Thursday, 26 September 2013

How to Recover From Being Locked Out of a SQL 2005/2008 Server

How to Recover From Being Locked Out of a SQL 2005/2008 Server

1. Stop SQL Server 
2. Start in Single User Model (-m startup parameter)
3. Connect locally (on the server itself) with an account that is a local administrator on the server.

This user will be treated as a member of the sysadmin fixed role.


1 comment:

Unknown said...

The single user mode is really useful! But I prefer to use the SQL Server Password Changer utility which makes it easier to unlock sa account.