It can be some other problem, much worse... Is looks familiar to me :( Karen, can you check, please, if Windows application on your computer can connect using your connection string? It is very important. If it also failed - the problem with maxed mode authentication. But the real problem, if Windows application can connect, but the Web (ASPNET) cannot. But there are couple of hints can help you to solve it.
Let me know. Irina -----Original Message----- From: Sean Greer (SBI-Chico) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 1:31 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [DOTNET] SQL Server and ASPNET user Have you enabled mixed mode authentication on for SQL Server? Right-click on the server node in the tree, choose properties, then the security tab. Change from Windows Authentication to Mixed Mode Authentication (sorry if the verbage is off, don't have SQL Server on this machine). Seang -----Original Message----- From: Karen Healey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 1:25 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [DOTNET] SQL Server and ASPNET user Hi, I'm having some problems with users/connection strings for a SQL Server database though. Right now, I use SQL Enterprise Manager and add the ASPNET user with dbo permission and use a trusted connection and I'm able to access the database. The connection string looks like the following: <add key="ConnectionString" value="server=localhost;Trusted_Connection=true;database=TASCBenef" /> But the ASPNET user should not have dbo permission (I understand this is a bad thing). But if I get rid of the ASPNET user on my database and create another user and give it dbo permission on my database and use a uid and pwd in my connection string, it doesn't work. Here is the connection string: <add key="ConnectionString" value="server=localhost;uid=healkar;pwd=password;database=TASCBenef" /> The error I'm getting is [SqlException: Login failed for user 'healkar'. Reason: Not associated with a trusted SQL Server connection.] I tried adding Trusted_Connection=true back to the string but then it tries to use the ASPNET user again?! [SqlException: Cannot open database requested in login 'PortalGS'. Login fails. Login failed for user 'HEALEY2002\ASPNET'.] If you can help, please reply. My hosting site requires that I NOT use the ASPNET user for my database access. Karen Healey [EMAIL PROTECTED] (508) 473-1218 You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com. You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com. You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com.
