Database has invalid owner

I get this error when I try to view the database diagram. This is strange because it was about two weeks ago that I created and edited the database diagram. What is wrong with my login now as compared to when I did those edits?

The error suggests to use the ALTER AUTHORIZATION to change to a valid login. I am using windows authentication. If my login (the database ownere) is not the valid login then who is?

And what are the database diagram support objects that it suggests I install. I never heard of them, and where are they? Why didn't I need to install anything special when I worked on the diagrams two weeks ago?

Error message:

TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express

Database diagram support objects cannot be installed because this database does not have a valid owner. To continue, first use the Files page of the Database Properties dialog box or the ALTER AUTHORIZATION statement to set the database owner to a valid login, then add the database diagram support objects.

BUTTONS:
OK

Does anyone have any suggestions?

dbuchanan

Right click the database in question and select "properties". Select the "Files" from 'Select a Page' on the left side.

On the right side browse or add the owner that you want.

If things dont work then try using the sa owner. I also faced the same problem but when I sed the sa login then it worked wonders.

Xavier

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Database has invalid owner

I get this error when I try to view the database diagram. This is strange because it was about two weeks ago that I created and edited the database diagram. What is wrong with my login now as compared to when I did those edits?

The error suggests to use the ALTER AUTHORIZATION to change to a valid login. I am using windows authentication. If my login (the database ownere) is not the valid login then who is?

And what are the database diagram support objects that it suggests I install. I never heard of them, and where are they? Why didn't I need to install anything special when I worked on the diagrams two weeks ago?

Error message:

TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express

Database diagram support objects cannot be installed because this database does not have a valid owner. To continue, first use the Files page of the Database Properties dialog box or the ALTER AUTHORIZATION statement to set the database owner to a valid login, then add the database diagram support objects.

BUTTONS:
OK

Does anyone have any suggestions?

dbuchanan

Right click the database in question and select "properties". Select the "Files" from 'Select a Page' on the left side.

On the right side browse or add the owner that you want.

If things dont work then try using the sa owner. I also faced the same problem but when I sed the sa login then it worked wonders.

Xavier

Database Diagrams

TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio

Database diagram support objects cannot be installed because this database does not have a valid owner. To continue, first use the Files page of the Database Properties dialog box or the ALTER AUTHORIZATION statement to set the database owner to a valid login, then add the database diagram support objects.

BUTTONS:

OK

I don't know what is the meaning of the above message, which I get when I 'right click' the Database Diagrams node of the Northwind database. Every thing seems OK, since I am the owner of this database.

I am using the trial version of MS SQL Server 2005.

Hi there,

Check the database compatability level for your database. To do this:

1) Right click on the desired database and select "Properties" from the context menu that appears

2) The "Database Properties" dialog box will appear on your screen. There will be an item on the left hand side of the dialog called "Options". Click on this.

3) The "Database Properties" dialog will change its appearance. There should be an entry in the dialog called "Compatability Level".

Now, from my experience, if the database compatability level is set to anything other than "SQL Server 2005 (90)" then diagramming won't work. You need to change the compatability level to "SQL Server 2005 (90)" if it is not currently set to this.

If that was your problem then after changing the compatability level you should be able to create database diagrams.

Also, while you have the "Database Properties" dialog open, it wouldn't hurt just to check that the owner is valid (if you have not already done so). You can check and edit the database owner by clicking on the "Files" item on the left hand side of the "Database Properties" dialog.

Hope that helps a bit, but sorry if it doesn't
|||

Thanks a lot for your reply

But unfortunately it did not work

I am using Windows Authentication when I log in. And when I click Files in the Database properties windows I find the owner is the same as the log in user.

|||did you create your database with detach/attach?|||

I did not create it

I do not remember, either I imported the database, or it came with the engine.

|||

you might want to eliminate the issue from your local instance by creating a new dummy database. If you have no problem with the new database, the issue might be caused by the source database you got.

I have noticed a similar issue after I shared my database in another machine.

|||

Nate -

Thanks for this post! That worked perfectly for me.

Regards,

Tim

|||

If there is no issue with a fresh database locally, the issue could be likely caused by credential inherited from external database when attached. I found out the similar issue in this scenario and resolved by doing the following,

Alter authorization on database::issue_database_name_here to [domain\user]

Just share my experience.

|||

Sorry, I was offline for few days.

Thank you for your replies. I'll try your solution.

Somebody suggested the following solution to me:

Use Northwind
EXEC sp_helpdb Northwind
EXEC Sp_ChangeDBOwner 'sa'
EXEC sp_helpdb Northwind

I don't have enough experience with SQL Server. So I wish to get your views about the above solution.

database diagrams

Using SQL 2005, I am not able to access existing database diagrams created i
n
SQL 2000. It tells me there is no valid owner for the database and can not
install the diagram support objects. The database properties say SA is the
owner and that is also how I am connected. I have tried everything I can
think of to get to the diagrams.
Any help would be appreciated.You need to set the database compatibility level of the database to 90. You
can do this by running the following statement, or by selecting the
Properties page of the database in SQL Server Mangement Studio.
EXEC sp_dbcmptlevel <database_name> , 90
This is documented in the readme, but is easy to miss. The Books Online
topics on database diagrams will be updated with this information in the
April download of BOL.
Gail Erickson [MS]
SQL Server Documentation Team
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights
"Richard Kohler" <Richard Kohler@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EDC8EBA9-E131-4553-B965-82FE1AD38CA7@.microsoft.com...
> Using SQL 2005, I am not able to access existing database diagrams created
> in
> SQL 2000. It tells me there is no valid owner for the database and can not
> install the diagram support objects. The database properties say SA is the
> owner and that is also how I am connected. I have tried everything I can
> think of to get to the diagrams.
> Any help would be appreciated.|||That worked! Thank you for your quick reply.
"Gail Erickson [MS]" wrote:

> You need to set the database compatibility level of the database to 90. Y
ou
> can do this by running the following statement, or by selecting the
> Properties page of the database in SQL Server Mangement Studio.
> EXEC sp_dbcmptlevel <database_name> , 90
> This is documented in the readme, but is easy to miss. The Books Online
> topics on database diagrams will be updated with this information in the
> April download of BOL.
> --
> Gail Erickson [MS]
> SQL Server Documentation Team
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights
> "Richard Kohler" <Richard Kohler@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in messa
ge
> news:EDC8EBA9-E131-4553-B965-82FE1AD38CA7@.microsoft.com...
>
>

Database Diagrams

TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio

Database diagram support objects cannot be installed because this database does not have a valid owner. To continue, first use the Files page of the Database Properties dialog box or the ALTER AUTHORIZATION statement to set the database owner to a valid login, then add the database diagram support objects.

BUTTONS:

OK

I don't know what is the meaning of the above message, which I get when I 'right click' the Database Diagrams node of the Northwind database. Every thing seems OK, since I am the owner of this database.

I am using the trial version of MS SQL Server 2005.

Hi there,

Check the database compatability level for your database. To do this:

1) Right click on the desired database and select "Properties" from the context menu that appears

2) The "Database Properties" dialog box will appear on your screen. There will be an item on the left hand side of the dialog called "Options". Click on this.

3) The "Database Properties" dialog will change its appearance. There should be an entry in the dialog called "Compatability Level".

Now, from my experience, if the database compatability level is set to anything other than "SQL Server 2005 (90)" then diagramming won't work. You need to change the compatability level to "SQL Server 2005 (90)" if it is not currently set to this.

If that was your problem then after changing the compatability level you should be able to create database diagrams.

Also, while you have the "Database Properties" dialog open, it wouldn't hurt just to check that the owner is valid (if you have not already done so). You can check and edit the database owner by clicking on the "Files" item on the left hand side of the "Database Properties" dialog.

Hope that helps a bit, but sorry if it doesn't
|||

Thanks a lot for your reply

But unfortunately it did not work

I am using Windows Authentication when I log in. And when I click Files in the Database properties windows I find the owner is the same as the log in user.

|||did you create your database with detach/attach?|||

I did not create it

I do not remember, either I imported the database, or it came with the engine.

|||

you might want to eliminate the issue from your local instance by creating a new dummy database. If you have no problem with the new database, the issue might be caused by the source database you got.

I have noticed a similar issue after I shared my database in another machine.

|||

Nate -

Thanks for this post! That worked perfectly for me.

Regards,

Tim

|||

If there is no issue with a fresh database locally, the issue could be likely caused by credential inherited from external database when attached. I found out the similar issue in this scenario and resolved by doing the following,

Alter authorization on database::issue_database_name_here to [domain\user]

Just share my experience.

|||

Sorry, I was offline for few days.

Thank you for your replies. I'll try your solution.

Somebody suggested the following solution to me:

Use Northwind
EXEC sp_helpdb Northwind
EXEC Sp_ChangeDBOwner 'sa'
EXEC sp_helpdb Northwind

I don't have enough experience with SQL Server. So I wish to get your views about the above solution.

Database diagram support objects cannot... Attaching sql 2000 db to sql server 2005

Hello,

I've seen threads concerning this problem. I have followed the prescribed steps to fix the problem. I've set the db owner to sa, I've set compatibility to 2005. Still I can't get the diagram to function.

Can anyone out there help me?

Thanks, Bill

Hello Bill -

Can you describe your problem a little more? Are you saying that you have a 2K database that you've attached/restored/transported to 2K5 and you can't create a database diagram on it?

Thanks -

Buck Woody

Database diagram support objects cannot... Attaching sql 2000 db to sql server 2005

Hello,

I've seen threads concerning this problem. I have followed the prescribed steps to fix the problem. I've set the db owner to sa, I've set compatibility to 2005. Still I can't get the diagram to function.

Can anyone out there help me?

Thanks, Bill

Hello Bill -

Can you describe your problem a little more? Are you saying that you have a 2K database that you've attached/restored/transported to 2K5 and you can't create a database diagram on it?

Thanks -

Buck Woody