When you attach a database you might get the error below.
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Unable to open the physical file “C:\Database\Commerce.mdf”. Operating system error 5: “5(Access is denied.)”. (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 5120)
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What you need to do is to assign the right to the Users account. Of course this is one of the development’s ways. You might want to set for a specific user account for deployment.
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I had this issue and all the solutions online was kind of misleading to my issue. I have the solution here.
http://dotnet-programming-solutions.blogspot.com/2012/10/attach-database-encountered-operating.html
The solution was to Run SSMS as Administrator.
Thanks Habi. That worked for me too. Run SSMS as administrator!!!
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