Can't reset password for Azure SQL server (greyed out)

Question

I've got a brand new SQL database inside my new Azure server and I want to allow access to some users that I have designated with the 'Contributor' role, so they can write some SQL code.

However, they cannot authenticate: the connection strings say {your_password_here}, but I can't reset the password!

here: the connection strings

here: the greyed out 'reset password'

As you can probably tell I don't understand how databases work. I want these people to sign in with their account into the database and edit at the level of permissions assigned.

Answer 1

In simple terms, the contributor role will not allow them to gain access to the database, there are two levels of permissions:

• The management plane eg Contributor role
• The Data plane, access to the database engine.

When you created your SQL Server, you had to type in an administrator account, you can either use that account to create a SQL Login for your users, or you can integrate your server with Azure AD.With Azure AD users can log in using their Single Sign-On authentication.

To integrate SQL Server with Azure AD:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-sql/database/authentication-aad-configure?view=azuresql&tabs=azure-powershell#provision-azure-ad-admin-sql-managed-instance

To create a database user based on the users' SSO use the following syntax:

CREATE USER <email> FROM EXTERNAL PROVIDER:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/t-sql/statements/create-user-transact-sql?view=sql-server-ver16

Answer 2

Within your SQL Server, go to Azure Active Directory and uncheck "Support only Azure Active Directory authentication for this server". The "Reset Password" will then be enabled.