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Resetting the sa Password in SQL Server on Linux

Vlad Drumea blames the intern:

This is pretty useful if you’ve inherited a SQL Server instance running on Linux, but the last person™ didn’t bother saving the sa password in your teams password manager vault.
Or, if you’re like me, and spin up test instances with random passwords for sa that you don’t bother saving anywhere.

Click through to see where you can find out how to reset the password, and then the actual mechanics of password reset.

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