Microsoft Sql Server Error 18456 Sql Server Authentication
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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 / 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 error 233 sql server : 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 9,8022380135 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 2 more comments 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 b
Chief Technology Strategist Dan StoltsHome Join Event Notification Thought Leadership Newsletter Powershell Resources About Dan Stolts Home » Uncategorized » How to Fix Login Failed for User (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 18456) Step-By-Step – Add SQL Administrator to SQL Management Studio How to Fix Login Failed for User (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 18456) Step-By-Step – Add SQL Administrator to SQL Management Studio tagged GURU-Tip / How To / SQL Server / Step-By-Step In this post (and video), I will teach you how to determine what user has administrative rights on the server as well as walk you Step-By-Step how to configure SQL Server to allow other users to login as Administrators to SQL Server. The generic message “Login Failed for User (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 18456)” means you entered invalid credentials when logging into SQL Server. Video is short but has additional tips and tricks so watch the video to get the FULL STORY! In the below screen shot, I am logging into Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio with a user that does not have administrative permissions to connect to the server. You need to figure out what user does have rights to SQL server. Usually this is the user that you logged in with when you installed SQL Server or the user that is the default administrator on the computer. To get a list of users on the machine (Assuming Windows Server 2012 or above) Step-By-Step Launch Server Manager – Start – Click Server Manager In the upper right corner, click Tools, then Computer Management Expand Local Users and Groups (Under Computer Management-System Tools) then click Users Notice under Description… There is a Built-in account for administering… This is very likely an account that has access to SQL server. Try logging onto windows with that account that is Built-in account for administering then we can grant rights to the user you want to use to login to SQL Server. Now that you are logged into Windows with an account that has access to connect to SQL Server, Let’s go in and grant rights to the user that you want to be able to use to access SQL Server. Step-By-Step Launch SQL Server Management Studio again and you should be able to Connect Expand your ServerName, then Expand Security, then Logins. Click Logins Right-Click Logins Select New Login… Click the Search Button Type in the Windows User N