Very confusing error when trying to connect to a Database Engine (SQL Server 2008) using 'usual' windows authentication getting the following error: A connection was successfully established with the server, but then an error occurred during the login process. (provider: Shared Memory Provider, error: 0 - No process is on the other end of the pipe.) (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 233) With this error the initial thought was to check whether Server Protocol such as TCP/IP & Named Pipes are enabled...(
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