SQL Server Error : 15247, Severity: 16. User does not have permission to perform

SQL Server Error : 15247 Details

SQL Server Error: 15247
Severity: 16
Event Logged or not: No
Description:
User does not have permission to perform this action.
Severity 16 Description:
Indicates general errors that can be corrected by the user.

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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For other ways to read and find error log location please our article https://sqlserver-dba.co.uk/error-log/sql-server-identify-location-of-the-sql-server-error-log-file.html

Solution for Resolving the Error

What account did you make the instance’s administrator when you installed SQL server? Normally, you are asked if you want to make a certain user or group sysadmin; however, SQL Express adds the local administrators group automatically.

If you can’t get in as sysadmin, I believe it defaults to the user you used to run setup, so if it’s different from the account you’re signing in with now, use that one; otherwise, if you can’t get in as sysadmin, follow this procedure:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd207004.aspx

SQL Server Error Code and solution summary

SQL Server Error: 15247
Severity: 16
Event Logged or not: No
Description:
User does not have permission to perform this action.

What account did you make the instance’s administrator when you installed SQL server? Normally, you are asked if you want to make a certain user or group sysadmin; however, SQL Express adds the local administrators group automatically.