The report server has encountered a configuration error. Logon failed for the unattended execution account.

I recently ran into this error. “The report server has encountered a configuration error. Logon failed for the unattended execution account.”

A couple weeks ago I changed the passwords on all my SCOM Service Accounts. I didn’t run any reports since then, but when I finally ran one I got the above error.

So to fix it I logged into my SQL Server and looked at Reporting Services Configuration. I initially thought it was the service account.

I changed the password and tried to run the reports but got the same error.

The looking a little further I realized the it was obviously the Execution Account as that is what was specified in the error.

I then ran reports without any issues.

Here is the full text of the error

Date: 7/13/2011 10:10:35 AM
Application: System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2
Application Version: 6.1.7221.61
Severity: Error
Message: Cannot initialize report.

Microsoft.Reporting.WinForms.ReportServerException: The report server has encountered a configuration error. Logon failed for the unattended execution account. (rsServerConfigurationError) —> Microsoft.Reporting.WinForms.ReportServerException: Log on failed. Ensure the user name and password are correct. (rsLogonFailed) —> Microsoft.Reporting.WinForms.ReportServerException: For more information about this error navigate to the report server on the local server machine, or enable remote errors
   — End of inner exception stack trace —
   — End of inner exception stack trace —
   at Microsoft.Reporting.WinForms.ServerReport.GetExecutionInfo()
   at Microsoft.Reporting.WinForms.ServerReport.GetParameters()
   at Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.Mom.Internal.UI.Reporting.Parameters.ReportParameterBlock.Initialize(ServerReport serverReport)
   at Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.Mom.Internal.UI.Console.ReportForm.SetReportJob(Object sender, ConsoleJobEventArgs args)
Microsoft.Reporting.WinForms.ReportServerException: Log on failed. Ensure the user name and password are correct. (rsLogonFailed) —> Microsoft.Reporting.WinForms.ReportServerException: For more information about this error navigate to the report server on the local server machine, or enable remote errors
   — End of inner exception stack trace —
Microsoft.Reporting.WinForms.ReportServerException: For more information about this error navigate to the report server on the local server machine, or enable remote errors

10 Responses to The report server has encountered a configuration error. Logon failed for the unattended execution account.

Sita May 14, 2012 at 9:52 am #

Very Useful.. Thank you

Fatima Zafar September 26, 2013 at 3:46 am #

Thankyoooooooou…Solved my problem

sami October 3, 2013 at 5:54 am #

Thank you …..

Vinnie August 6, 2015 at 8:33 pm #

Thanks it worked…your da mahn 🙂

Evelyn November 8, 2017 at 1:56 pm #

Thank you so much 😀

Will Ballance July 27, 2018 at 11:54 am #

It’s worth noting that the execution account should be different than the one used as the service account.

See https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms181156.aspx

Radko Madzharov February 9, 2021 at 6:27 am #

Worked perfectly!

Samson May 8, 2021 at 1:56 am #

It really worked. Thank you.

Derek Wallace October 19, 2021 at 8:22 am #

Yes and same for me. Many thanks.