-> I had to start SQL server in single user mode. I opened services.msc and then right clicked SQL Services and noted down the “Service name”,

-> I then started SQL Services in single user mode using below command from command prompt,

 net start MSSQL$IN2019 /m

-> It started fine, I tried connecting to the SQL server using SQLCMD and got below error,

^{Sqlcmd: Error: Microsoft ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server : Login failed for user ”. Reason: Server is in single user mode. Only one administrator can connect at this time..}

-> I tried connecting to SQL Server using SQL Server management Studio and got below same error,

^{TITLE: Connect to Server
Cannot connect to JBResearch\IN2019.}

^{ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Login failed for user ”. Reason: Server is in single user mode. Only one administrator can connect at this time. (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 18461)}

^{For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft%20SQL%20Server&EvtSrc=MSSQLServer&EvtID=18461&LinkId=20476
BUTTONS:
OK}

-> I stopped SQL services and also stopped all other SQL related services,

-> I then used below query to start the SQL server in single user mode that allows only SQLCMD to make connection,

Net Start MSSQL$IN2019 /m”SQLCMD”

-> It worked fine this time.

-> If you want to use SQL Server Management studio instead of SQLCMD, then you can use below command,

net start MSSQL$IN2019 -m"Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio - Query"

Thank You,
Vivek Janakiraman

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