Login failed--password of account must be changed--error 18488
- by Bill Paetzke
I failed to connect to a production SQL server. My administrator reset my password, and told me what it was.
SQL Server Management Studio gives me this error:
Login failed for user 'Bill'. Reason: The password of the account must be changed. (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 18488)
So, how can I reset my password?
I tried terminaling into the server with this account, but it said that account doesn't exist. So I guess it's not a regular server account--just SQL server. (if that helps)