Microsoft SQL server is asking for SQL Server Name and password to log in

Question

My SQL Database is asking for Server name and password to connect to server. What should I use as Server Name and Password?

Answer 1

Hi, @Jumbo Obiesia Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A platform, and thanks for posting your question

The server name and password to connect to your Microsoft SQL Server database depend on how your database is hosted and configured.

If you're connecting to a SQL Server instance that is hosted on-premises or in a virtual machine, you'll need to use the name or IP address of the server as the server name, and the credentials of a user account that has permission to access the database.

If the SQL Server instance is hosted in Azure For SQL Database, You can find the server name in the Azure portal under the SQL Database Overview section.

Regards

Geetha

Answer 2

Hi @Jumbo Obiesia,

Use this tab to view or specify options when connecting to Microsoft SQL Server Database Engine. In most cases, you can connect by entering the computer name of the database server in the Server name box and then clicking Connect. If you're connecting to a named instance, use the computer name followed by a backslash, and then the instance name. For example, mycomputer\myinstance. If you're connecting to SQL Server Express, use the computer name followed by \sqlexpress.

Useful links:

Connect to Server (Login Page) Database Engine

Lesson 1: Connecting to the Database Engine

Regards，

Zoe Hui

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Answer 3

My SQL Database is asking for Server name and password to connect to server. What should I use as Server Name and Password?

We can't answer, you should know the SQL Server name you want to connect to and you should know your credentials having access permissions for.