SQL Network Interfaces, error: 26 – Error Locating Server/Instance Specified

Sometimes you may see “SQL Network Interfaces, error: 26 – Error Locating Server/Instance Specified” error message when connecting to a SQL Server and don’t know where to start. In most forums people say this is because remote connection is not enabled on the server. This is not exactly correct. Actually, this error message gives customers a very specific information and the solution is quite simple.

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How to register in Amazon Web Services

If you lost your Amazon Web Services (AWS) credentials, you cannot recover them. However, you can create new AWS credentials and then disable or delete the old set of credentials. For security reasons, AWS doesn’t allow you to retrieve your passwords or secret access keys and does not store the private keys that are part of a key pair.

Use the following steps to create a new AWS user.

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