Polite tip: if you're after access to a sysadmin style login and you're not the DBA looking after the database server but you want to get into the DBA side of things, I'd suggest getting in touch with your DBA and getting to know him/her rather than circumventing them and trying to solve the issue yourself (an admirable but flawed action when you ignore the expertise of the one person that can help and guide you), plus we're generally an approachable bunch that when buttered up the right way will help anyone!! 😀