Applying checkpoint

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Applying checkpoint

SQLisAwe5oMe

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February 28, 2013 at 12:03 pm

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Hi,
Do you need to have access to master in order to apply checkpoint in your query? Please advise. The login I am using has db_owner rights...not mapped to master.....is this good enough to run checkpoint?
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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 1

From Books Online:

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CHECKPOINT permissions default to members of the sysadmin fixed server role and the db_owner and db_backupoperator fixed database roles, and are not transferable.

Gail Shaw
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GilaMonster (2/28/2013)
From Books Online:
Permissions
CHECKPOINT permissions default to members of the sysadmin fixed server role and the db_owner and db_backupoperator fixed database roles, and are not transferable.

Thanks Gail, but this particular login is mapped to the db which db_owner rights....however, when query is running with checkpoint getting following error message, “Only the owner of database "master" or someone with relevant permissions can run the CHECKPOINT statement.”

Is this mean, that this login needs to have access to master? and public access is sufficient?

SueTons.

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SQLisAwe5oMe.

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 3

The login needs to be sysadmin or to have db_owner or backup admin fixed server roles on the database where the checkpoint is run. If you are running checkpoint against the master database, they must have those permissions in master.

Not sure why you'd run checkpoint in master anyway.

Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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GilaMonster (2/28/2013)
The login needs to be sysadmin or to have db_owner or backup admin fixed server roles on the database where the checkpoint is run. If you are running checkpoint against the master database, they must have those permissions in master.
Not sure why you'd run checkpoint in master anyway.

Thanks again Gail.

SueTons.

Regards,
SQLisAwe5oMe.