>After Installation of MSDE, the default authentication mode is O/S.
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>From EM I can easily change this to SQL Server authentication.
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>BUT!, since EM will not be installed on those servers, I need to find a way, to change that mode. If you have a command line command I can issue, let me know.
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>Thanks and good weekend !

See mskb #Q285097 INF: How to Change the Default Login Authentication Mode to SQL While Installing SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine by Using Windows Installer and mskb #Q282017 PRB: SQL Server 2000 Help File Contains Confusing Information About the Desktop Engine Setup.