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can't create sql user

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esthera
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

1410 Posts

Posted - 2012-12-28 : 04:44:38

I'm moving a database to a new server

I tried to script the logins but they are not working

I see the users and modified the passwords but i'm getting an error

[Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]Login failed for user 'xuser'.

any advise
I tried to drop and recreate but when I try dropping in the database itself I get an error

DROP USER [xuser]
GO
Msg 15138, Level 16, State 1, Line 2
The database principal owns a schema in the database, and cannot be dropped.

I moved the database and then the users
should I do the opposite - delete the datbase and then move users and then database?

sodeep
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

7174 Posts

Posted - 2012-12-28 : 09:22:56

You don't need to drop database. After you migrate DB,you can either create logins with same username and password and map the logins or if you are doing for muliple dbs and logins then i would suggest you to search for "Transfer logins from one server to other server" kb article

djj55
Constraint Violating Yak Guru

352 Posts

Posted - 2012-12-28 : 09:27:43

Also look up orphaned users.
Here is the first topic that came up for me http://www.sqlteam.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=12615

djj

esthera
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

1410 Posts

Posted - 2012-12-29 : 11:59:44

this didn't do the trick

dropping the database didn't work either
I would like to delete from both and start again but it doesn't let me drop the user from the database (that was restored from the backup) what else can I do?

jeffw8713
Aged Yak Warrior

819 Posts

Posted - 2012-12-30 : 10:24:54

To migrate logins - lookup sp_help_revlogin and install that on the source system. Use that procedure to generate the script to create the logins on the destination.

This script will create the logins with the appropriate SID, which will then map to the users in the database correctly and also creates the logins with the same password as on the source system.

esthera
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

1410 Posts

Posted - 2012-12-30 : 13:42:56

thanks the actual problem wasn't with the logins at all - - I didn't have sql authentication checked on the new server

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