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Explaining Logins vs Users in SQL Server

Kevin Hill explains that there are two wolves inside your SQL Server:

“We added them to the database, but they still can’t connect.”

Sound familiar? That’s the kind of confusion SQL Server’s two-layer security model creates when people don’t understand the difference between a login and a user.

Let’s clear that up, because getting it wrong causes broken access, orphaned users, and frustrated help desk calls.

Click through for Kevin’s explanation.

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