Tag: Windows Server
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Open SSMS as a Different Domain User
🛠️Part of the SSMS Complete Guide, installing, configuring and fixing SQL Server Management Studio. When working in corporate SQL Server environments, you will often need to connect using a different Active Directory domain account. Common reasons include: SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) does not allow switching users inside the connection dialog. To connect as another…
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Testing Remote Server Port Connectivity with PowerShell
An application cannot connect to SQL Server, and before anyone goes near a configuration file there is 1 question to settle: is the port reachable from this server, or is something in the path blocking it? ⚡The short version. Run Test-NetConnection -ComputerName <server> -Port 1433. TcpTestSucceeded : True and the port is open from here,…
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How to Check Listening Ports on Windows
An application cannot connect, and before you look at firewalls, DNS or logins you need one fact: is SQL Server listening on this machine, and on which port? Ask Windows which ports the sqlservr process holds, then ask SQL Server which port it bound at startup. If the two agree and the client still fails,…
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How to Open PowerShell as Administrator on Windows
Running PowerShell as Administrator is required for many system-level tasks such as configuring Windows, installing software, or running administrative scripts. If a command fails unexpectedly, one of the first things to verify is whether the PowerShell session is actually elevated. Below are the most reliable ways to open PowerShell with elevated privileges on Windows. Quick…
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