Resolving “Error 1316: The specified account already exists” During SQL Server 2025 RC Installation
While installing SQL Server 2025 (Release Candidate) in one of my demo environments, I ran into a rather interesting error. Since this machine hosts multiple SQL Server versions (for testing and backward compatibility), I had a feeling this might be an environment-specific issue—but it’s worth documenting nonetheless. The Error During setup, SQL Server threw … Read more