To reset the password of a MS SQL Server account, first log into the server with that account:

In the new query window, run the following query, replacing MyAccountName, MyNewPassword, and MyOldPassword with the appropriate values:
![ALTER LOGIN [MyAccountName] WITH PASSWORD = 'MyNewPassword' OLD_PASSWORD = 'MyOldPassword'; Screenshot of the command: ALTER LOGIN [MyAccountName] WITH PASSWORD = 'MyNewPassword' OLD_PASSWORD = 'MyOldPassword';](https://its.uiowa.edu/sites/its.uiowa.edu/files/wysiwyg_uploads/SqlPwChange_1.png)
More information on the ALTER LOGIN T-SQL command can be found in the Microsoft documentation at: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/t-sql/statements/alter-login-transact-sql