Then right-click on the server and go to Properties from there take Security.ģ. First, we can log in to the server using Windows authentication.Ģ. Will will change the Login option from Disabled to Enabled and then click OK.Īn alternative and easier way for our customers to enable SA account and set a password using the query below: ALTER LOGIN sa ENABLE GO ALTER LOGIN sa WITH PASSWORD = 'you new strong password' GOġ. We will see that the Disabled option is checked.ħ. In the Login Properties screen, select Status on the left side.Ħ. After that, right-click on the SA account and select Properties.ĥ. From there take Security and go to Logins.Ĥ. First, we will log in to SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) using Windows Authentication.ģ. Steps for enabling the SA user account is given below:ġ. We will see the steps followed by our Support Engineers to fix Microsoft SQL server error: 18470 for our customers.
How to fix Microsoft SQL server error: 18470?Ī typical error message which occurs when we try to connect with the SQL server after the SA user account in the SQL server is disabled is shown below: Today, let’s see how hour Support Engineers fix this SQL server error for our customers. Here at Bobcares we often get requests from our customers to fix similar issues as a part of our Server Management Services. Enabling SA user account helps to fix this error The SQL Server Error:18470 mainly occurs when the SA (System Administrator) user account is disabled in the SQL Server. Stuck with Microsoft SQL server error: 18470? We can help you.