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# Implement the database login mode

Create SQL Server users with Database login mode in Remote Desktop Manager, the basic authentication method for SQL and Azure SQL databases.

The ***Database login*** mode is the basic login method for Microsoft SQL and Microsoft Azure SQL databases. The present article describes how to create users in Remote Desktop Manager with the ***Database login*** mode.

{% hint style="danger" %}
Users authenticating with the ***Database login*** mode can use their Remote Desktop Manager credentials to directly access the SQL database. To prevent this usage, use the [Custom login mode](/rdm/knowledge-base/how-to-articles/implement-the-custom-login-mode.md) instead.
{% endhint %}

### Creating an SQL login/user

1. In Remote Desktop Manager, connect to the Microsoft SQL Server workspace with any database owner user.
2. In ***Administration – Users***, click on the ***Add user*** button.
3. In the ***General*** tab of the ***User management*** window, configure the user as follows:
   * In the ***Authentication type*** drop-down list, select ***Database***.
   * Enter a ***Username*** for the user.
   * In the ***Password*** field, enter a secure password. Use the ***Password generator*** tool (second button next to the field) to help create it. Alternatively, check the ***Integrated security*** box to use the current Windows session credentials to authenticate.
   * Make sure to check to ***Create database login/user*** box, otherwise the workspace will remain inaccessible until an administrator manually creates a login/user on the SQL server.
4. Click ***OK*** to save the new user configuration.

### Troubleshooting

Sometimes there is a mismatch between user rights in Remote Desktop Manager and in the SQL database. To remedy this, click on the ***Fix SQL login*** button (hammer icon).


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