Logon Trigger fails on SQL Server Authenctication

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Logon Trigger fails on SQL Server Authenctication

oskargunn

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November 10, 2010 at 4:51 am

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I have a very simple logon trigger on SQL 2005.
CREATE TRIGGER Tr_ServerLogon
ON ALL SERVER FOR LOGON
AS
BEGIN
INSERT INTO AuditDatabase.dbo.LogonHist
SELECT SYSTEM_USER,USER,@@SPID,GETDATE()
END
GO
A login as Windows Authentication produces one row in the LogonHist table.
However if I log on as a SQL Server Authentication user I get a logon error:
Cannot connect to <my machine name>
Additional information:
Logon failed for login 'test' due to trigger execution.
Changed database context to 'master'.
Changed language setting to us_english. ( Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 17892 )
The sa user works though.... and if I assign sysadmin server role to the test user it also works....
Has anybody encountered this ? :/

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Adiga One Orange Chip Points: 27284 More actions · Answer 1

Does the "test" user have permissions on AuditDatabase database?

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Vishal.Gajjar SSCrazy Points: 2285 More actions · Answer 2

This means that "Test" User is unable to execute the Trigger,

Create TRIGGER Tr_ServerLogon

ON ALL SERVER WITH Execute As 'sa' FOR LOGON

AS

BEGIN

INSERT INTO AuditDatabase.dbo.LogonHist

SELECT ORIGINAL_LOGIN(),USER,@@SPID,GETDATE()

END

GO

1. Execute As 'sa' will make sure that Trigger can be executed,

2. Original_Login() will return Original Login Name Used, (Test in Your Case).

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oskargunn SSCommitted Points: 1951 More actions · Answer 3

Ah that´s the case 🙂

I need to add a "WITH EXECUTE as..." clause in the trigger definition

Now it works, thanks 🙂

AK1516 SSCrazy Points: 2705 More actions · Answer 4

can you please explain how is this change handled in sql server ?

Lowell SSC Guru Points: 323504 More actions · Answer 5

the other option, instead of EXECUTE AS, is to GRANT INSERT ON AuditDatabase.dbo.LogonHist to PUBLIC;

then every user would technically have rights to the table so the trigger can isnert into it.

Lowell

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