Merge Replication w/ Web Synchronization Across Non-Trusted Domain

I have a requirement to replicate a portion of a 2005 database using merge
replication where the database server is in a workgroup at location A and the
web server is in an AD domain at location B. Both locations are connected
via a VPN.
Becuase of the disparate domains we are unable to push snapshots to a share
on the Web Server w/o using FTP. After specifying the FTP information in the
FTP Snapshot and Internet dialog, the following message is returned when
attempting to start the Snapshot Agent:
Message: The replication agent failed to create the directory
'\\172.27.1.187\unc\ftp\DAYMONJPSV02$TEST_CORE_APP RISCORE1\20071218021362\'.
Stack: at
Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.Utilities.CreateDi rectoryWithExtendedErrorInformation(String directory)
at
Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.Snapshot.SnapshotP rovider.CreateSnapshotFolders()
at
Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.Snapshot.MergeSnap shotProvider.CreateSnapshotFolders()
at
Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.Snapshot.SqlServer SnapshotProvider.GenerateSnapshot()
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.SnapshotGeneration Agent.InternalRun()
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.AgentCore.Run() (Source: MSSQL_REPL,
Error number: MSSQL_REPL52026)
Get help: http://help/MSSQL_REPL52026
Source: mscorlib
Target Site: Void WinIOError(Int32, System.String)
Message: Message: Logon failure: unknown user name or bad password.
Stack: at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String
maybeFullPath)
at System.IO.Directory.InternalCreateDirectory(String fullPath, String
path, DirectorySecurity dirSecurity)
at System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(String path, DirectorySecurity
directorySecurity)
at
Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.Utilities.CreateDi rectoryWithExtendedErrorInformation(String directory) (Source: mscorlib, Error number: 0)
The user id and password are those of a domain user for the FTP server at
location B. Do I have to use a non-AD account?
You need to use a snapshot account which has rights to modify to
\\172.27.1.187\unc. You specify this account in sp_addpublication_snapshot
using the @.job_login and @.job_password parameters.
This account should exist on \\172.27.1.187 and your publisher.
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"parchk" <parchk@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have a requirement to replicate a portion of a 2005 database using merge
> replication where the database server is in a workgroup at location A and
> the
> web server is in an AD domain at location B. Both locations are connected
> via a VPN.
> Becuase of the disparate domains we are unable to push snapshots to a
> share
> on the Web Server w/o using FTP. After specifying the FTP information in
> the
> FTP Snapshot and Internet dialog, the following message is returned when
> attempting to start the Snapshot Agent:
> Message: The replication agent failed to create the directory
> '\\172.27.1.187\unc\ftp\DAYMONJPSV02$TEST_CORE_APP RISCORE1\20071218021362\'.
> Stack: at
> Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.Utilities.CreateDi rectoryWithExtendedErrorInformation(String
> directory)
> at
> Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.Snapshot.SnapshotP rovider.CreateSnapshotFolders()
> at
> Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.Snapshot.MergeSnap shotProvider.CreateSnapshotFolders()
> at
> Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.Snapshot.SqlServer SnapshotProvider.GenerateSnapshot()
> at Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.SnapshotGeneration Agent.InternalRun()
> at Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.AgentCore.Run() (Source: MSSQL_REPL,
> Error number: MSSQL_REPL52026)
> Get help: http://help/MSSQL_REPL52026
> Source: mscorlib
> Target Site: Void WinIOError(Int32, System.String)
> Message: Message: Logon failure: unknown user name or bad password.
> Stack: at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String
> maybeFullPath)
> at System.IO.Directory.InternalCreateDirectory(String fullPath, String
> path, DirectorySecurity dirSecurity)
> at System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(String path, DirectorySecurity
> directorySecurity)
> at
> Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.Utilities.CreateDi rectoryWithExtendedErrorInformation(String
> directory) (Source: mscorlib, Error number: 0)
> The user id and password are those of a domain user for the FTP server at
> location B. Do I have to use a non-AD account?
|||Thanks Hillary. I am assuming that becasue the servers are in two different
security domains that the account should be local on both servers? Also, if
the publication has already been created, can it be modified to modify the
job_login and job_password parameters? Thanks in advance.
"Hilary Cotter" wrote:

> You need to use a snapshot account which has rights to modify to
> \\172.27.1.187\unc. You specify this account in sp_addpublication_snapshot
> using the @.job_login and @.job_password parameters.
> This account should exist on \\172.27.1.187 and your publisher.
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> "parchk" <parchk@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>
>
|||Exactly, it should be a local account on both servers.
You can modify the snapshot account by right clicking on the publication in
SSMS, selecting properties and clicking on the agent security tab.
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"parchk" <parchk@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks Hillary. I am assuming that becasue the servers are in two
> different
> security domains that the account should be local on both servers? Also,
> if
> the publication has already been created, can it be modified to modify the
> job_login and job_password parameters? Thanks in advance.
> "Hilary Cotter" wrote: