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I have SQL Server 2008 installed on Windows 2008 Server.
I’ve disabled built-in administrator password and created sa with sysadmin privileges.
Question is: Is there any way to access to database, or back it up. or methods to reset (and / or) get password for sa?
I want to secure my database.
Thanks.
If you think you can disable access to built-in administrators your are chasing a phantasm. Built-in administrators will always be able to access your database, the steps to gain access are clearly documented in Connect to SQL Server When System Administrators Are Locked Out. Your database must be deployed on a system on which you completely trust the system administrators, there is no work around for this basic requirement.
Most often this question is asked as some misguided attempt to protect the perceived IP in the database. The answer to that question is that what you want is called DRM and SQL Server does not offer DRM. If you are afraid of distributing the database to your users then use a service like SQL Azure.