How to diagnose “TestFixtureSetUp Failed”

Question

We use TeamCity as our CI server, and I\'ve just started seeing \"TestFixtureSetUp Failed\" in the test failure window.

Any idea how I go about debugging th

Answer 1

I was able to see that I was not creating my test database correctly by doing a quick switch to VS Unit Testing. In my Case it was able to return a better response to the reason why it failed. I usually use NUnit. "Unable to create instance of class X. Error: System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: A file activation error occurred. The physical file name '\DbTest.mdf' may be incorrect. Diagnose and correct additional errors, and retry the operation. CREATE DATABASE failed. Some file names listed could not be created. Check related errors.. "