Re: Internet password attacks

From: Ross Presser (rpresser_at_NOSPAMgmail.com.invalid)
Date: 08/29/05 

Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 11:53:52 -0400

On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 08:22:51 -0400, Russell Stevens wrote:

> <<Allow the SA account to be renamed in a service pack? You are mad>>
>
> No - the SP doesn't rename it, it gives the SQL admin the ability to change
> it. If he has apps that use it, then he can fix them first or leave as is.

There are many many parts *internal* to SQL server that depend on the sa
account being named sa. A service pack that changes them all to tolerate a
renamed sa account is a dangerous thing to do.

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