Question

I am trying to use the aspnet___regsql utility to install all the membership tables in a database on my local SQL Express 2008 instance. I can connect without problems in Management Studio, but when I try to list the databases in the aspnet_regsql interface i get an error message saying:

Failed to query a list of database names from the SQL Server. Invalid object name 'sysdatabases'

What am I doing wrong? How do I fix this?

(Please tell me there’s a smoother way than reinstalling the thing… :P)

Answer 1

I have solved the problem by bypassing the graphic interface and performing the same action directly in the command prompt, with flags specifying all options. They should look like this:

Connect using SQL Authentication

C:\>Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\aspnet_regsql.exe -S myHostingServer -A all -d myDatabase -U myUserID -P myPassword

Connect using Windows Authentication

C:\>Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\aspnet_regsql.exe -S myHostingServer -A all -d myDatabase -E

The difference is at the end of the lines, where SQL Auth. has -U myUsername -P myPassword while Windows Auth. has -E (which flags for Trusted Connection).