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16 questions linked to/from How do you reset the sa password?
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No SA password. No SQL Server Management Studio. No OS authentication [duplicate]
I have this problem.
I need to do some administrative tasks on a MS SQL Database using SA account.
OS authentication is not set.
SQL Server Manager Manager Studio is not installed.
I have no other ...
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Login failed for user 'domain\Administrator'. (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 18456) [duplicate]
On my newly installed SQL Server 2014, I get the following error when trying to connect to the SQL Server:
2015-05-13 12:09:38.40 Logon Error: 18456, Severity: 14, State: 5.
2015-05-13 12:09:38.40 ...
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Re enable Windows Authetication in SQL Server [duplicate]
My old employee has disabled Windows Authentication in our server. Now I'm not able to access the SQL Server even though I have Administrator access to the server. I need to reset the sa password.
I ...
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Microsoft SQL Server says my login is disabled, even in single user/DAC mode [duplicate]
I'm locked out of a local database, and the single-user mode option that has worked for me in the past isn't working for me here. I could use some options to try.
It's saying the account is disabled, ...
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How Do I Gain SysAdmin Access Without Having a SysAdmin Account? [duplicate]
Situation:
We recently had a consultant company build new Lync 2013 Servers in a mirror setup. There are two security principles set, SA (disabled), and a AD group that is only associated with the ...
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Locked out of an old 2008R2 Database [duplicate]
We just discovered another server with a database on it. The database is owned by a SQL account SA, with the public and sysadmin roles. The other login is BUILTIN\Users, with only public. I can only ...
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Connect to local instance after leaving domain account [duplicate]
Yesterday, I switched from a domain user account to a local user account in Windows. Before the change, I could connect to my local database instance, but after leaving the domain, I cannot connect ...
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SQL Server Permission [duplicate]
I installed SQL Server, I deleted my windows user account, now I'm trying to access SQL Server using administrator account but it could not connect. It throws error like this
The database TEST is ...
MANthan N Patel
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Windows Administrator doesn't have permission on SQL Server [duplicate]
My previous system administrator created a SQL Server 2008 instance on my local machine with his domain User.
Now, I cannot create, delete, or view any databases or tables on that instance. Even with ...
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Can I enable Login when I can't connect to the instance? [duplicate]
I have a cloned a customer machine to a Virtual machine.
I had access from my code (SqlConnection) to the database through a database-Login where I could use window autentication.
I disabled my ...
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How To Enable a User in SQL Server [duplicate]
I Made Bad Mistake And Disable All Users In SQL
Is There Any Way With cmd Or RegEdit To Enable One User?
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How to add new sysadmin account when no sysadmin accounts exist
During testing I deselected the sysadmin rights for my login and now can't re-add it (because I don't have sysadmin rights).
There are no other sysadmin accounts for the instance except the [sa] ...
Mark D Jackson
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After I replaced master mdf/ldf files, can no longer log in
Today I couldn't start SQL Server process anymore. Reason:
The log scan number (213:18:1) passed to log scan in database 'master' is not valid. This error may indicate data corruption or that the log ...
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Cannot Login to Fresh Installation of SQL Server 2012
I just deployed a fresh installation of SQL Server 2012 on a Windows Server 2012 Datacenter R2 environment. The installation completed with 0 warnings and 0 failures.
During the installation I ...
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Recover SA Password - PSTools - Not working
I'm on a new company, and the first thing I saw is that they don't even know how many instances they have. they don't have passwords and the old DBA had no Idea what he was doing.
long story short, I ...
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Does a system protected password automatically get included in SSMS when it is downloaded?
I work at a company where most things are password protected by a system admin password (which I dont have). Today I downloaded SQL Server and set up a basic local server. I was able to get in but ...
