Scaffold-DbContext:Exception calling Start with 1 arguments

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Hi Team

I am trying to run a command on Nuget using this below and getting an error gets thrown as "Scaffold-DBContext : Exception calling "Start" with "1" argument(s): "The system cannot find the file specified"

Scaffold-DBContext "Data Source=(LocalDb)\MSSQLLocalDB; Catalog=eNtsaRegistration;Integrated Security=True" Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer -OutputDir Models

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Rajanikant Hawaldar6y ago
Can you check this
https://blog.sqlauthority.com/2009/08/20/sql-server-fix-error-cannot-open-database-requested-by-the-login-the-login-failed-login-failed-for-user-nt-authoritynetwork-service/
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2575907/cannot-open-database-test-requested-by-the-login-the-login-failed-login-fail
https://forums.asp.net/t/1836152.aspx?Cannot+open+database+testDB+requested+by+the+login+The+login+failed+
https://dba.stackexchange.com/questions/157650/cannot-open-database-requested-by-the-login-the-login-failed
Guest User6y ago
Hi Hawaldar

Does it mean i need to run my database on the Server as ServerName, i am now getting this exception. There is a reason i am loading my local db, due to Individual User Account.
Rajanikant Hawaldar6y ago
Refer this link to know how to upgrade EF
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/52108659/need-to-update-ef-core-tools
Guest User6y ago
Hi Hawaldar

After i followed the documentation from microsoft, now i have this issue below.Please assist me.
Rajanikant Hawaldar6y ago
Hey here you go https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/ef/core/miscellaneous/cli/powershell