>>>>>>Hi
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>>>>>>I want to create a specific user to be used by a web service so any amendments by the web service in the database are tagged with that userid. (at the moment everything is going under sa)
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>>>>>>When I run a create user command I get an error.
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>>>>>>Windows NT user or group 'DEV01\Test.User' not found. Check the name again.
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>>>>>>What do I need to do (or a link to a good summary) to make this happen.
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>>>>>Do you mean that you just want a single user account for all hits on the web service or that you want to narrow it down to the specific user who is accessing the service ?
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>>>>Hi Viv
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>>>>I would like a single account for all hits on the web service to differentiate changes to the database via the web service from changes via the in house system
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>>>Then I guess the answer depends on how IIS (I'm assuming that's what is hosting the web service) is configured and how much control you have over it. Some options:
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>>>1. Configure the relevant application pool to use a specific user.
>>>2. If possible use a nested web.config to specify the user
>>>3. Code the relevant user impersonation into the web service
>>>
>>>See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306158?wa=wsignin1.0 for examples of the two latter approaches....
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>>Thanks Vicv
>>
>>any idea what craig was getting at ?
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>Hi Nkolas :-}
>
>Other than the obvious risks of allowing anonymous access (DOS attack) no....
>Of course I'm assuming SQL commands cannot be directly acted on by the web service...

Thanks

excuse my typos. I put it down to the blow on the head ..