I cannot add user Domain\user to mssql database - says i already exist?

• Nag-623283

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  October 29, 2008 at 5:41 am

  #72086

  Hi

  Iam the DBO for the "Test" Database having SFCR\Nag25 account and Iam trying to add one more

  account as a DBO for same database which has the same user id but domain name is different.

  While trying to add iam getting "Error 15023: User or role 'Domain\User' already exists in the current database .

  Can you please help me how to fix this..

  thanks

  Regards

  Nag

• Johan Bijnens

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  October 29, 2008 at 6:19 am

  #891145

  there can only be one DBO user in a database.

  That user is actual database owner.

  You can add another user using his own user.

  If that user needs dbo-privileges, you'll need to add him to the db-owner database group.

  contact your sysadmin for howto !

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• Nag-623283

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  October 30, 2008 at 8:46 am

  #891855

  Thanks a Lot for your information 🙂

  Regards

  Nag