James Curran built on Tim Cartwright’s work to create a stored procedure that can generate random password strings with letters, digits and special characters.
SQL SERVER – How to Generate Random Password? – Enhanced Version
My earlier random password script was not complete. SQL Server expert Tim Cartwright sent an enhanced stored procedure that fixes my errors and adds useful options.
SQL SERVER – Transfer Logins Error: Msg 15021: Invalid Value Given for Parameter Password
Moving logins with sp_help_revlogin failed with Msg 15021: invalid value given for parameter PASSWORD. Here is what was wrong with the hashed password.
MySQL – Fix – Error – Your Password does not Satisfy the Current Policy Requirements
MySQL rejected every password with “does not satisfy the current policy requirements”. Here is how to check the validate_password settings and fix it.
SQL SERVER – Log Shipping Copy Job Failure – The Password for This Account Has Expired
A reader’s log shipping copy job was failing with ‘The password for this account has expired’. Here is how we found the cause and fixed it.
SQL SERVER – Best Practices About SQL Server Service Account and Password Management
Should the SQL Server Service Account be a local or domain admin? No. Best practices from a client Q&A on service accounts, permissions and passwords.
When was Domain Account Password Changed in SQL Server? – Interview Question of the Week #093
Error 1069, logon failure, often means the service account password changed in the domain. Here is how to find when a Domain Account Password was last changed.