workaround for orphaned users
The server principal is not able to access the database under the current security context, is the error message appears...
2011-09-27
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Blog Posts
Book Review: Smarter, Faster, Cheaper
In my continuing quest to not get personal visits from Buck Woody (blog|twitter) I’m making sure that I make good...
2011-09-26
1,475 reads
Database Properties Health Check
For some time now, I have been working on a new book called How to Perform a SQL Server Health...
2011-09-26
948 reads
Notes from SQLSaturday #85
I’m writing this on Sunday afternoon after the event, thinking about the event and what I want to share with...
2011-09-26
627 reads
PASS 2011 Countdown – 2 Weeks To Go
I’m not sure how we got to 2-weeks until this year’s PASS Summit. If you haven’t registered yet it’s really...
2011-09-26
526 reads
Paying for Free
It seems like there is a widespread malaise in the country these days. Everyone's clamoring to cut taxes -but no one wants to have their neighborhood school closed, or...
2011-09-26
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Paying for Free
It seems like there is a widespread malaise in the country these days. Everyone’s clamoring to cut taxes -but no...
2011-09-26
889 reads
Paying for Free
It seems like there is a widespread malaise in the country these days. Everyone's clamoring to cut taxes -but no one wants to have their neighborhood school closed, or...
2011-09-26
7 reads
Recovery Models
In SQL Server we have three basic recovery models: full, bulk-logged, and simple. By default we find that most databases...
2011-09-26
2,857 reads
Small Business Hardware
[NOTE] My blog post scheduling-fu is weak, so this post didn’t go out Friday as planned. My apologies.
This is the...
2011-09-26
1,424 reads
Blogs
Finding Balance: Things Will Come Up
By Steve Jones
I have a presentation on finding balance in your career that got quite a...
Who Are You Doing It For?
By Brian Kelley
But as I've matured over the years, I came to realize that I needed...
Presenting Twice in May 2026
By alevyinroc
I will be presenting my latest session, Documenting Your Work for Worry-Free Vacations, in-person...
Forums
How to change the FDLaunch Error log file location
The file FDLAUNCHERRORLOG gets created in the default <instance>\MSSQL\Log folder. So far, I've found...
what data type i should use for roversion col and can i use less than greater
can i use Rowversioncol ( in my database it's synonyme timestamp is used) to...
Radius Latitude Longitude
I have a table with latitude longitude in the format. 45.123456 , -111.123456 ,...
Question of the Day
A Fun Computer Quote
Which movie featured this quote?
"All programs have a desire to be useful."Happy April Fools! See possible answers