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I forgot my sa password today for our Microsoft sql server :( - I knew roughly what it was, but needed to just keep trying until I hit the right answer... now it took me ages to find this wid google so I thought I'd share it....

On a sql box there is a command line client, so in DOS you can test you connection (i.e. username + password)

C:\\Documents and Settings\\\>osql -U sa

Password: Login failed for user 'sa'. C:\\Documents and Settings\\\>osql -U sa Password: 1\> 2\>

oh yeah, as a side note I've put the template in place for my security section ;)

 

 
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