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# MSSQL_ENG020596
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## Message Details  
  
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|Product Name|SQL Server|  
|Event ID|20596|  
|Event Source|MSSQLSERVER|  
|Component|[!INCLUDE[ssDEnoversion](../../includes/ssdenoversion-md.md)]|  
|Symbolic Name||  
|Message Text|Only '%s' or members of db_owner can drop the anonymous agent.|  
  
## Explanation  
 You do not have sufficient permissions to drop the agent for the anonymous subscription. The login used when calling [sp_dropanonymousagent (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-dropanonymousagent-transact-sql.md) must be a member of the **sysadmin** fixed server role at the Distributor or **db_owner** fixed database role in the distribution database, or the user must be the one that initiated the first run of the agent.  
  
## User Action  
 Login with the appropriate credentials, and execute **sp_dropanonymousagent**.  
  
## See Also  
 [Errors and Events Reference (Replication)](../../relational-databases/replication/errors-and-events-reference-replication.md)