


Make sure to use the MASTER database when you create logins and make sure the login is ENABLED.Īfter creating a Login, you can now create a user and add the user to the new Login:ĬREATE USER NewUserName FOR LOGIN NewLogin WITH DEFAULT_SCHEMA =

To create a Login, use the following script:ĬREATE LOGIN NewLogin WITH PASSWORD=N'NewPassword1!', DEFAULT_DATABASE = MASTER, DEFAULT_LANGUAGE = US_ENGLISH Here is how to create a new Login and User in SQL Server. Note that Logins are used at the Instance level and Users are used at the Database level. A Login is used for authentication into a SQL Instance while a User is used for authorization into a SQL Database. How to create a new SQL Server Login and UserĬreating individual logins and users for SQL gives you a great security advantage.
