Members of the setupadmin fixed server role can add and remove linked servers by using Transact-SQL statements. (sysadmin membership is needed when using Management …

sysadmin is a server role; it can be applied to any login. When installing SQL Server a login sa is created with this privilege; you can specify the password when you're installing SQL Server. …

Adding a SQL Server login as a sysadmin using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is a common task in database administration, especially when setting up new users who need high …

All you need is Windows admin credentials on the machine hosting the SQL Server you’re trying to access and to follow the steps. I’ve run this successfully on a Windows 10 machine running …

From here, you can connect to your instance of SQL Server and add your login to the sysadmin server role. Detailed steps for this solution are provided in the step-by-step-instructions …

In order to get in you have to restart the SQL Server service in single-user mode as a member of the local admin group of the server. SQL Server 2008 and newer do not automatically add the …

SQL SERVER – Fix : Error : Msg 15151, Level 16, State 1, Line 2 Cannot alter the login ’sa’, because it does not exist or you do not have permission. The question I had received is …

From here, you can connect to your instance of SQL Server and add your login to the sysadmin server role. Detailed steps for this solution are provided in the step-by-step-instructions …

If you are a local administrator on your machine, this blog post can help you use SQLCMD to get your account into the SQL Server sysadmin group without having to reinstall.

In SQL Management Studio, create a new login and add it to the sysadmin server role. In SQL Management Studio, create a login connected to the Windows account or a group that it's a …