More on xp_logininfo
In this post,
I talked about using xp_logininfo in order to get the permission paths
for a particular Windows account. If you've...
2006-04-29
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Databases – Infrastructure – Security
Fix for SSIS SP1 "service failed to start" issue
I was catching up on my blog reading and found the following post from Jamie Thomson:
SSIS: Another SP1 problem
The post...
2006-04-28
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Issues with SQL Server 2005 SP1
There have been reports of some issues with SQL Server 2005 SP1, especially
with SQL Server Integration Services not starting as...
2006-04-27
1,631 reads
When life intrudes
I have MVP Raymond Lewallen in my list of blogs to follow. I read with great sadness the following blog...
2006-04-26
1,470 reads
Issues tracking members of the sysadmin fixed server role
I received an email from another DBA asking how to track a user who is
probably mapping into SQL Server via...
2006-04-25
1,589 reads
Determining if it's a SQL login, Windows Login, or Windows group
A recent question on the forums asked how to determine if a database
user was a Windows user or group and...
2006-04-06
3,919 reads
Kerberos Delegation with SQL Server Reporting Services and SQL Server
I've been dealing with Kerberos delegation setup with respect to
Microsoft's CRM 3.0 product and while the process isn't difficult, if
you...
2006-04-05
2,159 reads
March/April 2006 Edition of SQL Server Standard Available
The March/April 2006 edition of SQL Server Standard magazine is now
available. This issue focuses on Transact-SQL for SQL Server 2005.
Though...
2006-04-03
1,509 reads
12-inch grass stem?
Those of us in technology are very, very used to automated systems,
batch jobs, etc., all which run without human interaction...
2006-03-29
1,362 reads
Internet Explorer Vulnerability
If you're using Internet Explorer, be advised Microsoft has released a
security advisory for Internet Explorer. This would allow an attacker
to...
2006-03-28
1,561 reads
Blogs
Advice I Like: Respect
By Steve Jones
“Don’t aim to have others like you; aim to have them respect you.” –...
Blue Sky Programming – The Optimism Trap
Many years ago, before I joined Oracle, I was working on a major modernisation...
Setting Up a Mac for Data Engineering and AI Work
If you work with data pipelines, SQL, notebooks, or machine learning models, a Mac...
Forums
SQL Art, Part 4: Happy 4th of July — A British DBA's Guide to Celebrating a War We Don't Talk About
Comments posted to this topic are about the item SQL Art, Part 4: Happy...
Is Fabric a Reliable Service or a Ripped Resource?
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Is Fabric a Reliable Service...
locking down agent for new user on our dev machine
hi , a new user wants to be able to add sql agent jobs...
Question of the Day
BIT_COUNT I
In SQL Server 2025, I have a table (dbo.UserPermission) that contains this data:
UserID UserPermissions 15 23 37What is returned when I run this code:
select bit_count(UserPermissions) as PermissionCount from dbo.UserPermission where UserID = 3;See possible answers