How to log in to the default instance of SQL Server (Command Prompt) From How to Install SQL Server 2000 previous page next page How To How to log in to the default instance of SQL Server (Command Prompt) To log in to the default instance of SQL Server From a command prompt, enter either: osql /U [login_id] /P [password] /S [servername] -or- isql/U [login_id]/P [password] /S [servername] See Also osql Utility previous page start next page