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Windows accounts or SQL accounts? &nbsp;Do you know the login for the built-in administrator account on the box that hosts the SQL database? &nbsp;If so you can log in with that and reset any passwords you want.
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A former employee or consultant set up a database for us years ago and set up two admin accounts with no documentation. I only have limited read permissions and I was curious if it is possible to regain control of this DB through other methods.
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A former employee or consultant set up a database for us years ago and set up two admin accounts with no documentation. I only have limited read permissions and I was curious if it is possible to regain control of this DB through other methods.

Windows accounts or SQL accounts?  Do you know the login for the built-in administrator account on the box that hosts the SQL database?  If so you can log in with that and reset any passwords you want.

Locked Out - SQL Server 2008

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