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By Steven Warren
September 22, 2007, 9:13 PM PDT
Have you ever had to change the name of a server that has SQL Server installed on it? If you
anwered yes, did you know that you also have to change the name in SQL Server? Here are the
steps to perform the change.
1. Open SQL Server Management Studio and click New Query.
2. Type Select @@ServerName to verify that the server name is correct or incorrect. In this
example, I changed the Windows 2003 from WIN2K3R2EE to SQL Server. I did not change the
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4. You are now ready to add the correct name by typing sp_addserver ‘SQLSERVER’. local
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mrt181 10th Aug 2009 Votes
Thank you. Do you have any idea if it is necessary and possible to also change the
local user group names and the server permissions. I.e, I have renamed my server
from db to db01. The server... Read Whole Comment +
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