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title: "MSSQLSERVER_1406 | Microsoft Docs"
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# MSSQLSERVER_1406
[!INCLUDE[appliesto-ss-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md](../../includes/appliesto-ss-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md.md)]
  
## Details  
  
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|Product Name|SQL Server|  
|Event ID|1406|  
|Event Source|MSSQLSERVER|  
|Component|SQLEngine|  
|Symbolic Name|DBM_BADSTATEFORFORCESERVICE|  
|Message Text|Unable to force service safely. Remove database mirroring and recover database "%.*ls" to gain access.|  
  
## Explanation  
The [!INCLUDE[ssDEnoversion](../../includes/ssdenoversion-md.md)] cannot force service because the mirroring state cannot guarantee that the force service process would work correctly.  
  
## User Action  
Remove database mirroring. You can then recover the mirror database to gain access to it.  
  
## See Also  
[Force Service in a Database Mirroring Session (Transact-SQL)](~/database-engine/database-mirroring/force-service-in-a-database-mirroring-session-transact-sql.md)  
[Removing Database Mirroring (SQL Server)](~/database-engine/database-mirroring/removing-database-mirroring-sql-server.md)