I tried all of the suggested solutions and was still unable to see my complete configuration in Management Studio.

I uninstalled and reinstalled SQL server and was unable to log into...

How do I tell if anything has been denied to the role?

Here is something really odd:

If I log into the server itself with my account (a local administrator) and log into Management studio using the SQl Server 'sa' user, I still...

Yes, other accounts with less capability (but in the local Administrators group) can see the databases with no problem.

My account cannot create a query because the user databases do not...

Yes, it is.

An additional detail which may or may not be relevant:

The account with which I log on to the server is a member of the AD Domain Administrators group....

I thank everyone for their input.  It is apparent I need to re-think the process annd come up with a long-solution.

A further description of my situation based on feedback received:

The database in question uses about 75 GB.  The log file typically uses about 10-15 GB (on another drive) with TX...

Clearly, this illustrates an issue with attempting to address an issue via a forum.

I am getting lots of opinions but nobody has directly answered the original question.

This is our J.D. Edwards ERP system core database and it is mission critical, my management would have me back up the logs every five minutes.

I do not want to...