How do I change the SA password and turn off the SQL security policy in SQL 2005?
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How do I change the SA password and turn off the SQL security policy in SQL 2005?

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How do I change the SA password and turn off the SQL security policy in SQL 2005 using OSQL?


C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>osql -E -S.

1> ALTER LOGIN sa WITH CHECK_POLICY = OFF
2> go
1> exec sp_password NULL, 'pharos', 'sa'
2> go


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