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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