I am using SQL Server 2014 Management Studio to connect to a SQL Server 2008 R2 instance. I can connect via Windows auth but none of the SQL Server authentication credentials work, even though they work for my coworkers on their computers. It says "Login Failed". It doesn't seem like any SQL Server authentication works for any server. Does anyone know of settings I can look for, anything with firewalls maybe? Or something on SQL Server that could be blocking just me?
Details say
Msg 18456, Severity: 14, State: 1, Line Number: 65536.
Login with windows, right click on the server and select "Properties".
In the Properties dialog click "Security".
In the right pane, under "Server Authentication", select "SQL Server and Windows Authentication mode".
Not sure if you need to restart SQL Service or reboot the server after this.
Following Tab Alleman Answer -
You will need to restart SQL service to activated the functionality.
I am trying to connect my TFS-2015 residing on one machine to the SQL Server 2014 residing on another machine.
This is my SQL Server instance name:
This is the error I get on TFS:
Please guide me the fix here.
It could be a firewall setting on the sql server. Can you connect using SSMS from another machine in your network? Are you using the default port? If so is there a firewall rule allowing traffic on 1433?
If connection is not the problem then it looks like a user right issue. The account running TFS and if it is different the account installing TFS will need a proper login to SQL.
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/bharry/2010/08/20/database-permissions-required-to-configure-tfs/
Look at your screenshot: You only gave it a SQL instance name (MSSQLSERVER). You have to provide a database server name as well. How is it going to know what server to connect to otherwise?
I'm trying to create a data connection in DataZen to SQL Server 2014, but for any reasons it cannot connect.
My connection settings in SQL-Server:
I want to connect to the adventureworks database in DataZen:
But every time I get the following error:
I am really desperate right now and appreciate every tip. I tried with "secure connection" and without, also with username and without.
The admin-user in DataZen is called "admin". But I don't think, that this makes any difference?!
Thank you very much!
Put IP address of the server in Data Source
Put Database name in Initial Catalog
Then specify the username and password(for connecting to DB)
Test connection
I encountered a similar issue-- the resolution was to add a new SQL login (in SSMS) with SQL Server authentication. Make sure to give this user appropriate permission on the tables you'll be working with in DataZen. Once I did that I was able to use that new login to successfully test the connection.
I just installed SQL Server 2008 Express on my Vista SP1 machine. I previously had 2005 on here and used it just fine with the old SQL Server Management Studio Express. I was able to connect with no problems to my PC-NAME\SQLEXPRESS instance (no, PC-NAME is not my computer name ;-).
I uninstalled 2005 and SQL Server Management Studio Express. I then installed SQL Server 2008 Express on my machine and elected to have it install SQL Server Management Studio Basic.
Now, when I try to connect to PC-NAME\SQLEXPRESS (with Windows Authentication, like I always did), I get the following message:
Cannot connect to PC-NAME\SQLEXPRESS.
A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. (provider: SQL Network Interfaces, error: 26 - Error Locating Server/Instance Specified) (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: -1)
For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=MSSQLServer&EvtID=-1&LinkId=20476
When I installed SQL Server 2008, I had it use SQLEXPRESS as the local instance name. As far as I can tell, through SQL Server Configuration Manager, SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections.
When I went to the help link it mentions, the help page suggests the following:
Make sure that the SQL Server Browser service is started on the server.
Use the SQL Server Surface Area Configuration tool to enable SQL Server to accept remote connections. For more information about the SQL Server Surface Area Configuration Tool, see Surface Area Configuration for Services and Connections.
Well, as far as I can tell, there is no SQL Server Browser service on my system (looked in MMC for one, couldn't find one).
And the SQL Server Surface Area Configuration tool doesn't exist in SQL Server 2008. So good job there with your help documentation, Microsoft ;-).
I'm at a loss for what to do right now. I had a lot of work I was hoping to get done today after upgrading to 2008 (the person I'm working with got it up and running with no problem and told me it would be easy - he's also far better with database stuff that I am). Does anyone have any idea what might be wrong? I'd really appreciate it. If I can't get this working in a few hours, I'm going back to SQL Server 2005 (if that will even work, gah...).
Edit: I have tried turning Windows Firewall off, and that did not help. Also, I noticed that I do not have a "Data" directory under my SQL Server 2008 install directory tree - could I have possibly set something up wrong when I installed it?
Please check the ServerName which you provided. It should match with the below shown Name in the UserName textbox, and that name should followed with \SQLEXPRESS:
Start your Local SQL Server Service
Start SQL Config Manager: Click Start -> Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 -> SQL Server
Configuration Manager
Start SQL Services: Set the SQL Server (SQLEXPRESS) and SQL Server Browser services to automatic
start mode. Right-click each service -> Properties -> Go into the Service Tab
This will ensure they start up again if you restart your computer. Please check to ensure the state is "Running" for both services.
Login and authenticate with your Local SQL Server
Now open up SQL Server Management Studio and click "Connect to Object
Explorer" and select Server Name:
[Your PC name]\SQLEXPRESS
Example: 8540P-KL\SQLEXPRESS or (localhost)\SQLEXPRESS
To find your PC name: Right click My Computer -> Properties ->
Computer Name tab
Alternative: Login using windows authentication: Using the user name [Your
Domain]/[Your User Name]
Setup User Account
Create a new Login acct: In SQL Mgmt Studio -> Expand your local Server -> Security -> Right
click on Logins -> New Login
Set Password settings on New User Account: Uncheck Enforce password policy, password expiration and user must
change pw(Since this is local) Default database -> Your Database
Grant roles to New User Account: User Mapping Page -> Map to your db and grant db_owner role Status
Page -> Grant Permission to connect and Enable Login
Setup Access Permissions/Settings for User
Enable all auth modes: Right click your Local Server -> Properties -> Security Tab -> Enable
SQL Server and Windows Authentication Mode
Enable TCP/IP: Open SQL Server Configuration Manager -> SQL Server Network
Configuration -> Protocols for SQLEXPRESS -> Enable TCP/IP
Restart SQL Server Service: You will have to restart the SQL Server(SQLEXPRESS) after enabling TCP/IP
Database Properties File for Spring Project
database.url=jdbc:jtds:sqlserver://[local PC Computer
name];instance=SQLEXPRESS;DatabaseName=[db name];
database.username=[Your user name] database.password=[Your password]
database.driverClassName=net.sourceforge.jtds.jdbc.Driver
If you want to view larger screen shots and better formatting of the answer with more details please view the blog article below:
Setting up a Local Instance of SQL Server 2008 Blog Post:
I used (LocalDB)\MSSQLLocalDB as the server name, I was then able to see all the local databases.
Haha, oh boy, I figured it out. Somehow, someway, I did not install the Database Engine when I installed SQL Server 2008. I have no idea how I missed that, but that's what happened.
I know this question is old, but in case it helps anyone make sure the SQL Server Browser is running in the Services MSC. I installed SQL Server Express 2008 R2 and the SQL Server Browser Service was set to Disabled.
Start->Run->Services.msc
Find "SQL Server Browser"->Right Click->Properties
Set Startup Type to Automatic->Click Apply
Retry your connection.
I've just solved a problem related to this which may help other people.
Initially when loading up MSSMSE it had the server as PC_NAME\SQLEXPRESS and when I tried to connect it gave me Error: 26 - Error Locating Server/Instance Specified, so I went into SQL Server Configuration Manager to check if my SQL Server Browser and SQL Server services were running and set to automatic, only to find that instead of saying SQL Server (SQLEXPRESS) it says SQL Server(MSSQLSERVER).
I then tried connecting to PC-NAME\MSSQLSERVER and this time got SQL Network Interfaces, error: 25 - Connection string is not valid) (MicrosoftSQL Server, Error: 87) The parameter is incorrect so I googled this error and found that somebody had suggested that instead of using PC-NAME\MSSQLSERVER just use PC-NAME as the Server Name at the server connection interface, and this seems to work.
There's a link here http://learningsqlserver.wordpress.com/2011/01/21/what-version-of-sql-server-do-i-have/ which explains that MSSQLSERVER is the default instance and can be connected to by using just your hostname.
I think this may have arisen because I've had SQL Server 2008 installed at some point in the past.
Under Configuration Manager and Network Configuration and Protocols for your instance is TCP/IP Enabled? That could be the problem.
var.connectionstring = "server=localhost; database=dbname; integrated security=yes"
or
var.connectionstring = "server=localhost; database=dbname; login=yourlogin; pwd=yourpass"
For me, I was only able to get it to work by using "." in the server name field; was banging away for awhile trying different combos of the user name and server name. Note that during install of the server (ie this file: SQLEXPR_x64_ENU.exe) i checked default instance which defaults the name to MSSQLSERVER; the above high voted answers might be best used for separate named (ie when you need more than 1) server instances.
both of these videos helped me out:
use dot for server name: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLrxFXXeLFk
general setup: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vng0P8Gfx2g
One of the first things that you should check is that the SQL Server (MSSQLSERVER) is started. You can go to the Services Console (services.msc) and look for SQL Server (MSSQLSERVER) to see that it is started. If not, then start the service.
You could also do this through an elevated command prompt by typing net start mssqlserver.
For me it was a windows firewall issue. Allow incoming connections. Opening port didn't work but allow programs did.
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I think I made a mistake and I lost my connection to my SQL Server Express.
In SQL Server Management Studio under security I disabled the login option.
Now when I try to connect to the Server I get the message :
"Cannot connect to
HP16969\SQLEXPRESS". Additional
informations : Login failed for user
'HP16969\Bernard (Microsoft SQL
Server, error : 18456)
Is there a way I can correct my earlier mistake ?
Thanks
I really have tried everything but can't connect anymore to SQLEXPRESS. Just because I change The login status to Disabled there seems to be no way for me to reconnect. That is silly!!
I followed the instructions including -m; in the parameter list without any success.
The last option I would like to use is to reinstall Server EXPRESS .After reading many articles on the net I am scared to run into problems...
You need to connect using a login that has access and grant yourself again access back.
If you don't have any login that has access, then you need to restart the server in administrative mode and use a local administrator account to enable back the account 'HP16969\Bernard'. See Troubleshooting: Connecting to SQL Server When System Administrators Are Locked Out.