I Cannot Install SQL Server Due To "Target principal name is incorrect. Cannot generate SSPI Context" Error

Question

I have issues about installing SQL Server on my PC. So as I didn't install it, I can not connect to any database server and really couldn't find a solution on other platforms like stackoverflow. Any help will be appreciated

Answer 1

Hi @sinan senkul,

The error message "Target principal name is incorrect. Cannot generate SSPI context" e is related to Kerberos authentication, which is used in SQL Server to validate the identity of clients connecting to the server.

However, you are in the install setup, please try to cancel the step and continue installing to see if there are more information.

In the folder C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\160\Setup Bootstrap\Log there is one folder per install attempt. The one of most interest is Detail.txt. Feel free to attach it here.

Regards，

Zoe Hui

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