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Jumbuck

Posted: Friday, April 24, 2009 12:30:56 AM

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I've tried creating a login name and password in Management Studio Express with Sql Server authentication and the desired database selected as the default. If I then try to connect to that database outside Management Studio using that login, I get the error message, login failed for user <name>. If I try to open the database in Management Studio Express via Sql Server authentication, the database is listed in the left window in outline only (for example, if I open its Tables folder, none of its tables are listed).

What does this rendering in outline signify? Perhaps that provides a clue as to what I'm doing wrong.

Scott Whigham

Posted: Monday, April 27, 2009 1:27:06 PM

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Hi there -

It sounds like you have Windows security set for your SQL Server (the default). To change, you need to fire up SSMS and connect using Windows authentication, right click on the server and select Properties. Then go to the Security tab and change to mixed mode. Once you restart your SQL Server service, you should be able to get in!

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