Unable to read data-tier application registration after Publish using SqlPackage

Here are the steps to reproduce the problem I met:

1. Run SQL Server Container for Linux

   docker run -e "ACCEPT_EULA=Y" -e "SA_PASSWORD=Ver7CompleXPW" -p 1433:1433 --name sql1 -d mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2019-latest
   

2. Deploy ContosoUniversity.dacpac as data-tier application

   sqlpackage /Action:Publish /SourceFile:"ContosoUniversity.dacpac" /TargetDatabaseName:"ContosoUniversity" /TargetServerName:"." /TargetUser:sa /TargetPassword:Ver7CompleXPW /p:RegisterDataTierApplication=true /p:BlockWhenDriftDetected=true
   

3. Deploy again using the exact same above command.

   sqlpackage /Action:Publish /SourceFile:"ContosoUniversity.dacpac" /TargetDatabaseName:"ContosoUniversity" /TargetServerName:"." /TargetUser:sa /TargetPassword:Ver7CompleXPW /p:RegisterDataTierApplication=true /p:BlockWhenDriftDetected=true
   

   Here is the output:

   Publishing to database 'ContosoUniversity' on server '.'.
   Initializing deployment (Start)
   Initializing deployment (Failed)
   *** Could not deploy package.
   Unable to read data-tier application registration.
   Time elapsed 0:00:10.68
   

4. I’m trying to create a DriftReport

   sqlpackage /Action:DriftReport /TargetDatabaseName:"ContosoUniversity" /TargetServerName:"." /TargetUser:sa /TargetPassword:Ver7CompleXPW /OutputPath:DriftReport.xml
   

   Here is the output:

   Generating drift report for database 'ContosoUniversity' on server '.'.
   *** Could not generate drift report.
   Unable to read data-tier application registration.
   Time elapsed 0:00:00.64
   

5. If I delete the data-tier application and register it from SSMS. Then the above commands are all works.

6. If I use the following command to publish again.

   sqlpackage /Action:Publish /SourceFile:"ContosoUniversity.dacpac" /TargetDatabaseName:"ContosoUniversity" /TargetServerName:"." /TargetUser:sa /TargetPassword:Ver7CompleXPW /p:RegisterDataTierApplication=true /p:BlockWhenDriftDetected=false
   

   Note: the /p:BlockWhenDriftDetected is false which means this don’t read the data-tier application registration.

7. Then the /Action:DriftReport still showing Unable to read data-tier application registration.* error message.

   sqlpackage /Action:DriftReport /TargetDatabaseName:"ContosoUniversity" /TargetServerName:"." /TargetUser:sa /TargetPassword:Ver7CompleXPW /OutputPath:DriftReport.xml
   

   logs:

   Generating drift report for database 'ContosoUniversity' on server '.'.
   *** Could not generate drift report.
   Unable to read data-tier application registration.
   Time elapsed 0:00:00.64
   

Is this a bug?

[nmbell]

I’m having the same problem on current release:

• Version number: 161.6374.0
• Build number: 16.1.6374.0
• Release date: November 9, 2022

I tested against SQL Server versions 2014 through 2019. I’ve attached a complete repo script with my output.

@llali Can you re-open? You didn’t mention what version of SqlPackage you tested with (the content of the page you linked to will change with each release), but if the problem wasn’t there in the version you tested, it seems it’s back in the current version. SqlPackageTest.zip

[pensivebrian]

Adding @dzsquared