SQL Server 2005
You can use the sqlcmd utility to change the default database in SQL Server 2005. To do this, follow these steps:
Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then press ENTER.
Use one of the following methods, depending on the kind of authentication that the SQL Server login uses:
If the SQL Server login uses Microsoft Windows authentication to connect to the instance, type the following at the command prompt, and then press ENTER:
sqlcmd –E -S InstanceName –d master
If the SQL Server login uses SQL Server authentication to connect to the instance, type the following at the command prompt, and then press ENTER:
sqlcmd -S InstanceName -d master -U SQLLogin -P Password
Note InstanceName is a placeholder for the name of the SQL Server 2005 instance to which you are connecting. SQLLogin is a placeholder for the SQL Server login whose default database has been dropped. Password is a placeholder for the SQL Server login password.
At the sqlcmd prompt, type the following, and then press ENTER:
ALTER LOGIN SQLLogin WITH DEFAULT_DATABASE = AvailDBName
Note AvailDBName is a placeholder for the name of the existing database that can be accessed by the SQL Server login in the instance.
At the sqlcmd prompt, type GO, and then press ENTER.