Cannot bulk load because the file “\\<UC Path>\\Test.csv” could not be opened. Operating system error code 1240

Question

I am running SQL 2014. I am trying to execute bulk insert with UNC Path and I am receiving the error below. The Script runs fine if I execute bulk insert with Local Path. Security wise, I have granted myself and Sql service account full access to the file on the remote disk.

TSQL:

bulk insert ExclusionList_BP from '\\Test_Server\Test.csv'with (FIELDTERMINATOR =',',rowterminator='\n' ,firstrow=2)

ERROR:

Msg 4861, Level 16, State 1, Procedure Test, Line 33 Cannot bulk load because the file "\\Test_Server\\Test.csv" could not be opened. Operating system error code 1240(The account is not authorized to log in from this station.).

Any idea would be appreciated.

Cheers Shrestha

Answer 1

I know this is pretty old, but if someone else need it, what you need to do is to map the drive in the server, with the following command:

EXEC xp_cmdshell 'net use \\server\shared_folder YourPassword /user:domain\YourUsername /persistent:yes'

To perform this you must have admin permissions over the server, if not, contact your DBA.

Once, you map the network folder, you should be able to read the file.