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Error while trying to login to server

Hi All, I'm getting this error when I try to login to server

{error} STATE=28000, CODE=18456, MSG=[Informatica][ODBC SQL Server Driver][SQL Server]Error: 18456, Severity: -1, State: -1

Can some one plz tell me what does this error mean and any idea on how to resolve it?
Thanks!
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make sure the login credentials exists in the server.
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Ashilo,  logins are there, it is sql login.
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Thanks Ashilo,
Is it same for

Error:18456, Severity: -1, State: -1

?
where do you get this error the number make no sense
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It's SQL Server 2000, right?

USE master
GO
--change <login> to your valid login, e.g. 'sql_user'
SELECT loginname, denylogin, hasaccess FROM syslogins
WHERE loginname='<login>'

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Thanks!