title: Permissions Problems Prevent Database Access
body: <p>Recently I inherited a database from another programmer (created / stored with SQL Management Studio 2008), and I am having massive difficulties accessing, modifying, or even viewing the previously created databases.</p>
  
  <p>Specifically, when I try to load one of the databases in SQL Management Studio I get the following error message:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>"The database [database name] is not
    accessible. (Object Explorer)"</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>I am connecting to the SQL server with windows authentication.</p>
  
  <p>Anyway, <em>is</em> this a permissions issue left over from the last dev? (he's unavailable, unfortunately) And is there an easy work-around short of completely reinstalling SQL Management Studio?</p>
  
  <p>Edit: Update:</p>
  
  <p>Upon trying to access User Mapping, as suggested below, I got the following error message:</p>
  
  <pre><code>"One or more databases are inaccessible and will not be displayed in list."
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Unfortunately, none of the databases I am trying to access appeared in the list, so I assume they are still inaccessible.</p>