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  • Ronnie - Where you get the error "“Login failed for user ‘domain\user'" are you sure that this domain user is defined and setup to CONNECT to the SQL Server instance the linked server points to, and that it has all other applicable permissions needed for the DB operations that will be made via the linked server using? The below answer has some helpful detail as well but I wanted to point out the super obvious just in case but be sure to understand the different configuration option as listed in Daniel's answer below too. Commented Aug 8, 2017 at 19:59
  • Thanks for the reply McDonald - I can connect to the DB instance using SSMS and run queries against the DB that I've been given permission to. Commented Aug 8, 2017 at 20:06