Hi,
We are building an installer that will want to install a database on a remote database server. Before we attempt anything on that server, we want to test that server to find its Authentication mode setting (it looks like we would want to use UIConnectionInfo.AuthenticationType, but on its reference page, it says never to use it). We want to then instruct the user to do something if "mixed-mode" is not set on that server (such as have it enabled).
Is there a way we can do this? We will not have access to the console of the database server, nor will we be able to look at the registry of the database server. Just trying to go ahead and let it fail and not be sure why it failed will only lead to a very long and political battle at the user site that we want to avoid.
Thanks,
Rob
thanks, Rob Hutchison