If you're only doing read-access to the other server, create a specific user on the server and redirect all access to that new user. For an even more secure environment, make the new user a member of the db_datareader fixed database role.

-Mike

>Michael,
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>Thanks, it looks like that might help us. I am still getting:
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>Login failed for user 'NT AUTHORITY\ANONYMOUS LOGON'.
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>when I try to run a query such as:
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>SELECT * from OpenQuery(STL_KF, 'SELECT * FROM hd WHERE file_num = ''FORKEARS''')
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>so I guess I need to work on the security aspect some more.
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>As it turns out, I may not need to access a different database. I haven't completely figured out how the guy before me accessed the data, though it looks like a very complex object-oriented framework utilizing ADO.
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>If you have any ideas about the above error I am getting and how to resolve the security issues, I would be very appreciative. Thnaks for your help so far!
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>Thanks,
>JoeK