Hello everyone, first time poster here...
Problem: Just installed SQL server 2014 and SSMS 17.1 - cannot log into SSMS as administrator or the admin account specified during install.
I have a home lab I'm progressively building in a virtual environment using VirtualBox. I have a domain controller set up on Windows Server 2016 (DC1) and another server (SRV1) set up on which I've installed the SQL Server and Management studio. The 2 servers talk to each other no issues.
I get stuck on trying to log into Management studio for the first time - it doesn't allow me to log in as the local admin (SRV1\Administrator) - error:
- Login failed for user 'SRV1\Administrator'. (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 18456)
I tried changing the Authentication option to SQL Server Authentication and logging in with the account specified during install (SMSadmin) -...