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krisdotca
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Canada
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Posted - 06/20/2011 :  09:53:40  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I'm trying to connect to a SQL Server 2008 database so that I can back it up. The problem is that the default database for the user is invalid and I do not have admin rights to the server.

What I would like to do is connect to the database and specify the database to connect to. I found where to specify the db when connecting through Management Studio and am able to log in but it keeps giving me messages stating "Cannot open user default database" whenever I issue a command against the database (e.g. backing up db by right clicking on it).

Is there any way to connect and get it to permanently remember the default database that was specified?

russell
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USA
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Posted - 06/20/2011 :  11:03:41  Show Profile  Visit russell's Homepage  Reply with Quote
Have your sysadmin change your default database to a valid one. Many DBAs leave it as master, specifically for this issue.
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