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SQL toolset to find the SQL service accounts and their passwords

  • January 28, 2011 at 1:20 pm

    #246024

    Would there be a SQL toolset that would allow me to find the SQL service accounts and their passwords that are associated with a COTS product? This product uses SQL Server Express edition on the same server.

    Thanks

    Shriji

  • January 28, 2011 at 1:26 pm

    #1279931

    SQL Server Configuration Manager will show the services running on the server and their associated service account.

    EDIT: If it shows Local System or NT AUTHORITY xxx, these are built-in system accounts to Window Server and you don't have to worry about the password for those. Microsoft is the only that knows it 😀

    If it shows a local Windows account the passwords are * out so you cannot read them. If the SQL Express installation was built into the COTS installation you would probably need to go through the vendor to question them on changing it (so you know what it is) or being provided the information.

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  • February 8, 2011 at 10:30 pm

    #1284205

    This is with respect to security and if it's that's easy who will trust the SQL Server? It's database security after all 🙂

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