Comments on: How to Fix the “The server principal ( ) is not able to access the database ( )” Error In Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio http://blog.arvixe.com/how-to-fix-the-the-server-principal-is-not-able-to-access-the-database-error-in-microsoft-sql-server-management-studio/ Detailed tutorials on how to use Arvixe services Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:01:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: John Bencina http://blog.arvixe.com/how-to-fix-the-the-server-principal-is-not-able-to-access-the-database-error-in-microsoft-sql-server-management-studio/comment-page-1/#comment-86300 John Bencina Sun, 30 Sep 2012 05:02:01 +0000 http://blog.arvixe.com/?p=779#comment-86300 It’s not really an insecurity. MSSQL is designed to operate in a way that all databases running under a single instance are accessible. Access permissions are handled at a database level and in order to save overhead, MSSQL does not pre-determine what you are or aren’t allowed to access. Therefore you initially can see the entire tree until you try to make a login attempt to that database.

The only way to prevent this from happening is to host a new instance of SQL Server for each user. This requires a lot of hardware which is why some users opt for Dedicated Hosting vs Shared Hosting.

]]> By: Jason Gegere http://blog.arvixe.com/how-to-fix-the-the-server-principal-is-not-able-to-access-the-database-error-in-microsoft-sql-server-management-studio/comment-page-1/#comment-83446 Jason Gegere Tue, 24 Jul 2012 04:30:56 +0000 http://blog.arvixe.com/?p=779#comment-83446 I love how insecure yet secure MSSQL is by showing you a complete list of databases…

]]> By: Arian Jahansouz http://blog.arvixe.com/how-to-fix-the-the-server-principal-is-not-able-to-access-the-database-error-in-microsoft-sql-server-management-studio/comment-page-1/#comment-80244 Arian Jahansouz Sat, 26 May 2012 19:34:14 +0000 http://blog.arvixe.com/?p=779#comment-80244 No problem! :)

]]> By: Shankar http://blog.arvixe.com/how-to-fix-the-the-server-principal-is-not-able-to-access-the-database-error-in-microsoft-sql-server-management-studio/comment-page-1/#comment-80181 Shankar Fri, 25 May 2012 08:19:55 +0000 http://blog.arvixe.com/?p=779#comment-80181 Thanks for the fix

]]> By: Ryan http://blog.arvixe.com/how-to-fix-the-the-server-principal-is-not-able-to-access-the-database-error-in-microsoft-sql-server-management-studio/comment-page-1/#comment-50740 Ryan Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:15:32 +0000 http://blog.arvixe.com/?p=779#comment-50740 Any fix yet for showing all of the databased (even of other customers)?

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