Cannot open User Default Database.

  • 2 developers here got this message today "Cannot open User Default Database" while trying to open Enterprise Manager.  They didn't have any problem yesterday.

    I have Windows Global groups, in Local Groups, and those Local Groups have SQL Logins. They're in the Global group. I had them close EM, re-open, I dropped the users out of the database, deleted the Local Group from SQL & re-added it, set the default databases to Master, took them out of, and back into the Global groups ....  Had them close EM again   etc .........  but still no-go. 

    As a workaround I gave them individual SQL logins using their Windows accounts, and everything's fine, but I don't want individual logins.

    Can anyone think of what might be screwed up ?

    Win2000, SQL2000, SP4

  • One thing I can think of is if they were granted access to the database?  You can make the default DB a DB that they don't actually have access to view.  However EM gives an warning message with this so I would doubt that's it... 

    Hope that helps maybe a little...  I can't think of any other reason that I've experienced...

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