System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: Cannot open database "Northwind" requested by the login. The login failed. Login failed for user 'IIS APPPOOL\DefaultAppPool'.

System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: Cannot open database "Northwind" requested by the login. The login failed. Login failed for user 'IIS APPPOOL\DefaultAppPool'.

In this quick post you will learn how to fix this issue.

Today in the morning when I was executing one of my web applications I fall in titled error and the same I’m sharing, that how I fixed this.

Open the IIS Manager and look at the image given below and follow the steps. Remember to select your web app from application pool list and then click on ‘Advanced Settings’.












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Comments

  1. ChaleeThursday, August 16, 2012 12:11:00 am

    Hi. Thank you very much for this solution. :)

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  2. UnknownThursday, March 21, 2013 3:07:00 am

    i am getting the same problem.but not able to solve it after doing this

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