What is the difference between login and user?

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A "Login" grants the principal entry into the SERVER.A "User" grants a login entry into a single DATABASE. One "Login" can be associated with many users (one per database). 15 июл. 2009 г.

What is the difference between user and account?

A user object is always linked to one and only one login account. Login accounts are server-level (or in some cases vault-level) accounts that are used for authenticating users to M-Files Server. A login account can be associated with multiple users, but only one user per vault.

What is a logged in user?

In general computer usage, logon is the procedure used to get access to an operating system or application, usually in a remote computer. Almost always a logon requires that the user have (1) a user ID and (2) a password.

A database user is not the same as a login. A login provides to a user or application the ability to connect to a SQL Server instance, whereas a database user provides the login rights to access a database.

A Login is an identity used to connect to a SQL Server instance. A User allows you to log into a SQL Server database and is mapped to a Login. So you will need to first create a Login, before you can create a User in SQL Server.

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