Jeff Moden (4/8/2013)

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opc.three (4/8/2013)

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Jeff Moden (4/8/2013)

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opc.three (4/8/2013)

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If your argument is "someone in the sysadmin Role can take down the system so why bother running a system with xp_cmdshell disabled" then I think you are completely missing the point and are only focusing on one aspect of the discussion.

Gosh. I thought you were going to quit. 🙂

😛 I did...quit debating the same disagreement over the comment you continue to reiterate, with no progress. There is no chance I am going to quit steering people away from implementing xp_cmdshell in favor of more secure, more auditable and more robust tools like PowerShell, SSIS and .NET.

Then game on, ol' firend. Whether it get's used or not, turning xp_CmdShell off is like holding up a bathtowel to sheild yourself from a nuclear blast. The real security problems need to be addressed instead. 😛