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Copper Contributor

Jul 28, 2023

Help with connecting to SQL Server

I am a user in a Windows domain. I installed SQL Server 2022 Developer on a computer to set up a development environment. Install was successful and I was able to connect to the DB on that computer u...

olafhelper

Bronze Contributor

Jul 31, 2023

I got error 5 - Access denied.

SagaV9 , error 5 is a Windows OS error, it don't come from SQL Server.

SQL logon error is 18456

MSSQLSERVER_18456 - SQL Server | Microsoft Learn

So it must be something beside SQL Server.

Arshad440
Brass Contributor
Jul 31, 2023
Check the connection using ODBC Data Source