I'm new to Linux I have a Open Suse Leap 42.2 and when I installed mssql after the config part and installing the command line tools I started with "sqlcmd -S localhost -U SA -P password" Sqlcmd: ...

Temporary Workaround. I figured out for now was using hostname,port instead of the hostname\\instance works and connects as intended, however I'd like to use a named instance instead of having to rely ...