sp_addlinkedsrvlogin doesn't work but sp_addlinkedserver does?

Question

I can add a link server with EXEC sp_addlinkedserver, (With no credentials) successfully, however, I need to provide a username and password to a server if the Windows Authentication doesn't work.

So I have tried using

 EXEC sp_addlinkedsrvlogin       @rmtsrvname='ServerName',
                                 @useself=N'False',
                                 @locallogin=NULL,
                                 @rmtuser='sa',
                                 @rmtpassword='Password'

Which this error appears

Msg 15015, Level 16, State 1, Procedure sp_addlinkedsrvlogin, Line 49 The server 'ServerName' does not exist. Use sp_helpserver to show available servers .

I dont understand as looking online, I have understood the two prodcecures to be the same, but sp_addlinkedsrvlogin takes a username and password and then creates the link server. I guess I have this wrong? So if I have, is there a SQL Server Procedure that will do what I want?

Cheers

Answer 1

I have understood the two prodcecures to be the same

Incorrect. sp_addlinkedsrvlogin is documented as:

Creates or updates a mapping between a login on the local instance of SQL Server and a security account on a remote server.

Nowhere is said that it creates a linked server. In fact the very first argument is properly documented as:

@rmtsrvname Is the name of a linked server that the login mapping applies to

You first create the linked server via sp_addlinkedserver , you then add the linked server login via sp_addlinkedsrvlogin .