title: Getting Error when accessing SSRS through browser
body: <p>I get the error message below when accessing Reporting Services through a browser</p>
  
  <p>URL used: <code>http://&lt;name of server&gt;/ReportServer</code></p>
  
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    <p>Reporting Services Error</p>
    
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    <p>The report server cannot open a connection to the report server
    database. A connection to the database is required for all requests
    and processing. (rsReportServerDatabaseUnavailable) Get Online Help A
    network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing
    a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not
    accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL
    Server is configured to allow remote connections. (provider: Named
    Pipes Provider, error: 40 - Could not open a connection to SQL Server)</p>
    
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