Question

For security purposes i am droping all the server roles from each login in the database and leaving only the “sa”:

        //Get all server info for this instance
        Server oServer = new Server(@"YAHYA-PC\SQLEXPRESS");

        //Get all logins
        var users = oServer.Logins;
        //Get all server roles in the current instance
        ServerRoleCollection oServerCollection = oServer.Roles;
        //foreach login name drop all roles 
        foreach (Login oLogin in users)
        {
            if (oLogin.Name != "sa")
            {
                foreach (ServerRole oRole in oServerCollection)
                {
                    if (oRole.Name != "public")
                    {
                        oRole.DropMember(oLogin.Name);
                    }
                }
            }
        }

It was a success at first, but after running the code for the second time it turns out that the Server object connects via Sql Windows Authentication so it keeps giving me an exception since i omitted all the server roles from the Sql Windows Account. is there any possible way to make the Server object connects via Sql Server Account Login ?

Edit with the answer:

ServerConnection oConnection = new ServerConnection(@”ServerInstance”,”UserName”,”Password”);
Server oServer = new Server(oConnection);

Answer 1

Try changing the connection string to: Provider=SQLNCLI10;Server=myServerAddress;Uid=myUsername;Pwd=myPassword

Update: While this may have given you the answer you were originally seeking, I agree with everything in Dave Markle’s post and should have mentioned that earlier.