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Cannot connect to LocalDB using standard connection string

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Description

## Describe the bug

I'm not able to connect to LocalDB using `Microsoft.Data.SqlClient`.

The following is my simple test connection setup. It's a simple connection string that every Microsoft sample is quoting:

```c#
using SqlConnection con = new SqlConnection(@"Data Source=(LocalDB)\MSSQLLocalDB;AttachDbFilename=C:\Temp\Test.mdf;Integrated Security=True");

con.Open();
```

So, it should work off the cuff. But it doesn't.

Using SSMS, I can easily connect to the LocalDB instance and create/delete databases promptly, even with the provided path.

### Exception
```
Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SqlException:
"An attempt to attach an auto-named database for file C:\\Temp\\Test.mdf failed. A database with the same name exists, or specified file cannot be opened, or it is located on UNC share."
```
### Stack Trace
```
bei Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnection.OnError(SqlException exception, Boolean breakConnection, Action`1 wrapCloseInAction) in /_/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlInternalConnection.cs: Zeile776
bei Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.ThrowExceptionAndWarning(TdsParserStateObject stateObj, Boolean callerHasConnectionLock, Boolean asyncClose) in /_/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/TdsParser.cs: Zeile1421
bei Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.TryRun(RunBehavior runBehavior, SqlCommand cmdHandler, SqlDataReader dataStream, BulkCopySimpleResultSet bulkCopyHandler, TdsParserStateObject stateObj, Boolean& dataReady) in /_/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/TdsParser.cs: Zeile2637
bei Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.Run(RunBehavior runBehavior, SqlCommand cmdHandler, SqlDataReader dataStream, BulkCopySimpleResultSet bulkCopyHandler, TdsParserStateObject stateObj) in /_/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/TdsParser.cs: Zeile1934
bei Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnectionTds.CompleteLogin(Boolean enlistOK) in /_/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlInternalConnectionTds.cs: Zeile1185
bei Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnectionTds.AttemptOneLogin(ServerInfo serverInfo, String newPassword, SecureString newSecurePassword, Boolean ignoreSniOpenTimeout, TimeoutTimer timeout, Boolean withFailover) in /_/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlInternalConnectionTds.cs: Zeile1925
bei Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnectionTds.LoginNoFailover(ServerInfo serverInfo, String newPassword, SecureString newSecurePassword, Boolean redirectedUserInstance, SqlConnectionString connectionOptions, SqlCredential credential, TimeoutTimer timeout) in /_/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlInternalConnectionTds.cs: Zeile1530
bei Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnectionTds.OpenLoginEnlist(TimeoutTimer timeout, SqlConnectionString connectionOptions, SqlCredential credential, String newPassword, SecureString newSecurePassword, Boolean redirectedUserInstance) in /_/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlInternalConnectionTds.cs: Zeile1419
bei Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnectionTds..ctor(DbConnectionPoolIdentity identity, SqlConnectionString connectionOptions, SqlCredential credential, Object providerInfo, String newPassword, SecureString newSecurePassword, Boolean redirectedUserInstance, SqlConnectionString userConnectionOptions, SessionData reconnectSessionData, Boolean applyTransientFaultHandling, String accessToken, DbConnectionPool pool) in /_/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlInternalConnectionTds.cs: Zeile516
bei Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnectionFactory.CreateConnection(DbConnectionOptions options, DbConnectionPoolKey poolKey, Object poolGroupProviderInfo, DbConnectionPool pool, DbConnection owningConnection, DbConnectionOptions userOptions) in /_/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlConnectionFactory.cs: Zeile136
bei Microsoft.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionFactory.CreatePooledConnection(DbConnectionPool pool, DbConnection owningObject, DbConnectionOptions options, DbConnectionPoolKey poolKey, DbConnectionOptions userOptions) in /_/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Common/src/Microsoft/Data/ProviderBase/DbConnectionFactory.cs: Zeile123
bei Microsoft.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionPool.CreateObject(DbConnection owningObject, DbConnectionOptions userOptions, DbConnectionInternal oldConnection) in /_/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/ProviderBase/DbConnectionPool.cs: Zeile731
bei Microsoft.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionPool.UserCreateRequest(DbConnection owningObject, DbConnectionOptions userOptions, DbConnectionInternal oldConnection) in /_/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/ProviderBase/DbConnectionPool.cs: Zeile1761
bei Microsoft.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionPool.TryGetConnection(DbConnection owningObject, UInt32 waitForMultipleObjectsTimeout, Boolean allowCreate, Boolean onlyOneCheckConnection, DbConnectionOptions userOptions, DbConnectionInternal& connection) in /_/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/ProviderBase/DbConnectionPool.cs: Zeile1216
bei Microsoft.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionPool.TryGetConnection(DbConnection owningObject, TaskCompletionSource`1 retry, DbConnectionOptions userOptions, DbConnectionInternal& connection) in /_/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/ProviderBase/DbConnectionPool.cs: Zeile1132
bei Microsoft.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionFactory.TryGetConnection(DbConnection owningConnection, TaskCompletionSource`1 retry, DbConnectionOptions userOptions, DbConnectionInternal oldConnection, DbConnectionInternal& connection) in /_/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/ProviderBase/DbConnectionFactory.cs: Zeile122
bei Microsoft.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionInternal.TryOpenConnectionInternal(DbConnection outerConnection, DbConnectionFactory connectionFactory, TaskCompletionSource`1 retry, DbConnectionOptions userOptions) in /_/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Common/src/Microsoft/Data/ProviderBase/DbConnectionInternal.cs: Zeile341
bei Microsoft.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionClosed.TryOpenConnection(DbConnection outerConnection, DbConnectionFactory connectionFactory, TaskCompletionSource`1 retry, DbConnectionOptions userOptions) in /_/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Common/src/Microsoft/Data/ProviderBase/DbConnectionClosed.cs: Zeile39
bei Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection.TryOpen(TaskCompletionSource`1 retry, SqlConnectionOverrides overrides) in /_/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlConnection.cs: Zeile1844
bei Microsoft.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection.Open(SqlConnectionOverrides overrides) in /_/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SqlConnection.cs: Zeile1333
bei Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer.Storage.Internal.SqlServerConnection.OpenDbConnection(Boolean errorsExpected) in /_/src/EFCore.SqlServer/Storage/Internal/SqlServerConnection.cs: Zeile45
bei Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Storage.RelationalConnection.OpenInternal(Boolean errorsExpected) in /_/src/EFCore.Relational/Storage/RelationalConnection.cs: Zeile720
bei Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Storage.RelationalConnection.Open(Boolean errorsExpected) in /_/src/EFCore.Relational/Storage/RelationalConnection.cs: Zeile634
bei Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer.Storage.Internal.SqlServerDatabaseCreator.<>c__DisplayClass18_0.b__0(DateTime giveUp) in /_/src/EFCore.SqlServer/Storage/Internal/SqlServerDatabaseCreator.cs: Zeile191
bei Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.ExecutionStrategyExtensions.<>c__DisplayClass12_0`2.b__0(DbContext _, TState s) in /_/src/EFCore/Storage/ExecutionStrategyExtensions.cs: Zeile392
bei Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer.Storage.Internal.SqlServerExecutionStrategy.Execute[TState,TResult](TState state, Func`3 operation, Func`3 verifySucceeded) in /_/src/EFCore.SqlServer/Storage/Internal/SqlServerExecutionStrategy.cs: Zeile57
bei Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.ExecutionStrategyExtensions.Execute[TState,TResult](IExecutionStrategy strategy, TState state, Func`2 operation, Func`2 verifySucceeded) in /_/src/EFCore/Storage/ExecutionStrategyExtensions.cs: Zeile390
bei Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer.Storage.Internal.SqlServerDatabaseCreator.Exists(Boolean retryOnNotExists) in /_/src/EFCore.SqlServer/Storage/Internal/SqlServerDatabaseCreator.cs: Zeile182
bei Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.SqlServer.Storage.Internal.SqlServerDatabaseCreator.Exists() in /_/src/EFCore.SqlServer/Storage/Internal/SqlServerDatabaseCreator.cs: Zeile179
bei Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Storage.RelationalDatabaseCreator.EnsureDeleted() in /_/src/EFCore.Relational/Storage/RelationalDatabaseCreator.cs: Zeile190
bei Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Infrastructure.DatabaseFacade.EnsureDeleted() in /_/src/EFCore/Infrastructure/DatabaseFacade.cs: Zeile166
bei EFC_LocalDB_MRE.Program.Main(String[] _) in D:\Documents\Repos\~Test\EFC-LocalDB-MRE\Program.cs: Zeile7
```

## To reproduce

See this MRE: https://github.com/SetTrend/EFC-LocalDB-MRE

## Expected behavior

The code should flawlessly connect to LocalDB.

## Further technical details
Microsoft.Data.SqlClient version: 5.1.5
.NET target: .NET 8.0
SQL Server version: v16 (2022)
Operating system: Windows 10x64 22H2

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