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default password of NT SERVICE/MSSSQLSERVER account

palani sam 1 Reputation point
2021-07-29T09:28:55.323+00:00

i want default password of NT SERVICE ACCOUNT of MSSQL SERVER

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  1. Erland Sommarskog 102.3K Reputation points
    2021-07-29T11:44:35.327+00:00

    If you mean the account NT Service\MSSQLSERVER, this account is created by Windows and controlled entirely by Windows. It is nothing you can retrieve.

    Is there any particular reason you are looking for this password?

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  2. YufeiShao-msft 7,061 Reputation points
    2021-07-30T05:55:57.2+00:00

    Hi @palani sam ,

    Welcome to Microsoft Q&A!

    NT SERVICE\MSSQLSERVER is a virtual account. the password of the virtual account is automatically managed.

    You won’t find these virtual accounts listed in Local Users and Groups or Active Directory Users, they cannot be created, deleted, or edited and you can’t change their password. They are not in the built in account list and you won’t find them if you browse for an account.

    Please refer to the following document about configuring windows service account for SQL Server.
    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/database-engine/configure-windows/configure-windows-service-accounts-and-permissions?view=sql-server-ver15

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  3. Javier Villegas 895 Reputation points MVP
    2023-08-09T18:05:53.9433333+00:00

    Hi @palani sam

    NT SERVICE/MSSSQLSERVER is a virtual account managed by the OS so you won't have access to the password. if you need , you can use a regular windows service account (where you can set the local server rights as well as the password)

    here is an interesting link explaining all about service accounts for SQL

    Configure Windows service accounts and permissions

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