EF 4.1 CF: CREATE DATABASE permission denied in database 'master'

Question

Entity Framework 4.1 Code First works great with SQLEXPRESS on localhost. However, I\'m now ready to connect to a regular SQL 2008 server

Answer 1

Setup a login for your application within SQL server. Give that user dbcreator permission (by right clicking on the login, go to server roles, and check the "dbcreator" checkbox)