Question

I am unable to create a database in SQL Server 2008. This is the message that I recieve every time:

TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio
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Create failed for Database 'university'.  (Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo)

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

An exception occurred while executing a Transact-SQL statement or batch. (Microsoft.SqlServer.ConnectionInfo)

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CREATE DATABASE permission denied in database 'master'. (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 262)

For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&ProdVer=10.00.1600&EvtSrc=MSSQLServer&EvtID=262&LinkId=20476

What should be done?

Answer 1

This is related to the permission of the logged in user.
Solution 1)
Click on Start -> Click in Microsoft SQL Server 2005
Now right click on SQL Server Management Studio
Click on Run as administrator

Solution2)

check with select user_name() if you are not logged in as guest.

Add a domain account as sysadmin to SQL Express with SQLCMD

Start a command shell elevated
type SQLCMD –S (local)\sqlexpress

CREATE LOGIN [your domain account] FROM WINDOWS;

check if the login is created successfully

SELECT NAME FROM SYS.SERVER_PRINCIPALS

Grant sysadmin rights

SP_ADDSRVROLEMEMBER ‘darth\vader’, ‘sysadmin’

Reference : http://blogs.msdn.com/b/dparys/archive/2009/09/17/create-database-permission-denied-in-database-master-my-fix.aspx