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** Troubleshooting ** unable to log in to Controller due to error '--Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation'

Troubleshooting


Problem

User launches Controller. User selects database. User enters username/password. User receives error message, and Controller closes.

Symptom

Screen message for all Scenarios:

--Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation.
OK

Scenario #3
On the SQL server, there may be many occurrences of the following error:

    Event Type: Failure Audit
    Event Source: MSSQLSERVER
    Event Category: (4)
    Event ID: 18456
    Date: 14/02/2008
    Time: 15:47:11
    User: N/A
    Computer: WBRAMOSSMM5
    Description:
    Login failed for user 'fastnet'. [CLIENT: 192.168.1.3]
    For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
    Data:
    0000: 18 48 00 00 0e 00 00 00 .H......
    0008: 0c 00 00 00 57 00 42 00 ....W.B.
    0010: 52 00 41 00 4d 00 4f 00 R.A.M.O.
    0018: 53 00 53 00 4d 00 4d 00 S.S.M.M.
    0020: 35 00 00 00 07 00 00 00 5.......
    0028: 6d 00 61 00 73 00 74 00 m.a.s.t.
    0030: 65 00 72 00 00 00 e.r...
[{"Product":{"code":"SS9S6B","label":"IBM Cognos Controller"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":"Controller","Platform":[{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"8.5.1;8.5;8.4;8.3;8.2;8.1MR1;8.1","Edition":"Edition Independent","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB76","label":"Data Platform"}},{"Product":{"code":"SSMRTZ","label":"IBM Cognos Controller on Cloud"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":" ","Platform":[{"code":"","label":""}],"Version":"","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB76","label":"Data Platform"}}]

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Historical Number

1033964

Document Information

More support for:
IBM Cognos Controller

Software version:
8.5.1, 8.5, 8.4, 8.3, 8.2, 8.1MR1, 8.1

Operating system(s):
Windows

Document number:
374757

Modified date:
08 May 2025

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swg21347234

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