Logout¶
How to Access
This menu item will be disabled if you are not already logged into a server. You must Login first.
Toolbar Item
This toolbar button will be disabled if you are not already logged into a server. You must Login first.
Disconnects the user from the database server. When a user disconnects from the database, all resources and connection and statement handles allocated to the user are released. The user must log in to the database again to access the tables.
If you are using Microsoft LocalDb, the Logout dialog box also includes a Detach button allowing you to disassociate the current database from the mdf datafile. Hover the mouse over the Detach button to see the name of the database to be detached. If you have multiple databases attached and detach one by clicking the Detach button, the tooltip will update to display the database that will be detached if you click the Detach button again. All open files are closed when the Detach button is clicked.
Sample Logout dialog box with the localdb Detach tooltip displayed:
