In these steps you create a user to be the database owner and the
database for Build Forge to use.
- Create a user to serve as the database owner. Build
Forge uses this username to log on to the database. Use build unless
you must use a different name.
- Open SQL Server Management Studio.
- Open the database server in the Object Explorer (left pane).
- Right-click the Security folder and choose .
- In the Login - New dialog, specify the login name and choose
options as follows. Important: uncheck User must change password at next login.
- Choose SQL Server authentication and provide a password.
- Uncheck Enforce password expiration
- Uncheck User must change password at next login
- Create the database.
- Open SQL Server Management Studio.
- Open the database server in the Object Explorer (left pane).
- Right-click the Databases folder and
choseNew Database.
- In the New Database dialog, specify parameters for the database:
- Specify a Database name. Use build unless you must use another
name. The name of the data and log files are updated automatically in the
Database files box.
- Specify the Database owner.
- Click the [..] control to the right of the field.
- In the Select Database Owner dialog, click Browse.
- Check the name of the user you created, then click OK.
- Click OK in the Select Database Owner dialog.
- Specify the Database files parameters. In the Database files table, do
the following:
- For both files: set the Initial Size to 500 (in MB)
- For both files: set Autogrowth. In the Autogrowth column, click the [..] control
to open the dialog. Check the Enable Autogrowth box,
set growth to 500 MB, and select Unrestricted Growth,
then click OK.
- Set the default database for the user.
- Open SQL Server Management Studio.
- Open the database server in the Object Explorer (left pane).
- In Object Explorer, open .
- Right-click the user you created and choose Properties
- On the General page, select a Default database. Select the database
you created.
- Click OK