Fix "SQL SERVER AGENT START ACCESS DENIED"
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1.Provide the permission on the sql server agent folder.
2.Add the sql server agent service account as login with sysadmin. Keep this as a Optional
3.Execute the below commands
USE master;
GO
EXEC sp_configure 'show advanced option', '1'; --Enable advanced options
RECONFIGURE;
EXEC SP_CONFIGURE 'Agent XPs', 1;
GO
RECONFIGURE;
GO
4.start the agent if it is not restarting talk to client for downtime and restart the sql server and start the agent manually using services.msc if not started.
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