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I have sql server 2008 installed on my dev machine. How I figure out things like, the name of the server, do I connect to it using windows auth or using sql auth. If I connect using sql auth what is my account information. I set it up a while back and I dont know how to read all the sql server install and configuration information. I am trying to install Vault and its trying to connect to sql server and I dont know things like sql server name, login credentials on my machine.
Your local machine can be specified as
(local)orlocalhostor even just.(a period) as the SQL Server (machine) name.If you can connect to SQL Server using Windows auth – that’s probably the easiest way to go. So just try if that works, and if it does – perfect!
Otherwise, you need to find out what your
sa(system administrator) account on your local server uses as a password – that’s your key to everything, basically. If you don’t know that password anymore…. you might need to reinstall SQL Server to get that password back.