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to login to SQL Server + SQL Server Authentication + Error: 18456 up vote 78 down vote favorite 17 I have created login account on my localhost\sql2008 Server (Eg. User123) Mapped to Database (default) Authentication Mode on SQL Server is set to both (Windows and SQL) But login to SQL Server fails with following message (for User123) Note: Have checked multiple time that UserName sql server error 18456 state 28000 / Password are typed in correctly Error Details: Login failed for user 'User123' (Net.SqlClient Data Provider) Server Name : localhost\sql2008 Error Number: 18456 Severity : 14 State : 1 Line Number : 65536 any help on this please. sql-server sql-server-2008 share|improve this question edited Jan 4 '13 at 6:41 asked Mar 19 '10 at 3:38 Sreedhar 9,7872380135 1 Test both the sql and windows authentication access through SqlServer Management Console for the user and see if you can access with the above account. What data provider and connection string are you using? –Joe Pitz Mar 19 '10 at 3:51 1 Am trying to login in SSMS and it throws above error. –Sreedhar Mar 19 '10 at 3:52 1 Are you running vista? –Joe Pitz Mar 19 '10 at 3:57 1 Its WindowsXP with SP3 –Sreedhar Mar 19 '10 at 3:58 1 You can login as admin account? –Joe Pitz Mar 19 '10 at 4:06 | show 1 more comment 4 Answers 4 active oldest votes up vote 29 down vote accepted By default login failed error message is nothing but a client user connection h
you how you may be able to resolve it. Contents 18456 Error Overview Before you dive in Potential causes SQL Server Authentication not enabled Invalid login name Invalid password Common reasons State 1 explanations 18456 Error enable sql server authentication State List 18456 Error overview When connecting to Microsoft SQL Server and trying to use
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usually SQL Authentication method you may get event IDerror 18456 login failed for useryou provided. See below example. This usually means that your
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connection request was successfully received by the server name you specified but the server is not able to grant you access for a number of reasons and throws error: 18456. This eventID sometimes provides also state 1 which http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2474839/unable-to-login-to-sql-server-sql-server-authentication-error-18456 actually isn’t that useful as due to security reasons any error is converted to state 1 unless you can check logging on the server. Microsoft does not provide very useful message boxes so below are some explanations why you get the error. Want to easily improve your SQL Server Skills? Before you dive in If you are NOT a DBA (Server Administrator) then read this. We had a number of online private chats using our website https://katieandemil.academy/microsoft-sql-server-error-18456-login-failed-for-user chat feature and we have identified there are a number of situations where you cannot do anything about it! We are aware some of you might be very new to this so I will provide you with simple list of questions or steps to check if you are in the 'cannot do anything about it' group. Before you start "fixing" it please go through the list below: Are you the person managing the server or the person who installed sql server (e.g. personal pc/laptop)? If no or you don't know, then there is a high chance you don't have permissions to fix it. What does it mean? It means you can only do what you are in control of (typing username, password) or trying steps that don't involve changing server configuration. If nothing works contact your server administrator (DBA). Are you connecting from an app (Visual Studio etc.) and not SSMS? If yes then try to connect from SSMS if it works then problem might be in the app. If no then is there any user account that works? Yes? Then username may not exist or might be mispelled. Password might be incorrect. Account may be disabled. No? Try next point. Using SQL Sever Management Studio (SSMS), Are you able to connect using Windows Authentication option (Not SQL Authentication, so without username and password)? If yes then
here for a quick overview of the site Help Center Detailed answers to any questions you might have Meta Discuss the workings and policies of this site About Us Learn more about Stack Overflow the company http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2474839/unable-to-login-to-sql-server-sql-server-authentication-error-18456 Business Learn more about hiring developers or posting ads with us Stack Overflow Questions Jobs Documentation Tags Users Badges Ask Question x Dismiss Join the Stack Overflow Community Stack Overflow is a community of 4.7 million programmers, just like you, helping each other. Join them; it only takes a minute: Sign up Unable to login to SQL Server + SQL Server Authentication + Error: 18456 up vote 78 down vote favorite 17 I have error 18456 created login account on my localhost\sql2008 Server (Eg. User123) Mapped to Database (default) Authentication Mode on SQL Server is set to both (Windows and SQL) But login to SQL Server fails with following message (for User123) Note: Have checked multiple time that UserName / Password are typed in correctly Error Details: Login failed for user 'User123' (Net.SqlClient Data Provider) Server Name : localhost\sql2008 Error Number: 18456 Severity : 14 State : 1 Line Number sql server error : 65536 any help on this please. sql-server sql-server-2008 share|improve this question edited Jan 4 '13 at 6:41 asked Mar 19 '10 at 3:38 Sreedhar 9,7872380135 1 Test both the sql and windows authentication access through SqlServer Management Console for the user and see if you can access with the above account. What data provider and connection string are you using? –Joe Pitz Mar 19 '10 at 3:51 1 Am trying to login in SSMS and it throws above error. –Sreedhar Mar 19 '10 at 3:52 1 Are you running vista? –Joe Pitz Mar 19 '10 at 3:57 1 Its WindowsXP with SP3 –Sreedhar Mar 19 '10 at 3:58 1 You can login as admin account? –Joe Pitz Mar 19 '10 at 4:06 | show 1 more comment 4 Answers 4 active oldest votes up vote 29 down vote accepted By default login failed error message is nothing but a client user connection has been refused by the server due to mismatch of login credentials. First task you might check is to see whether that user has relevant privileges on that SQL Server instance and relevant database too, thats good. Obviously if the necessary prvileges are not been set then you need to fix that issue by granting relevant privileges for that user login. Althought i