Error 916 for Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Print

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If, when opening Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio, you receive the following error: The server principal <username> is not able to access the database <databasename> under the current security context. (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 916)

The following steps should fix the problem:

1. In Object Explorer, click Databases
2. Display “Object Explorer Details” (F7) or “View > Object Explorer Details”
3. Right click the column headers and deselect “collation”
4. Refresh Databases


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