How to prevent DbContext from altering the database?

Question

I\'m learning Entity Framework (currently using EF6 beta) and I\'m using the code first pattern on an existing database. The entities and DbContext class are cr

Answer 1

Set the initialiser for your context to null.

That should leave the database in it's existing state when the application starts up.

Note that you'll get an exception if you try to run the application after altering your dbContext class and/or your database schema, as your database schema will no longer match what the context expects.