HOWTO: change your logins password on MS SQL?

Via Enterprise Manager:

  1. Log in via Enterprise Manager
  2. Expand the Security Folder and select the Logins icon.
  3. Logins will be displayed on the the right plane in alphabetical order.
  4. Double click your login.
  5. Type in new password in password box and click 'Ok.'
  6. You will then be asked to type old password and confirm new password.

Via Query:(This can be done by using Query Analyzer )

EXEC sp_password 'oldpassword', 'newpassword'

Caution: Changing your MS SQL password will break your application's database connection. Please be sure to update your connection string as well.

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