• Then the drop table log records are no longer in the transaction log (its a transaction log for database recovery, not an audit log) and, unless you had some other form of auditing you won't be able to tell who dropped it.

    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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