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ldragos
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7 years ago
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Noob Question - Unable to Connect to a SQL DB when Power BI is opened as "user" and not admin

I am brand new to Power BI and attempting to get it setup on my computer to test out for our firm.    When I try to connect to a SQL Instance local on my computer I receive the following error.  I ...
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ldragos
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7 years ago

I tried to uninstall and reinstall, twice.  I'm getting the same behavior on two different computers.  I have a trace I could email to you.  I don't see how to attach it to this thread.

 

Thank you!

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ldragos
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7 years ago

Does anyone have any idea that would assist me to be able to run Power BI as local user and connect to SQL DB?

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      ldragos
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      7 years ago

      I totally uninstalled Power BI again, deleted all folders and files left behind, rebooted, and reinstalled.  This time I was able to connect to our SQL DB running as a local user.

       

      Thank you for your assistance!