A login is the principal that is used to connect to the SQL Server instance. A user is the principal that is used to connect to a database.
The security context on the instance itself is dictated by the login, its roles and the permissions granted/denied. The security
context on the database is dictated by the user, its roles and the permissions granted/denied.
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