Problem
sql Agent start error 5 “Access is Denied”
This might happen when you use other directories than the default installation.
Solution
Apply the rights for the service user of SQL to the path where the agent executable is located.
![](http://50beans2019.local/wp-content/uploads/050614_1300_sqlAgentsta1.png)
One way is to enable inheritance of rights and push the rights down from the base of your installation. Here L:\SQL1.
![](http://50beans2019.local/wp-content/uploads/050614_1300_sqlAgentsta2.png)