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Yes, that is what i had to. &nbsp;I stopped and restarted the agent and they came back up. &nbsp;Thanks,
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Yes, that is what i had to.  I stopped and restarted the agent and they came back up.  Thanks,

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When I had to stop and restart sql agent (to configure mail profile), the replication distribution, log reader and queue reader cannot start. 
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When I had to stop and restart sql agent (to configure mail profile), the replication distribution, log reader and queue reader cannot start. 

Transaction Replication And SQL Server Agent Emergency

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