Create a new db user in SQL Server 2005

Question

how do you create a new database user with password in sql server 2005?

i will need this user/password to use in the connection string eg:

uid=*user*         


        

Answer 1

As of SQL Server 2005, you should basically create users in two steps:

• create a "login" to your SQL Server as a whole
• create users for this login in each database needed

You'd go about doing this like so:

CREATE LOGIN MyNewUser WITH PASSWORD = 'top$secret';

And the "USE" your database and create a user for that login:

USE AdventureWorks;
CREATE USER MyNewUser FOR LOGIN MyNewUser