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Add sysadmin role to SQL manually
Open SQL Server Configuration Manager
Stop all SQL Server Services
Open a command prompt and change directories into the SQL instance path\MSSQL\Binn
Start SQL by typing: sqlservr.exe -m
Open a second command prompt and change directories into SQL Tools\Binn
Connect to SQL by typing sqlcmd.exe -S (IP Address of Instance) -E
Type: exec sp_addsrvrolemember @loginame='DOMAIN\user',@rolename='sysadmin'
Type: go
Type: exit
Switch to the SQL instance and press Ctrl-C to stop the instance
Restart all services and connect with SQL Management Studio
