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Error 'The Login name 'fastnet' is absent or invalid' when restoring SQL database restore process

Troubleshooting


Problem

I.T. administrator DBA backups Controller database from SQL server #1. DBA restores Controller database onto different SQL server (server#2). DBA runs the 'update user.sql' script (on server#2) to remove orphaned users: [

EXECUTE sp_change_users_login 'Update_One', 'fastnet', 'fastnet' GO
] DBA receives error message.

Symptom

Msg 15291, Level 16, State 1, Procedure sp_change_users_login, Line 131
Terminating this procedure. The Login name 'fastnet' is absent or invalid.

[{"Product":{"code":"SS9S6B","label":"IBM Cognos Controller"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":"Controller","Platform":[{"code":"PF033","label":"Windows"}],"Version":"Controller (Frango) 8.3","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB76","label":"Data Platform"}},{"Product":{"code":"SSMRTZ","label":"IBM Cognos Controller on Cloud"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Component":" ","Platform":[{"code":"","label":""}],"Version":"","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB76","label":"Data Platform"}}]

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09 May 2025

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