Track computer activity

  • I want to track any activity by a user's computer regardless of how they log on. This person has "view definition" rights, but does have a different logons available to him. Can I track all his logons and activities based on his computer name?

  • if you add a server side trace, then you can use the HOSTNAME column, which resolves to the computername that connected, in the trace to track everything from that PC.

    you have to add the trace, and from that point on, you can track that hostname's activities.

    the information is not discoverable with out it, so you can't see what they did in the past, prior to adding the trace.

    here's the trace i typically use and leave running at all times.

      declare @sql varchar(1000)    
      declare @path nvarchar(256)  
      declare @traceidout int  
      declare @maxfilesize bigint  
      declare @maxRolloverFiles int  
      declare @on bit  
      
      set @on = 1  
      set @maxRolloverFiles = 2  
      set @maxfilesize = 50  
      
      --we want the current trace folder  
      --ie c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.1\MSSQL\LOG  
    SELECT @path = REVERSE(SUBSTRING(REVERSE(path),CHARINDEX('\',REVERSE(path)),256)) FROM sys.traces WHERE is_default = 1  
      SET @path = @path + N'MyDMLtrace' --system appends .trc automatically for the filename  
      
      --create the trace  
      exec sp_trace_create @traceidout output, @maxRolloverFiles, @path, @maxfilesize, NULL  
      
      --for the Event Every SQL statement completed, capture all 64 columns of accessible data  
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12, 1, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,TextData   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12, 2, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,BinaryData   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12, 3, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,DatabaseID   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12, 4, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,TransactionID   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12, 5, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,LineNumber   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12, 6, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,NTUserName   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12, 7, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,NTDomainName   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12, 8, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,HostName   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12, 9, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted, ClientProcessID   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,10, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,ApplicationName   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,11, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,LoginName   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,12, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,SPID   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,13, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,Duration   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,14, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,StartTime   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,15, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,EndTime   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,16, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,Reads   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,17, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,Writes   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,18, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,CPU   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,19, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,Permissions   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,20, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,Severity   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,21, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,EventSubClass   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,22, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,ObjectID   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,23, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,Success   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,24, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,IndexID   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,25, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,IntegerData   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,26, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,ServerName   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,27, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,EventClass   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,28, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,ObjectType   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,29, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,NestLevel   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,30, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,State   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,31, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,Error   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,32, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,Mode   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,33, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,Handle   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,34, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,ObjectName   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,35, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,DatabaseName   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,36, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,FileName   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,37, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,OwnerName   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,38, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,RoleName   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,39, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,TargetUserName   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,40, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,DBUserName   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,41, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,LoginSid   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,42, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,TargetLoginName   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,43, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,TargetLoginSid   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,44, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,ColumnPermissions   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,45, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,LinkedServerName   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,46, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,ProviderName   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,47, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,MethodName   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,48, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,RowCounts   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,49, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,RequestID   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,50, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,XactSequence   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,51, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,EventSequence   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,52, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,BigintData1   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,53, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,BigintData2   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,54, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,GUID   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,55, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,IntegerData2   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,56, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,ObjectID2   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,57, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,Type   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,58, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,OwnerID   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,59, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,ParentName   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,60, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,IsSystem   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,61, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,Offset   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,62, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,SourceDatabaseID   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,63, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,SqlHandle   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 12,64, @on --SQL:BatchCompleted,SessionLoginName   
      --adding RPC calls: When an application executes a stored procedure, only a simple, 
    --small RPC (remote procedure call) is made from the client to SQL Server.  
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10, 1, @on --RPC:Completed,TextData   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10, 2, @on --RPC:Completed,BinaryData   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10, 3, @on --RPC:Completed,DatabaseID   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10, 4, @on --RPC:Completed,TransactionID   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10, 5, @on --RPC:Completed,LineNumber   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10, 6, @on --RPC:Completed,NTUserName   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10, 7, @on --RPC:Completed,NTDomainName   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10, 8, @on --RPC:Completed,HostName   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10, 9, @on --RPC:Completed, ClientProcessID   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,10, @on --RPC:Completed,ApplicationName   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,11, @on --RPC:Completed,LoginName   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,12, @on --RPC:Completed,SPID   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,13, @on --RPC:Completed,Duration   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,14, @on --RPC:Completed,StartTime   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,15, @on --RPC:Completed,EndTime   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,16, @on --RPC:Completed,Reads   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,17, @on --RPC:Completed,Writes   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,18, @on --RPC:Completed,CPU   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,19, @on --RPC:Completed,Permissions   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,20, @on --RPC:Completed,Severity   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,21, @on --RPC:Completed,EventSubClass   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,22, @on --RPC:Completed,ObjectID   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,23, @on --RPC:Completed,Success   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,24, @on --RPC:Completed,IndexID   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,25, @on --RPC:Completed,IntegerData   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,26, @on --RPC:Completed,ServerName   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,27, @on --RPC:Completed,EventClass   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,28, @on --RPC:Completed,ObjectType   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,29, @on --RPC:Completed,NestLevel   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,30, @on --RPC:Completed,State   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,31, @on --RPC:Completed,Error   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,32, @on --RPC:Completed,Mode   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,33, @on --RPC:Completed,Handle   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,34, @on --RPC:Completed,ObjectName   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,35, @on --RPC:Completed,DatabaseName   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,36, @on --RPC:Completed,FileName   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,37, @on --RPC:Completed,OwnerName   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,38, @on --RPC:Completed,RoleName   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,39, @on --RPC:Completed,TargetUserName   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,40, @on --RPC:Completed,DBUserName   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,41, @on --RPC:Completed,LoginSid   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,42, @on --RPC:Completed,TargetLoginName   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,43, @on --RPC:Completed,TargetLoginSid   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,44, @on --RPC:Completed,ColumnPermissions   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,45, @on --RPC:Completed,LinkedServerName   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,46, @on --RPC:Completed,ProviderName   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,47, @on --RPC:Completed,MethodName   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,48, @on --RPC:Completed,RowCounts   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,49, @on --RPC:Completed,RequestID   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,50, @on --RPC:Completed,XactSequence   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,51, @on --RPC:Completed,EventSequence   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,52, @on --RPC:Completed,BigintData1   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,53, @on --RPC:Completed,BigintData2   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,54, @on --RPC:Completed,GUID   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,55, @on --RPC:Completed,IntegerData2   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,56, @on --RPC:Completed,ObjectID2   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,57, @on --RPC:Completed,Type   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,58, @on --RPC:Completed,OwnerID   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,59, @on --RPC:Completed,ParentName   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,60, @on --RPC:Completed,IsSystem   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,61, @on --RPC:Completed,Offset   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,62, @on --RPC:Completed,SourceDatabaseID   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,63, @on --RPC:Completed,SqlHandle   
      exec sp_trace_setevent @traceidout, 10,64, @on --RPC:Completed,SessionLoginName   
      --turn on the trace  
      exec sp_trace_setstatus @traceidout, 1 ---start trace  
    

    Lowell


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