How to Manage SA User in MS-SQL Server 2019

How to Manage SA User in MS-SQL Server 2019


First, We need to Login with Administrative rights and Windows Authentication in MS-SQL server

Connect to Server

Right click on the SQL SERVER Administrator server as shown in below image

Object Explorer

Right click on Sql server and click on properties

Microsoft SQL Server Managment Studio

In Properties window >> Click on security select SQL Server and Windows Authentication mode and click OK

Server Properties

Click on SQL server and Windows Authentication Mode click on the SQL server as shown in below image

Server properties 2

Goto Security and there you are going to see a username which is SA

Object explorer 2

By default this user is disabled ,hence click on properties

Object explorer 3

Select SQL Server and Windows Authentication mode and Change the password

Login Properties

Click on status, here the login for SA user is disabled, so we have  to click on enable.

Login Properties 2

Click on refresh,

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After refresh you will see the cross mark on the SA user has been removed.

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Restart the SQL server

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It will give prompt select yes, once the restart is completed disconnect form the SQL Server and reconnect SQL server Authentication

Connect to server 2

Type the new changed password here. Click on Remember



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