SQL Server Error : 15151, Severity: 16. Cannot %S_MSG the %S_MSG ‘%.*ls’, becaus

SQL Server Error : 15151 Details

SQL Server Error: 15151
Severity: 16
Event Logged or not: No
Description:
Cannot %S_MSG the %S_MSG ‘%.*ls’, because it does not exist or you do not have permission.
Severity 16 Description:
Indicates general errors that can be corrected by the user.

 

Msg 15151, Level 16, State 1, Line 2
Cannot alter the login ‘sa’, because it does not exist or you do not have permission.

 

Reading sql server error log location from SQL Query

Identifying SQL Server Error Log File used by SQL Server Database Engine can be done by reading SQL Server Error Logs. DBA can execute the XP_READERRORLOG extended stored procedure to read the SQL Server Error Log and search for its location used by the instance of SQL Server.

USE master
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xp_readerrorlog 0, 1, N'Logging SQL Server messages in file', NULL, NULL, N'asc'
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Solution for Resolving the Error

This problem was caused by a lack of permissions. Before reading this article, please read my prior post.

SA stands for system administrator, and it is the system’s highest level of user. If a user needs to change SA’s permissions, that user must have greater or similar access than SA. Users in the systemadmin group can only modify the rights of the SA user.

The issue can be resolved by first adding any user to the systemadmin role and then using the same account to edit the system admin’s tool.

 

SQL Server Error Code and solution summary

SQL Server Error: 15151
Severity: 16
Event Logged or not: No
Description:
Cannot %S_MSG the %S_MSG ‘%.*ls’, because it does not exist or you do not have permission.

 

The issue can be resolved by first adding any user to the systemadmin role and then using the same account to edit the system admin’s tool.