Get the all user and their server role
The script give you the list of all users and their respective Server roles
2014-04-02 (first published: 2014-03-11)
1,593 reads
Security
SQL Server Security Checklist
SQL Server security related tasks can be divided into four main categories: physical security, operating system level security, SQL Server configuration and user management. Here is your SQL Server security checklist.
2014-02-20
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2014-01-23
2,060 reads
2013-11-22
1,968 reads
2013-10-31
2,214 reads
Loginless Database Users and Dynamic SQL
Implement Loginless Database Users to maintain data security and preserve interface when dynamic SQL is being used within a stored procedure.
2013-09-10
7,403 reads
2013-07-12
2,324 reads
Passively detect attempts to guess passwords
Review the error log for possible brute force or dictionary attacks on your SQL Server instance.
2015-05-08 (first published: 2013-05-22)
2,723 reads
Loginless In Seattle
Identify orphaned Database Users and differentiate them from "Loginless" Database Users.
2013-05-13
3,191 reads
Change DB Owner to sa for multiple DB's
Changes DB owner to sa for Online DB's where owner is not sa
2013-04-26 (first published: 2013-04-12)
2,800 reads
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Question of the Day
Using CHOOSE()
We have this code that sets some status values and then queries them using the CHOOSE() function in SQL Server 2025.
CREATE TABLE Status
(
StatusID INT,
StatusDescription VARCHAR(20)
);
GO
INSERT dbo.Status
(
StatusID,
StatusDescription
)
VALUES
(0, 'Uncategorized'),
(1, 'Active'),
(2, 'Inactive'),
(3, 'Temp');
GO
SELECT CHOOSE(StatusID, 'Unknown', 'Active', 'Inactive', 'Temporary')
FROM Status;
When the SELECT runs, what is returned? See possible answers