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bandguy001
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Posted - 2010-09-23 : 14:53:06
Hi All,

I want to run queries against multiple sql servers at the same time so I set up a central management server. The problem I have is that the 150ish databases I need to connect authentica via SQL authentication. When I try to register a new server in the server group I can only use Windows Authentication. Is there any way to use sql authentication? I tried adding mydomain\myusername but using windows authentication is not a viable option as there are about 50 users that need to access all 150+ db's. Any ideas?

tkizer
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38200 Posts

Posted - 2010-09-23 : 14:58:19
It requires windows authentication, which is unfortunate as I've got to use sql authentication for some of my servers too.

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bandguy001
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Posted - 2010-09-23 : 15:01:11
is there any other way to query multiple servers with sql authentication?
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tkizer
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Posted - 2010-09-23 : 15:01:59
I use sqlcmd.

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