I have worked with SQL Server for many years now, back to Sybase SQL Server days and there has always been confusion over Logins and Users.

I'm trying to create a symmetric key in SQL Server 2005 and restrict it to just the sa and application user accounts.

Not only have you configured MySQL 8 for remote connections, you’ve also created a user with access to all databases and connected to the remote server with both the command line and a GUI.

During the last few articles, we have covered the basics of working with SQL server using the Server Management Objects (SMO) and PowerShell. We have covered things such as viewing the state of ...