Home Forums SQL Server 2008 SQL Server 2008 Administration Is there a way to prevent users for running profile/trace on the server? RE: Is there a way to prevent users for running profile/trace on the server?

  • February 23, 2013 at 3:32 am

    #1590593

    To run profiler or create traces requires either sysadmin or ALTER TRACE permission on the server. If they have neither (and devs shouldn't have either on a prod server), then they cannot create traces.

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