What is the difference between login and a user?
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Answer / visala
login is server level and user is database level.
Is This Answer Correct ? | 25 Yes | 1 No |
Answer / dharmendra k. dixit
Login is the way of authentication into MSSQLServer,
and Users are the members of that Authentication as per
their Access rights for a specific DataBase.
Is This Answer Correct ? | 20 Yes | 1 No |
Answer / peter jacob
A login defines access privillege to the SQL Server. A user
defines the accessible objects and rights the login has.
Is This Answer Correct ? | 18 Yes | 4 No |
Answer / sivakumar
Login is authentication into server level
And Users is authentication into object level.
Is This Answer Correct ? | 14 Yes | 2 No |
Answer / hameed
Login means authentication to server (access to MSSQLSERVER)
where as User means Login is authenticated with rights and
permissions to access the database objects (roles assigned
to Login)
Is This Answer Correct ? | 5 Yes | 0 No |
Answer / potula
login defines access privillege to sql server. A user
defines the accessible objects and rights the login has
Is This Answer Correct ? | 4 Yes | 2 No |
Answer / sky
A login without a DB User will not have access to the
database or will access to only databases that have built
in Guest users created (by default, guest users are present
in Master & MSDB DB). DB User without a SQL Server login is
not possible. Each DB User must be related to a SQL Login.
Is This Answer Correct ? | 2 Yes | 0 No |
Answer / nidhi shah
A SQL Server login allows a user to connect to a server. A
login is the base concept.
Database user is associated with a login to allow specific
permissions on that database.
DB user without SQL Server login: not possible to create, a
Database User MUST be
related to a SQL Server login.
Is This Answer Correct ? | 2 Yes | 0 No |
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