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baskaran.vishnu
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Posted - 2006-06-30 : 02:52:46
Hi,

I would like to enquire on the possibility on access control into the MSDE. I have downloaded and installed the MSDE 2000 with an instance name of TESTSVR

The Instance I created was of type mixed Windows and SQL connection with a strong SA password.

Once installed and running, I accessed my Instance and created a user with limited access to the database (read and write only). The problem I am currently facing is that despite setting a strong password for SA and creating a second user with limited access, I could still access my TESTSVR Instance using the trusted MSDE connection. Using this connection, I only have to specify the server name and I am able to access and control all aspect of the database (including creating and deleting tables, etc.)

Is there anyway I could disable the trusted connection for MSDE such that a user could only access it using the SQL authentication by either using the SA password or logging on as the created user?

I do not want anyone to access the MSDE engine via its trusted connection.

I am not sure if this is possible. However, I would be grateful for any replies on this issue.

Thanks.


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