Question : Excel Linked Server Permissions Issue

I am running an SQL server where all users connect using NT Security.

I have created a Linked Server to an excel spreadsheet.

This works perfectly for any user who is part of the machine administrators group.
This fails for everyone else.

It is not permissions to the file. I have tested that.

Any help that would allow me to fix this problem would be greatly appreciated.

Regards, James Mayfield

Answer : Excel Linked Server Permissions Issue

Most likely the user doesn't actually have access to the Excel driver. What is the error message?

Try running FileMon (http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/Filemon.html) on the server. It will tell you all the file access that is going on.

You'll probably find that the user is effectively trying to access an Excel driver in a windows folder.