Posted by Helmut Woess on 10/28/06 10:27

Am 27 Oct 2006 10:03:55 -0700 schrieb lieven.becue@gmail.com:

> Situation: at work we have a windows 2003 server with MS sql server
> 2005 express. With my pc at work, I can see my own database I created.
> At home. I can connect with VPN to the network. With extern desktop I
> can see the database and do everything. Now I want to create a login
> with visual web developer 2005 express. But when I try to login with
> sql server authentication I don't see any database. When I try windows
> authentication, I have connection with the master, model, msdb and
> tempdb but not my own database. I am very sure at work I could create
> the login and the permissions were OK.
>
> Thanks

As i know this is one of the restrictions in Express Editions - you can
connect to local or remote servers, but with the tools in Express versions
you can only manage local databases.

bye,
Helmut

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