Posted by Erland Sommarskog on 08/22/07 21:55

Fonseca (fonseca.jp@gmail.com) writes:
> I Have installed sql server 2005 express and choosed windows
> authentication on instalation, but i make a mistake and now i need
> mixed authentication, how can i modify this whithout uninstall and
> install again the application?
>
> thanks for the help.

If you have not downloaded SQL Server Studio Management Express, do so,
and then open the server in Object Explorer. Select the Server itself
and choose Properties. You find the setting on the Securities tab. You
need to restart SQL Server for it to take effect.


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Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, esquel@sommarskog.se

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