How I tackle disaster recovery
One of my special interests as an autistic person is understanding mechanical components of a computer, both analog and digital. In the olden days, we had devices known as...
2021-05-26
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Daily Coping 26 May 2021
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2021-05-26
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Daily Coping 25 May 2021
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2021-05-25
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What account is xp_cmdshell using?
It works when I run it this way™ but not when I run it through xp_cmdshell! It’s a permissions issue. ... Continue reading
2021-05-25
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The Best of Both Worlds: WordPress.com Managed Hosting
How you can get the total freedom to create without the hassles that come with managing your own website. The open source WordPress project has given the world a...
2021-05-24
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Daily Coping 24 May 2021
I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m...
2021-05-24
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Database Fundamentals #30: Create Foreign Keys With T-SQL
You can create foreign keys using TSQL roughly the same way as you created primary keys. You can either use the ALTER TABLE statement to add the foreign key,...
2021-05-24
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Database Fundamentals #30: Create Foreign Keys With T-SQL
You can create foreign keys using TSQL roughly the same way as you created primary keys. You can either use the ALTER TABLE statement to add the foreign key,...
2021-06-07 (first published: 2021-05-24)
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How to Repair a Database in SQL Server Management Studio
As a SQL database administrator, it’s your responsibility to maintain and secure the databases. However, you may still experience database corruption. If not handled correctly and on time, you...
2021-05-24
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How to Repair a Database in SQL Server Management Studio
As a SQL database administrator, it’s your responsibility to maintain and secure the databases. However, you may still experience database corruption. If not handled correctly and on time, you...
2021-05-24
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Blogs
Asking for Help Isn’t a Weakness
By Brian Kelley
During COVID, I attended training on software/enterprise architecture given by Mark Richards. One of...
The Proof of the Backup Is in the Pudding
For me, the objective is straightforward: have a backup strategy that is reliable, understandable,...
T-SQL Tuesday #204 – Are blogs still relevant?
By DesertDBA
Note: This post is the invitation for T-SQL Tuesday #204 on November 3rd, 2026....
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The ##MS_DatabaseConnector## User
On SQL Server 2025, I run this code as a sysadmin:
CREATE LOGIN Demo WITH PASSWORD = 'Demo1234567' GO ALTER SERVER ROLE ##MS_DatabaseConnector## ADD MEMBER Demo GOI then login as Demo and run this:
USE sandbox go SELECT CURRENT_USERWhat is returned? See possible answers