Kay, fogive the vagueness of this reply but I can't remember the exact search words in google to find *exactly* it.
I've read about this but haven't experianced this issue myself... I think it comes down to what Paul was hinting at "While this will create the necessary login IDs, what it will not do is map the login IDs on the new server to the database user IDs from the database that was just attached. This applies to login IDs using SQL Server security, not NT Authentication security. Logins created using NT Authentication are automatically mapped for you." from http://www.sql-server-performance.com/sql_server_maintenance.asp about 2/3 way down. here's the section in full. can I suggest a bit more "google-ing" along these lines? hope this helps. gotta go. barry.b If you need to move a database from one server to another, one of the quickest ways is to detach the database using sp_detach_db, copy the database file to the new server, and then attach the database using sp_attach_db. (You can also use the Copy Database Wizard in SQL Server 2000 to perform essentially the same task.) Keep in mind that if you do this, that the login IDs that match the database user IDs in the moved database must exist on the new server, otherwise any current database user IDs in the moved database will not work. (The Copy Database Wizard in SQL Server 2000 can copy login ids for you.) To create the SQL Server login IDs on the new server, (if you are not using the Copy Database Wizard), you can create them manually, or you can script the logins IDs on the old server and then run the script on the new server. While this will create the necessary login IDs, what it will not do is map the login IDs on the new server to the database user IDs from the database that was just attached. This applies to login IDs using SQL Server security, not NT Authentication security. Logins created using NT Authentication are automatically mapped for you. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "cfaussie" group. To post to this group, send email to cfaussie@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---