Tag: Windows Authentication

Windows Authentication Archives: Blog posts to help with managing Windows Authentication (AD) when working with SQL Server.


  • How to Open SSMS as a Different Domain User

    If you’re connecting to SQL Server within a corporate environment, you might need to connect to SQL Server using a different Domain User account. This can be done by opening SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) as a another user, which I’ll demo in this post. Connecting to SQL…

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  • Connecting to SQL Server on Another Domain

    This post contains a guide on how to connect to SQL Server with Windows Authentication, but using a different Domain User other than your own. The regular Windows SQL Server User connects & runs their queries via SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). If you’re in a corporate environment,…

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