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				KillPwd.exe Command Utility
					for SQL Server 
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Description:

Microsoft has created the KillPwd.exe command utility to search Microsoft® SQL Server™ 
setup files for the System administrator (sa) login password. If the KillPwd.exe command
utility finds an occurrence of the sa password, the sa password is removed from the log 
file. By default, the tool searches the Sqlsp.log, Sqlstp.log, and Setup.iss files in 
the %Windir%\Temp and %Temp% folders, where %Windir% and %Temp% are environment variables
that are defined by Microsoft Windows®. The Sqlsp.log and Sqlstp.log files are created
by the SQL Server setup program to log the progress of the SQL Server installation. The
Setup.iss file, also created by the SQL Server setup program, is used for unattended
installations. For more information about the Sqlsp.log and Sqlstp.log files, and
unattended installations, consult your SQL Server documentation. 

If you create an *.iss file to perform unattended installations, copy the *.iss file to a
secure location but not into a searchable folder.
 

To run the KillPwd utility:

• Double-click KillPwd.exe.


NOTE: From the command prompt, the following parameters are available:

• Killpwd.exe /? (Help information)
• Killpwd.exe <path><filename> (To specify a non-default search path and file)


The following messages may appear after running KillPwd.exe:

• Cannot open file.
• SQL Server log file parsing utility completed.
• File submitted at the command line is required to have a .LOG file extension.
• Scanning files in directory: %s.

Last Updated: June 20, 2002