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jdormer
Helper I
8 years ago
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SQL - "We couldn't authenticate with the credentials provided"

Good morning,    I am having difficulty connecting from my local Power BI Desktop to a SQL server in a client's environment. My account has read access on the database, however, when I try to conne...
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  • rocky09's avatar
    rocky09
    8 years ago

    You need to provide Server credentials not windows. Use Other Tab.

jdormer's avatar
jdormer
Helper I
8 years ago

Hi v-jiascu-msft,

 

I believe the server has SSMS, but I do not have access to remotely connect to the server. 

 

Based on the response from rocky09, it sounds like only SQL credentials will work?

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v-jiascu-msft
Microsoft Employee
8 years ago

Hi jdormer,

 

Do you have the SSMS in your computer? You can log into the SSAS with SSMS. If you can, your credential should be good.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Did you get the error message like this? This means your credential is invalid. Please contact the DBA or check it yourself.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Did you enable the TCP/IP connection?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best Regards!

Dale

  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    Not applicable
    8 years ago

    Hello,

     

    Does this mean that I cannot update a report that was created by someone else?

     

    My colleague created a report and sent it to me. I saved it as something else and now I cannot refresh the report because it is asking for credentials. When I try to sign in as me, it gives me an running script error and it will not refresh.

     

    Any suggestions?

     

    Thanks,

    Andrea

  • jdormer's avatar
    jdormer
    Helper I
    8 years ago

    Thanks, v-jiascu-msft and rocky09 for your response.

     

    Used SQL credentials and was able to connect. 

     

     

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