Comments on: Cannot open user default database. Login failed. Login failed for user ‘UserName’. (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 4064)

By: shell_l_d

shell_l_d — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:42:25 +0000

Thanks breb02… SQL Server 2000 fix…

RUN–>cmd
osql -E -d master
1>sp_defaultdb ‘MYDOMAINNAME\myloginname’, ‘master’
2>go

Later SQL Server versions:
sqlcmd -E -d master

By: Madhu

Madhu — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:19:36 +0000

Thank you. It helped me and saved my time

By: Marcos Henke

Marcos Henke — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:58:10 +0000

it’s in portuguese, but if you need, use Google Translator:

Visual Web Developer 2008 + SQL Server 2008 Express: “Cannot open user default database. Login failed.” [resolvido!]
http://b4it.blogspot.com/2009/09/visual-web-developer-2008-sql-server.html

By: Ben

Ben — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 01:30:39 +0000

I’m not sure how to fix this on 2000, maybe someone will be nice enough to answer? My post was only regarding 2005/2008. Good Luck!

By: Kathy

Kathy — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:36:31 +0000

I still don’t get it — I’m using 2000 and I don’t have an options button (that I can see). help.

By: sql

sql — Thu, 28 May 2009 21:37:34 +0000

This works fine for single user If I specified the login. However, I have bunch of users, I need to change default database one go. How shall I do it.

By: Rajender

Rajender — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:14:51 +0000

Thanks a ton. Saved me a bunch of hours….

By: Abdul Qadir

Abdul Qadir — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 16:12:48 +0000

Thanks buddy. It really saved my time.

By: Neil Brennan

Neil Brennan — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 09:00:36 +0000

Just wanted to say a big thankyou for this post, i’be been going around the houses with this one, and to be honest thought your resoloution would be another dead end, but no!!! it works, thank you thank you thanks you

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