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in the errlog, I see this error:<br />
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Login failed for &lt;domain user (service account)&gt;. Reason: Failed to open the explicitly specified database. [CLIENT: &lt;local machine&gt;]<br />
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why may service account trying to login?
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in the errlog, I see this error:

Login failed for <domain user (service account)>. Reason: Failed to open the explicitly specified database. [CLIENT: <local machine>]

why may service account trying to login?

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read that thread<br />
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<a href="http://dba.stackexchange.com/questions/59128/does-the-sql-server-agent-account-need-sysadmin-permission" rel="ugc">http://dba.stackexchange.com/questions/59128/does-the-sql-server-agent-account-need-sysadmin-permission</a>
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read that thread

http://dba.stackexchange.com/questions/59128/does-the-sql-server-agent-account-need-sysadmin-permission [http://dba.stackexchange.com/questions/59128/does-the-sql-server-agent-account-need-sysadmin-permission]

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no, I am asking if there is a need for service account be to be in syslogins (regardless of sa privilege or not). is there any pros/cons to it?
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no, I am asking if there is a need for service account be to be in syslogins (regardless of sa privilege or not). is there any pros/cons to it?

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should the sql server service account be given a login in syslogins?
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should the sql server service account be given a login in syslogins?

service account needs a login?

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