Posts tagged sql server 2005
Transferring logins and passwords between SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server 2008
Jan 15th
This link is very useful and details how to transfer the logins and the passwords between instances of Microsoft SQL Server 2005, and Microsoft SQL Server 2008, on different servers. – Microsoft Knowledge Base: #246133
Microsoft Sql Server Administration…
May 24th
Useful commands I’ve found from various sources for Microsoft Sql Server 2005/2008 include:
EXEC sp_configure
GO
–Instance level principals.
SELECT * FROM sys.asymmetric_keys
SELECT * FROM sys.certificates
SELECT * FROM sys.credentials
SELECT * FROM sys.linked_logins
SELECT * FROM sys.remote_logins
SELECT * FROM sys.server_principals
SELECT * FROM sys.server_role_members
SELECT * FROM sys.sql_logins
SELECT * FROM sys.endpoints
GO
–Database level principals.
SELECT * FROM sys.database_principals
SELECT * FROM sys.database_role_members
GO
ALTER LOGIN sa WITH NAME = hiddenSaAccount
GO
–Check your user execution context
SELECT SUSER_SNAME(), USER_NAME()
GO
–View the list of objects in the database
SELECT * FROM sys.objects
GO
–Change user context
EXECUTE AS USER = ‘AnotherUserName’
GO
–Return to your login
REVERT
GO
–explore database files
select * from AdventureWorks.sys.database_files
select * from master.sys.database_files
select * from msdb.sys.database_files
select * from tempdb.sys.database_files
–explore endpoints
select * from sys.endpoints
select * from sys.tcp_endpoints
select * from sys.http_endpoints
select * from sys.database_mirroring_endpoints
select * from sys.service_broker_endpoints
–Security
SELECT * FROM sys.symmetric_keys
GO
SELECT * FROM sys.certificates
GO