Configure MSSQL System Account

The configuration of the MSSQL Database System Account might vary a little for different versions of MSSQL. The following describes how the configuration is completed in a MSSQL Server 2005 Express environment on a Windows 2003 Server. Open the “Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio” and connect to as “SA” or any other administrator account.

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Navigate to the “Security” node and expand to the “Logins” node.

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From the context menu of the “Logins” node select “New Login”.

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With the “General” page selected specify the “Login name”; select the “SQL Server authentication” and specify a valid password. Make proper choices for the other selections and then select the “Server Roles” page.

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Select the “sysadmin” server role and click “OK”.