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Unable to change SQL 2008 from Windows Authentication to Windows/SQL mixed mode
During the troubleshooting of VMware Venter connection to SQL server error, VMware support changed SQL authentication mode from Windows/SQL mixed mode to Windows authentication, but SQL server won't allow us to change it back. See error message attached. I am not able to use sa account to login to SQL on local server anymore. After the VCenter to SQL connection issue was fixed, the Veritas backup job to SQL failed due to the domain admin account I am using on Backup server has insufficient permission (sysadmin) to take SQL snapshot. The backup job was running successful for months when both sa and the domain admin account are all good.
Need a SQL expert's help to let me know how I can switch back SQL authentication from Windows to Windows/SQL mixed mode so I can use sa to login.
Thank you in advance!
Jay
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Need a SQL expert's help to let me know how I can switch back SQL authentication from Windows to Windows/SQL mixed mode so I can use sa to login.
Thank you in advance!
Jay
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Do you have local administrator access on the server? Also, are you a member of the sysadmin fixed server role?
Sorry lcohan - I was had a couple of windows open and didn't realize you had already posted on this one.
lcohan,
Thank you for your post!
averus\aviusadm is domain admin account that I used to login to SQL server locally, it is a member in averus\domain admin group and this group is in SQL local administrator group. It is the Windows authentication account login to SQL too. Try to enable Server Roles - sysadmin in SQL Security -> Login for averus\aviusadm, got error message as well.
Thank you for your post!
averus\aviusadm is domain admin account that I used to login to SQL server locally, it is a member in averus\domain admin group and this group is in SQL local administrator group. It is the Windows authentication account login to SQL too. Try to enable Server Roles - sysadmin in SQL Security -> Login for averus\aviusadm, got error message as well.
"Try to enable Server Roles - sysadmin in SQL Security -> Login for averus\aviusadm, got error message as well." - that means is not SQL sysadmin and has limmited access in SQL therefore the "xp_regread" SP errors. That is due to new SQL Security where a Local Admin is no longer implicitly "sysadmin" and you need an account that has "sysadmin" rights in order to switch SQL Authentication mode to mixed.
Try under services and see if SQL Server Service starts with some Windows account and if you have password for that one you can add it to RDP access and local admin, then logout/back into that OS using that SQL startup account and try do the same. If not...we'll have to try find a way to "hack" back into that SQL Server as "sysadmin" if you don't know/have a windows "sysadmin" login.
Try under services and see if SQL Server Service starts with some Windows account and if you have password for that one you can add it to RDP access and local admin, then logout/back into that OS using that SQL startup account and try do the same. If not...we'll have to try find a way to "hack" back into that SQL Server as "sysadmin" if you don't know/have a windows "sysadmin" login.
try to go do the same from Registry Editor (need permissions)- make sure login is local admin for simplicity
run –> regedit.exe->
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWAR
Double click LoginMode -> 2 (hexidecimal) value for Mixed mode -- 1 for Windows
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see more https://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip/1441/correct-the-sql-server-authentication-mode-in-the-windows-registry/
run –> regedit.exe->
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWAR
Double click LoginMode -> 2 (hexidecimal) value for Mixed mode -- 1 for Windows
--
see more https://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip/1441/correct-the-sql-server-authentication-mode-in-the-windows-registry/
Great, that did the trick! I do have a service account which I used to install the SQL server. Used it to login to SQL and I was able to change the Security back to Windows/SQL mixed mode now. However, I am still not able to use sa to login, SQL prompted an error message (see attached image). I used the same password for that sa account, is it safe to reset it?
Thank you so much lcohan!
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Thank you so much lcohan!
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Also, did you enabled DAC access? if not once you gain back the control of that SQL maybe have a look here and enable the SQL DAC acces:
https://www.brentozar.com/archive/2011/08/dedicated-admin-connection-why-want-when-need-how-tell-whos-using/