Tag: Windows Authentication

  • How to Run SQL Server Management Studio as a Different Windows User

    If you’re using Windows Authentication for your SQL Server database you’ll need to run SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) as that Windows account to test queries.  SSMS normally runs as the user logged in to Windows, but there is a simple way to run it as the database access account. Just shift-right-click on a shortcut…

  • Remove Windows Authentication Prompts in Firefox

    If you have intranet sites using Windows Auth that are not fully qualified domain names (fqdn) (like http://companyintranet/) you probably noticed that Firefox constantly prompts your users to enter their windows authentication credentials.  You can easily get Firefox to work like IE by allowing automatic logins. Go to “about:config” Filter the keys down to “network.automatic”…