how do i convert my sql server management studio express to server authentication mode.. please help regarding this..
I assume you mean SQL or Mixed-mode Authentication (the ability to login using your SA account). Follow the instructions in this link.
You should be able to connect to it as normal via whatever method you already have (this requires sufficient Admin permissions).
Then to enable access via SQL Logins you can
Right click on the instance name in Management Studio (mine is localhost\SQLEXPRESS (SQLServer 10.0.1600)).
Go to the Security tab.
Then you should be able to enable SQL Logins by clicking SQL Server and Windows Authentication Mode.
Click ok and you're done!
You can now add SQL Logins as connect via them as you would normally.
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I created a SQL user "myUser" within the Security > Logins section in SSMS. I created it as "SQL Server Auth" and granted all permissions. This user still cannot sign into sql.
Server Auth is set to "Mixed" (SQL and Win auth mode)
Please check if you set the authentication mode to mixed mode or not. If not then:
To enable mixed mode Authentication in Microsoft SQL Server please follow the steps below.
To change security authentication mode to mixed mode
In SQL Server Management Studio Object Explorer, right-click the server, and then click Properties.
On the Security page, under Server authentication, select SQL Server and Windows Authentication mode, and then click OK.
In the SQL Server Management Studio dialog box, click OK to acknowledge the requirement to restart SQL Server.
To enable the sa login by using Management Studio
In Object Explorer, expand Security, expand Logins, right-click sa, and then click Properties.
On the General page, create and confirm a new highly secure password for the sa login.
On the Status page, in the Login section, click Enabled, and then click OK.
Please look into below link:
Solutions to Microsoft SQL Server Error 18456
I have a question relating to SQL Server management studio,
I have downloaded the SQL Server Express onto my PC and was told to expect SQL Server to prompt me for a username and password, which I could use to login as "SQL Server Authentication", and use the login and password function.
I followed every single instance of the Installation but was never propted about any such password and user name setting having to be created.
Big deal however I need to practice methods for loging into SQL Server using password and Username functionality ussing vb.net (Automating login procedures).
What are the steps I need to undertake to make correct this?
The Authentication Mode can be changed at any time. In Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio, right-click on your server, and go to properties.
In the Security page, you have the option to change the Server Authentication mode to Windows or Both (Windows and SQL).
Make sure the "sa" user has a strong password (it may be empty or disabled by default).
I have created a new database in SQL Server 2008 R2 on my local machine.
The problem is that for some reason I CAN'T seem to get the it so I can use SQL Server Authentication. I am only able to log in with Windows Authentication.
Would someone describe the steps so that I can access a database that I created with a newly created account?
This will happen when you do not install SQL Server under Mixed Mode Authentication. To change this:
open SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
Right click the server
click Properties
click Security
Under "Server Authentication" select "SQL Server and Windows Authentication mode"
See the docs for complete details:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms188670(v=sql.105).aspx
I authenicate to my SQL Server instance by logging in with a Windows account via SQL Server Management Studio. I want to change this to a SQL server login.
How can I do that?
The default installation of SQL Server only supports Windows Authentication.
If you want to use SQL authentication (e.g. "sa" for the superuser), you need to:
Using SQL Server Management Studio, connect to the server. Use Windows Authentication for now.
Right-click on the server instance you want to modify. This is usually the root item in the tree in the left-hand panel.
Select Properties from the context menu.
In the Server Properties window, select Security from the left-hand panel.
Under Server Authentication, change the radio button from "Windows Authentication mode" (the default), to "SQL Server and Windows Authentiation mode".
Now you can create SQL server logins which you can use to connect to the server.
When you first open Management Studio it asks you what credentials you wish to use to login.
For an actively connected session you need to change the current connection using the button on the tool bar (normally top left) which will pop up the login dialogue again.
Clearly this will depend on you having some SQL Server logins already defined on the server with appropriate permissions specified.
Visual Studio 2005 I connect with SQL Server Express edition with SQL Server Management Studio Express using Windows authentication.
When I installed Visual Studio 2005 I didn't get asked for SQL Server Express edition user name or password. How can I connect without Windows authentication?
You will have to:
connect through Management Studio Express with windows authentication
in the Object Explorer pane, expand the Security folder
Right click on the Logins folder and choose New Login.
You can then configure a new user, password, and grant privileges.
Go to the File Menu and select "Connect Object Explorer..."
Install the latest SP for Express and this will add the user provisioning for Vista that will make you an administrator on the Express instance. Otherwise you'll have to do it the hard way, see Troubleshooting: Connecting to SQL Server When System Administrators Are Locked Out.
Once you fix your administrative privileges back on the instance, you can start adding SQL Logins. You are going to have to enable Mixed Authentication before these logins can be used, see Authentication Mode (SQL Server Express).