password changes

  • Hi all,

    you've probably all had this issue before with password changes. I'm recently training in SQL Admin and have taken over a SQL 2000 system with no sa password assigned. I need to change it, this isn't the issue, its the reporting service which uses the sa account. I've been directed to the rsconfig.exe utility. I have searched for it and found two locations.

    Can someone advise me on what to do next please? Do I run it or what?

    Cheers

  • Is sa account used for reporting services. First change that create a user and limit privileges and use that for reporting services. Also with reporting services try to use shared ODBC you can also do this with the reports website instead of doing it from the utility provided.

    Cheers,
    Sugeshkumar Rajendran
    SQL Server MVP
    http://sugeshkr.blogspot.com

  • Forgot to say change the password of sa and keep it safe else you are going to land in trouble.

    Cheers,
    Sugeshkumar Rajendran
    SQL Server MVP
    http://sugeshkr.blogspot.com

  • I have run a stored procedure sp_who and found some back groud services using the sa account. The reporting service does use the sa account and our 3rd party supplier (Achiever) directed me to rsconfig.exe. My experience in this area is limited.

  • You can change the password for the Datasource even in the reports website instead of using the utility. the url for the same is http://reporservername/reports

    Cheers,
    Sugeshkumar Rajendran
    SQL Server MVP
    http://sugeshkr.blogspot.com

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