Re: SA Password changes

From: Wayne Snyder (wsnyder@ikon.com)
Date: 04/09/03 

From: "Wayne Snyder" <wsnyder@ikon.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2003 07:39:41 -0400

A word of caution.... using a null password for SA login is begging, begging
for someone to break in and do you harm... 

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Wayne Snyder MCDBA, SQL Server MVP
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"Robert Moorehouse" <rsm@shoppin.net> wrote in message
news:04c501c2fdec$29bd5ba0$2f01280a@phx.gbl...
> I have just started looking at SQL2000 and have a server
> set up running Windows 2000 and SQL 2000, i have some test
> web sites and links to some databases running.
>
> Can anyone tell me why every 3 or 4 days the SA password
> is changed automatically and i have to change it back
> (null) for the system to work again.
>
> Thanks
>
>
> Robert

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