ColdFusion · Database exception
What does SQL Server Login Failed For User mean in ColdFusion?
SQL Server rejects the credentials the datasource is sending — often because the datasource's username field was left blank and ColdFusion silently sends an empty string, or because someone entered the ColdFusion Administrator login instead of an actual SQL Server login. It confirms the network path to SQL Server is fine; only authentication is failing.
SQL Server rejects the credentials the datasource is sending — often because the datasource's username field was left blank and ColdFusion silently sends an empty string, or because someone entered the ColdFusion Administrator login instead of an actual SQL Server login. It confirms the network path to SQL Server is fine; only authentication is failing.
Create a dedicated SQL Server login (not the CF Administrator account) with least-privilege access to the target database, and enter it explicitly in the datasource's username/password fields rather than leaving them to default.