SQL Connection String - Windows different user

#1

Hi @vvaidya @aksh1yadav @akhi_s27 @Vikas.Jain @badita @beesheep,

I have logged into windows as user ‘abc123’ and then connected to sql server as different user ‘xyz456’,

in this case what would be the connection string ?

I’m unable to connect the usual way and doubt there should be something which I’m missing in my connection string for a different windows user, please share your thoughts guys.

Thanks!

#2

If you are using UserID and Password in Connection string, you are connecting to that Database using SQL Authentication (user created in SQL DB), not your Windows credentials.

Server=myServerName\myInstanceName;Database=myDataBase;User Id=myUsername;
Password=myPassword;

If you mention Integrated Security=SSPI;instead of User ID, Password, then you will be able to connect with your Windows Credentials provided you have enabled Windows Authentication (Or Mixed) in the DataBase.

Data Source=myServerAddress;Initial Catalog=myDataBase;Integrated Security=SSPI;
User ID=myDomain\myUsername;Password=myPassword;

More Info : https://www.connectionstrings.com/sql-server/

#3

didn’t really worked. Tried all these options from google before posting here…

Thanks!

#4

I was thinking SQL User, if this is a different Windows User, I doubt you can do that. Actually never tried.

#5

yea, that’s what I’m after now. Tricky but that’s a requirement. pls see the screenshot below…

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If I dont use the “Integrated Security=True”, then it really tries using the other user, but still it doesn’t goes through as shown below,

really appreciate if someone could share thier ideas/thoughts to resolve this…

#6

Guys, any luck with this query ? Really appreciable. Thanks.!

#7

Hi,

Anyone had any luck with this?