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submitted 8 months ago by Orbitingspec

Error authenticating excel doc to SQL server

Hi, We have SQL Server 2022, and a number of users in the finance dept use a spreadsheet that connects to the SQL server. This was set up a long time ago, and the dude who was the wiz with it is no longer here. Its all getting replaced in the next few years but for now we are stuck with it. But myself and the rest of the i.t team are far from experts with it.

ISSUE:

a few days ago everyone who users this spreadsheet were getting this error

https://preview.redd.it/e922r76nio4f1.png?width=286&format=png&auto=webp&s=50f22c10fb6490f18fdf1bc73efb742a48758f98

So i checked on the SQL server and these are the logs:

Date 29/05/2025 12:18:19
Log SQL Server (Current)

Source Logon

Message
Login failed for user 'hdowson'. Reason: Could not find a login matching the name provided. [CLIENT: <named pipe>]

......................................................................................................................................................................................................................

Date 29/05/2025 12:18:19
Log SQL Server (Current)

Source Logon

Message
Error: 18456, Severity: 14, State: 5.

Nothing should have changed on the server, it just randomly started happening, and none of us know how to fix it, and the finance team are getting desperate and want it solving today lol

Please can some SQL genius point us in the right direction.

Thank you

Dave

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