RE: SQLServer SA password recovery

["Kelley, Brian" <BKelley () AgFirst com>]

If you have sysadmin level access to the SQL Server, you can crack the password using Next Generation Software's 
NGSSQLCrack:

http://www.nextgenss.com/sqlcrack.htm




> -----Original Message-----
> From: Barbara Filkins [mailto:filkins () impulse net]
> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 12:39 PM
> To: security-basics () securityfocus com
> Subject: FW: SQLServer SA password recovery
>
>
> Good Morning
>
> I have a slight problem that needs to be solved.  We have lost the sa
> password for our production version of SQLServer.  Does 
> anyone have good
> recovery techniques in this case and/or the ability to reset the
> password?  
>
> We're not sure whether we have complete source code and we 
> are also not
> sure what the consequences of replacing the password are SO we would
> like to try a full recovery of the p/w.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Barb Filkins