SQL Server Express LocalDB Error Message Reference

This section provides reference information about the following SQL Server Express LocalDB error messages:

• LOCALDB_ERROR_ADMIN_RIGHTS_REQUIRED
  Administrator privileges are required in order to execute this operation.

• LOCALDB_ERROR_AUTO_INSTANCE_CREATE_FAILED
  Cannot create an automatic instance. See the Windows Application event log for error details.

• LOCALDB_ERROR_CALLER_IS_NOT_OWNER
  API caller is not LocalDB instance owner.

• LOCALDB_ERROR_CANNOT_ACCESS_INSTANCE_FOLDER
  An instance folder cannot be accessed.

• LOCALDB_ERROR_CANNOT_ACCESS_INSTANCE_REGISTRY
  An instance registry cannot be accessed.

• LOCALDB_ERROR_CANNOT_CREATE_INSTANCE_FOLDER
  A folder cannot be created under %userprofile%.

• LOCALDB_ERROR_CANNOT_CREATE_SQL_PROCESS
  A process for SQL Server cannot be created.

• LOCALDB_ERROR_CANNOT_GET_USER_PROFILE_FOLDER
  A user profile folder cannot be retrieved.

• LOCALDB_ERROR_CANNOT_MODIFY_INSTANCE_REGISTRY
  An instance registry cannot be modified.

• LOCALDB_ERROR_INSTANCE_ALREADY_SHARED
  The specified instance is already shared.

• LOCALDB_ERROR_INSTANCE_BUSY
  The specified instance is running.

• LOCALDB_ERROR_INSTANCE_CONFIGURATION_CORRUPT
  An instance configuration is corrupted.

• LOCALDB_ERROR_INSTANCE_EXISTS_WITH_LOWER_VERSION
  The specified instance already exists but its version is lower than requested.

• LOCALDB_ERROR_INSTANCE_FOLDER_PATH_TOO_LONG
  The path where the instance should be stored is longer than MAX_PATH.

• LOCALDB_ERROR_INSTANCE_STOP_FAILED
  The stop operation failed to complete within the given time.

• LOCALDB_ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER
  The input buffer is too short, and truncation was not requested.

• LOCALDB_ERROR_INTERNAL_ERROR
  An unexpected error occurred. See the event log for details.

• LOCALDB_ERROR_INVALID_INSTANCE_NAME
  The specified instance name is invalid.

• LOCALDB_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER
  One or more specified input parameters are invalid.

• LOCALDB_ERROR_NOT_INSTALLED
  SQL Server Express LocalDB is not installed on the computer.

• LOCALDB_ERROR_SHARED_NAME_TAKEN
  The specified shared name is already taken.

• LOCALDB_ERROR_SQL_SERVER_STARTUP_FAILED
  A SQL Server process was started, but SQL Server startup failed.

• LOCALDB_ERROR_TOO_MANY_SHARED_INSTANCES
  There are too many shared instances.

• LOCALDB_ERROR_UNKNOWN_ERROR_CODE
  The requested message does not exist.

• LOCALDB_ERROR_UNKNOWN_INSTANCE
  The instance does not exist.

• LOCALDB_ERROR_UNKNOWN_LANGUAGE_ID
  The message is not available in the requested language.

• LOCALDB_ERROR_UNKNOWN_VERSION
  The specified version is not available.

• LOCALDB_ERROR_VERSION_REQUESTED_NOT_INSTALLED
  The specified patch level is not installed.

• LOCALDB_ERROR_WAIT_TIMEOUT
  A time-out occurred while trying to acquire the synchronization locks.

• LOCALDB_ERROR_XEVENT_FAILED
  Failed to start XEvent engine within the LocalDB Instance API.