login trouble shoot

  • Hi,

    I found one login is not able to login to SQL even the login is available in SQL. So I wish to know that what is the root cause and how to trouble shoot this senario.And the networking also fine it is pining.

    Kindly give me the navigation to trouble shoot.

    Thanks and Regards.

  • you should see the login failure reported in the SQL errorlog with some information as to the cause, including an 'error state'.

    Hers a list of the common reasons and their state no:

    ERROR STATE

    ERROR DESCRIPTION

    2 and 5

    Invalid userid

    6

    Attempt to use a Windows login name with SQL Authentication

    7

    Login disabled and password mismatch

    8

    Password mismatch

    9

    Invalid password

    11 and 12

    Valid login but server access failure

    13

    SQL Server service paused

    16

    no permission to login to target database (default database or database specified in connection)

    18

    Change password required

    27 Initial database could not be found

    38 Login valid but database unavailable (or login not permissioned

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