Working with SQL Server using service accounts

Troubleshooting
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Please let me know if I am missing something.

I am building a database on a dev system using my Windows credentials. Now my manager told me to migrate the database to another environment, but only gave a service account access to the database, and told me to use the service account. My windows credentials don’t have access to the database.

I have some SQL Server SSIS packages that push and pull data to this database that I can configure to make use of the service account, that’s fine. But how do I access the database to view data, or test stored procedures and functions or make changes using only a service account?

The service account is an Active Directory account.

He is adamant that the service account is sufficient.

The environment is making use of SQL Server 2012.

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Hi Christianaste20,

I’m afraid that we aren’t equipped to answer questions about SQL Server credentials. You might try posting your question in a more general community like https://stackoverflow.com or https://dba.stackexchange.com. If you have a question that is more specific to Mattermost, we’d be happy to help.

Thanks!

Jonathan