MVC 4 CREATE TABLE permission denied in database - asp.net-mvc-4

Question

I am new to web development. I am trying to follow the MVC tutorial for Movie DB using MVC 4 and EF Code First given at the URL below.
http://www.asp.net/mvc/tutorials/mvc-4/getting-started-with-aspnet-mvc4/intro-to-aspnet-mvc-4
I created a simple project with the internet template and created a model mimicking a actual table in my DB as given in the tutorial. I then created a new model for a table based on my existing DB and thats when the problem started. Everything worked when the web.config was pointing to the localdb.
I changed the web.config to point to my actual database to see how the code works and for some reason which numerous users have posted, i get the DB permission error. Here is my model.
namespace MVCTest.Models
{
public class ProjectID
{
[Key]
public int ID{ get; set; }
public int TEMP_ID { get; set; }
public string STATUS { get; set; }
public string DESC{ get; set; }
}
}
This is my context. Controller was created based on this model and context.
using System.Data.Entity;
namespace MVCTest.Models
{
public class MVCDBContext : DbContext
{
// You can add custom code to this file. Changes will not be overwritten.
//
// If you want Entity Framework to drop and regenerate your database
// automatically whenever you change your model schema, add the following
// code to the Application_Start method in your Global.asax file.
// Note: this will destroy and re-create your database with every model change.
//
//System.Data.Entity.Database.SetInitializer(new System.Data.Entity.DropCreateDatabaseIfModelChanges<MvcMovie.Models.MvcMovieContext>());
public MVCDBContext()
: base("name=MVCDBContext")
// : base("Data Source=SERVERNAME;Initial Catalog=DBNAME;Integrated Security=True;")
{
}
public DbSet<Movie> Movies { get; set; }
public DbSet<ProjectID> ProjectIDs { get; set; }
}
}
The table is already there and I just wanted to do RUD operations to the actual SQL table as opposed to the one in the Local DB.
I have tried many options listed in stackoverflow and many other websites and nothing worked for me. The only option I have remaining is to go through EF Data First but I wanted to see if anybody has suggestions before I scrap this project and go to that.
Here is the stack trace:
Exception Details: System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: CREATE TABLE permission denied in database 'DBNAME'.
Source Error:
Line 19: public ActionResult Index()
Line 20: {
Line 21: return View(db.ProjectIDs.ToList());
Line 22: }
Line 23:
Stack Trace:
[SqlException (0x80131904): CREATE TABLE permission denied in database 'DBNAME'.]
System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection.OnError(SqlException exception, Boolean breakConnection, Action`1 wrapCloseInAction) +1754082
System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnection.OnError(SqlException exception, Boolean breakConnection, Action`1 wrapCloseInAction) +5295874
System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.ThrowExceptionAndWarning(TdsParserStateObject stateObj, Boolean callerHasConnectionLock, Boolean asyncClose) +242
System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.TryRun(RunBehavior runBehavior, SqlCommand cmdHandler, SqlDataReader dataStream, BulkCopySimpleResultSet bulkCopyHandler, TdsParserStateObject stateObj, Boolean& dataReady) +1682
System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.RunExecuteNonQueryTds(String methodName, Boolean async, Int32 timeout) +280
System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.InternalExecuteNonQuery(TaskCompletionSource`1 completion, String methodName, Boolean sendToPipe, Int32 timeout, Boolean asyncWrite) +405
System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.ExecuteNonQuery() +160
System.Data.Entity.Migrations.DbMigrator.ExecuteSql(DbTransaction transaction, MigrationStatement migrationStatement) +224
System.Data.Entity.Migrations.Infrastructure.MigratorBase.ExecuteSql(DbTransaction transaction, MigrationStatement migrationStatement) +55
System.Data.Entity.Migrations.DbMigrator.ExecuteStatements(IEnumerable`1 migrationStatements) +169
System.Data.Entity.Migrations.Infrastructure.MigratorBase.ExecuteStatements(IEnumerable`1 migrationStatements) +42
System.Data.Entity.Migrations.DbMigrator.ExecuteOperations(String migrationId, XDocument targetModel, IEnumerable`1 operations, Boolean downgrading, Boolean auto) +1025
System.Data.Entity.Migrations.DbMigrator.AutoMigrate(String migrationId, XDocument sourceModel, XDocument targetModel, Boolean downgrading) +320
System.Data.Entity.Migrations.Infrastructure.MigratorBase.AutoMigrate(String migrationId, XDocument sourceModel, XDocument targetModel, Boolean downgrading) +64
System.Data.Entity.Migrations.DbMigrator.Upgrade(IEnumerable`1 pendingMigrations, String targetMigrationId, String lastMigrationId) +538
System.Data.Entity.Migrations.Infrastructure.MigratorBase.Upgrade(IEnumerable`1 pendingMigrations, String targetMigrationId, String lastMigrationId) +59
System.Data.Entity.Migrations.DbMigrator.Update(String targetMigration) +897
System.Data.Entity.Migrations.Infrastructure.MigratorBase.Update() +33
System.Data.Entity.Internal.DatabaseCreator.CreateDatabase(InternalContext internalContext, Func`3 createMigrator, ObjectContext objectContext) +456
System.Data.Entity.Internal.InternalContext.CreateDatabase(ObjectContext objectContext) +173
System.Data.Entity.Database.Create(Boolean skipExistsCheck) +241
System.Data.Entity.CreateDatabaseIfNotExists`1.InitializeDatabase(TContext context) +396
System.Data.Entity.Internal.<>c__DisplayClass8.<PerformDatabaseInitialization>b__6() +67
System.Data.Entity.Internal.InternalContext.PerformInitializationAction(Action action) +110
System.Data.Entity.Internal.InternalContext.PerformDatabaseInitialization() +273
System.Data.Entity.Internal.LazyInternalContext.<InitializeDatabase>b__4(InternalContext c) +31
System.Data.Entity.Internal.RetryAction`1.PerformAction(TInput input) +143
System.Data.Entity.Internal.LazyInternalContext.InitializeDatabaseAction(Action`1 action) +270
System.Data.Entity.Internal.LazyInternalContext.InitializeDatabase() +123
System.Data.Entity.Internal.InternalContext.Initialize() +42
System.Data.Entity.Internal.InternalContext.GetEntitySetAndBaseTypeForType(Type entityType) +39
System.Data.Entity.Internal.Linq.InternalSet`1.Initialize() +137
System.Data.Entity.Internal.Linq.InternalSet`1.GetEnumerator() +38
System.Data.Entity.Infrastructure.DbQuery`1.System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<TResult>.GetEnumerator() +99
System.Collections.Generic.List`1..ctor(IEnumerable`1 collection) +369
System.Linq.Enumerable.ToList(IEnumerable`1 source) +58
MVCtest.Controllers.ProjectIDsController.Index() in c:\Users\n228322\Data\MVCtest\MVCtest\Controllers\ProjectIDsController.cs:21
lambda_method(Closure , ControllerBase , Object[] ) +101
System.Web.Mvc.ActionMethodDispatcher.Execute(ControllerBase controller, Object[] parameters) +59
System.Web.Mvc.ReflectedActionDescriptor.Execute(ControllerContext controllerContext, IDictionary`2 parameters) +435
System.Web.Mvc.ControllerActionInvoker.InvokeActionMethod(ControllerContext controllerContext, ActionDescriptor actionDescriptor, IDictionary`2 parameters) +60
System.Web.Mvc.Async.AsyncControllerActionInvoker.InvokeSynchronousActionMethod(ControllerContext controllerContext, ActionDescriptor actionDescriptor, IDictionary`2 parameters) +50
System.Web.Mvc.Async.<>c__DisplayClass42.<BeginInvokeSynchronousActionMethod>b__41() +75
System.Web.Mvc.Async.<>c__DisplayClass8`1.<BeginSynchronous>b__7(IAsyncResult _) +44
System.Web.Mvc.Async.WrappedAsyncResult`1.End() +139
System.Web.Mvc.Async.AsyncResultWrapper.End(IAsyncResult asyncResult, Object tag) +102
System.Web.Mvc.Async.AsyncControllerActionInvoker.EndInvokeActionMethod(IAsyncResult asyncResult) +49
System.Web.Mvc.Async.<>c__DisplayClass39.<BeginInvokeActionMethodWithFilters>b__33() +126
System.Web.Mvc.Async.<>c__DisplayClass4f.<InvokeActionMethodFilterAsynchronously>b__49() +323
System.Web.Mvc.Async.<>c__DisplayClass37.<BeginInvokeActionMethodWithFilters>b__36(IAsyncResult asyncResult) +44
System.Web.Mvc.Async.WrappedAsyncResult`1.End() +139
System.Web.Mvc.Async.AsyncResultWrapper.End(IAsyncResult asyncResult, Object tag) +102
System.Web.Mvc.Async.AsyncControllerActionInvoker.EndInvokeActionMethodWithFilters(IAsyncResult asyncResult) +50
System.Web.Mvc.Async.<>c__DisplayClass2a.<BeginInvokeAction>b__20() +68
System.Web.Mvc.Async.<>c__DisplayClass25.<BeginInvokeAction>b__22(IAsyncResult asyncResult) +184
System.Web.Mvc.Async.WrappedAsyncResult`1.End() +136
System.Web.Mvc.Async.AsyncResultWrapper.End(IAsyncResult asyncResult, Object tag) +56
System.Web.Mvc.Async.AsyncControllerActionInvoker.EndInvokeAction(IAsyncResult asyncResult) +40
System.Web.Mvc.<>c__DisplayClass1d.<BeginExecuteCore>b__18(IAsyncResult asyncResult) +40
System.Web.Mvc.Async.<>c__DisplayClass4.<MakeVoidDelegate>b__3(IAsyncResult ar) +47
System.Web.Mvc.Async.WrappedAsyncResult`1.End() +151
System.Web.Mvc.Async.AsyncResultWrapper.End(IAsyncResult asyncResult, Object tag) +59
System.Web.Mvc.Async.AsyncResultWrapper.End(IAsyncResult asyncResult, Object tag) +40
System.Web.Mvc.Controller.EndExecuteCore(IAsyncResult asyncResult) +44
System.Web.Mvc.Async.<>c__DisplayClass4.<MakeVoidDelegate>b__3(IAsyncResult ar) +47
System.Web.Mvc.Async.WrappedAsyncResult`1.End() +151
System.Web.Mvc.Async.AsyncResultWrapper.End(IAsyncResult asyncResult, Object tag) +59
System.Web.Mvc.Async.AsyncResultWrapper.End(IAsyncResult asyncResult, Object tag) +40
System.Web.Mvc.Controller.EndExecute(IAsyncResult asyncResult) +39
System.Web.Mvc.Controller.System.Web.Mvc.Async.IAsyncController.EndExecute(IAsyncResult asyncResult) +39
System.Web.Mvc.<>c__DisplayClass8.<BeginProcessRequest>b__3(IAsyncResult asyncResult) +45
System.Web.Mvc.Async.<>c__DisplayClass4.<MakeVoidDelegate>b__3(IAsyncResult ar) +47
System.Web.Mvc.Async.WrappedAsyncResult`1.End() +151
System.Web.Mvc.Async.AsyncResultWrapper.End(IAsyncResult asyncResult, Object tag) +59
System.Web.Mvc.Async.AsyncResultWrapper.End(IAsyncResult asyncResult, Object tag) +40
System.Web.Mvc.MvcHandler.EndProcessRequest(IAsyncResult asyncResult) +40
System.Web.Mvc.MvcHandler.System.Web.IHttpAsyncHandler.EndProcessRequest(IAsyncResult result) +38
System.Web.CallHandlerExecutionStep.System.Web.HttpApplication.IExecutionStep.Execute() +9633216
System.Web.HttpApplication.ExecuteStep(IExecutionStep step, Boolean& completedSynchronously) +155
Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Upon invoking my Google-fu I found this potentially applicable thread. For posterity (in case the thread is ever deleted or is otherwise inaccessible), here are the relevant bits (trimmed greatly for brevity):
Hello all I am currently trying to set up Umbraco, I am at the
step of installing the database but i get the following error
Exception Details: System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: CREATE TABLE permission denied in database 'umbraco'.
[SqlException (0x80131904): CREATE TABLE permission denied in database 'umbraco'.]
Another site user responded as follows:
Are you sure you have permissions to create tables on your database?
You can check this by login in on your database under the same account as in your connectionstring. Then try to Create a Table, if that doesn't work fix the
usercredentials for that account.
Note: if you've followed the tutorial to the letter your connectionString should be set to the following in your Web.config file:
<add name="MovieDBContext"
connectionString="Data Source=(LocalDB)\v11.0;AttachDbFilename=|DataDirectory|\Movies.mdf;Integrated Security=True"
providerName="System.Data.SqlClient"
/>
Following this suggestion, the OP replied:
Thanks for the response. I found the problem. Right click the
database --> Permissions --> Select create table tickbox.
Could you follow these steps and see if it resolves your issue? If it doesn't then I'm afraid you'll have to wait for someone with some expertise in this area to come along and help you out, as all I can do is hit up Google for the answer.