Fixing Orphaned Users

belle — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 05:10:00 +0000

This is a follow up posting on Issue: Server principal is not able to access the database under the current security context Here is a script to loop through all of the users and re-attach them to their logins. Note that the assumption here is the logins in the old server/instance exists in the new [...]

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Follow up on Issue: Server principal is not able to access the database under the current security context

belle — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 07:16:00 +0000

SQL Server operates on the concepts of Logins and DB Users. A login (server level) can map to a single database user. The name of the db user can be the same, or can be different. A login is mapped to a user via an SID (security ID) Often, when databases are moved around, this [...]

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Fixing Orphaned Users

Follow up on Issue: Server principal is not able to access the database under the current security context