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L0bst3rGuy
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Posted - 2015-05-06 : 18:02:55
I'm trying to setup a new data source. I keep getting the error of "Login failed". When I look at the SQL log I can see the following error. Login failed for user 'GenericUser'. Reason: Password did not match that for the login provided. Yet I can use the same login credentials in SSMS and it connects just fine. I'm using a local SQL ID. Any ideas what I am missing?

Regards,

Marcus

tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess

38200 Posts

Posted - 2015-05-06 : 18:46:28
Are you typing in the password or using copy/paste? Use copy/paste for both the data source and the SSMS connection to make sure they are identical.

Tara Kizer
SQL Server MVP since 2007
http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/tarad/
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L0bst3rGuy
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Posted - 2015-05-06 : 19:03:54
Yes. Still comes up with that error. That's why it' so perplexing.
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L0bst3rGuy
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Posted - 2015-05-06 : 19:08:42
I've even gone so far as to change the password. And again I can login with SSMS without incident. Yet when I'm setting up and testing from SSRS and the web interface (http://servername/reports/Pages/DataSource.aspx?ItemPath=%2fMoveOnDMZ_Reporting%2fMoveOnDMZReportDSN) I keep getting login failed when I test the connection. The ID I'm using has db_datareader access. Is that sufficient permissions?
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tkizer
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Posted - 2015-05-06 : 19:08:59
Is it a contained database?

Tara Kizer
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tkizer
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Posted - 2015-05-06 : 19:10:54
For the SSMS connection, can the login do a USE DatabaseName and also run a query in that window? The data source likely is specifying a database name, whereas the SSMS connection is not. I suspect a contained database or an orphaned account.

Tara Kizer
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L0bst3rGuy
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Posted - 2015-05-07 : 12:24:34
This has been resolved. When I'd get the login error I'd simply type in the password again. Apparently it wasn't updating the information upon submission. So, I checked an alternate option and then went back to check my initial option for username and password. It accepted the credentials finally. Really odd.Thanks for the assist.

Marcus
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