed to do a little research on E:\ and I included the service
account that I set up to have full control over E:\ and it did the trick.
"Tom Moreau" wrote:

> Using Windows Explorer, right click on the drive or folder and bring up it
s
> properties. It's under the Security tab.
> --
> Tom
> ----
> Thomas A. Moreau, BSc, PhD, MCSE, MCDBA
> SQL Server MVP
> Toronto, ON Canada
> ..
> "Dominick D." <DominickD@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:BE503C3C-EF2C-47DF-A91B-41C3E95959CB@.microsoft.com...
> How do I check that? I"m a newbie to SQL, file permissions, so I'd
> appreciate
> your assistance. Thanks.
>
> "Linchi Shea" wrote:
>
>