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Error: Login failed for user 'MACHINE_NAME\IUSR_MACHINE_NAME'

Question: I receive the following error message when open pages generated by ASPRunner.NET:   Error Type: Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers (0x80040E4D) [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]Login failed for user 'MACHINE_NAME\IUSR_MACHINE_NAME'. /tablename_list.aspx, line xxx Answer: Issue When using an ODBC or OLE DB connection to a Microsoft SQL Server database in an ASP.NET page, one of the following error messages may occur when viewing the page in a Web browser: Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers error '80040e4d' [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]Login failed for user 'WebServerName\IUSR_computername'.   Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers error '80040e4d' [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]Login failed for user 'NT AUTHORITY\ANONYMOUS LOGON'.   Microsoft OLE DB Provider for ODBC Drivers (0x80040E4D) [Microsoft][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]Login failed for user '\'. Reason These errors are generated if SQL Server does not accept the logon account and/or password being submitted. One possible reason could be that a corresponding SQL Server account has not been setup for the Windows NT account used to access the database. An example of an account used to access the SQL Server database could be the IUSR_computername account used by Internet Information Services (IIS) for anonymous access to ASP pages. Solution Verify that a SQL Server authentication login or a Windows NT authentication login exists in SQL Server for the Windows user account that IIS uses to access the ASP page. If a login does not exist, use the SQL Server Enterprise Manager to create it. Also, when creating an ODBC Data Source Name (DSN) in the ODBC Administrator, make sure to choose the appropriate authentication method when you configure the DSN and to test the DSN in the ODBC Administrator to verify that it is working correctly.     For information on how to configure SQL Server authentication or Windows NT authentication for SQL Server, please refer to the following Microsoft Knowledge Base articles: Q247931 INF: Authentication Methods for Connections to SQL Server in Active Server Pages Q183060 INF: Troubleshooting Guide for 80004005 and Other Error Messages Additional information For additional information about authentication methods and how they work, please refer to Understanding Anonymous Authentication and the IUSR Account (TechNote 15378) and WWW Authentication Methods (TechNote 15383), or the online IIS documentation.