Adding Win 2000 account to SQL Server database role

According to SQL Server 2000 Books online:
"When you add a Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 login without a user account
in the database to a SQL Server database role, SQL Server creates a user
account in the database automatically, even if that Windows NT 4.0 or Window
s
2000 login cannot otherwise access the database".
My Questions: How can you add a login to a role without a user account (with
that login) in the database? So, I don't understand the above comments. I wa
s
unable to create the above example since I had to create a win 2000 login as
a user in the database first before adding that login to a role. Can someone
please explain the above comments?
Thanks,
KevMaybe you were trying it just through Enterprise Manager?
You need to use the system stored procedure to do this. Try
the following:
Create a new user on the machine.
In Query Analyzer, execute the following:
use northwind
go
sp_addrolemember 'db_datareader', 'YourMachine\YourUser'
The windows account will show up a user in the database with
access via group membership. You don't have to first add the
login or add the user to the database.
-Sue
On Wed, 21 Sep 2005 08:06:04 -0700, Nam
<Nam@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>According to SQL Server 2000 Books online:
>"When you add a Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 login without a user account
>in the database to a SQL Server database role, SQL Server creates a user
>account in the database automatically, even if that Windows NT 4.0 or Windo
ws
>2000 login cannot otherwise access the database".
>My Questions: How can you add a login to a role without a user account (wit
h
>that login) in the database? So, I don't understand the above comments. I w
as
>unable to create the above example since I had to create a win 2000 login a
s
>a user in the database first before adding that login to a role. Can someon
e
>please explain the above comments?
>Thanks,
>Kev