Hi,

I am a newbie in SQL server 2008. It is difficult for me to change
the hostname of SQL server 2008. In internet, I found the script
execute in SQL server 2008.

sp_dropserver <old_name>
GO
sp_addserver <new_name>, local
GO

However, the username of SQL server 2008 is under <old_name\user1>
<old_name\administrator>...... Who can tell me the things have to do
when hostname of SQL server 2008 changed? Thank you.

Ming

I'm not sure why you mention the user name. Changing the host name (that is
the name of the computer) isn't related to the name of the account used by
the Database Engine service.
When connected to SQL Server, execute SELECT @@SERVERNAME
That will return the name that SQL Server thinks it is.
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"Ming?" <leo (AT) tech-trans (DOT) com> wrote

Rick Byham, MSFT (rickbyh (AT) microsoft (DOT) com) writes:
The way I understood Ming's question is that he as a machine, call it
ABC. When he installed SQL Server, he specifed that ABC\MING should
have sysadpowers. He also has ABC\User1, ABC\User2 etc.

He now wants to rename machine to be called XYZ, and he wonders what will
happen with the usernames. I started to compose a reply last night, but
I since I don't really know what happens in this case, I decided to not
post anything that could be bad advice.

Ming, it could help if you could confirm, if I have understood your
situation correctly.


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