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  • RE: How do I connect to SQL Server remotely ?

    I would certainly hope it doesn't work, because if it did it would mean that any person in the world could attempt to access your SQL Server.

    Speak to the network...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: set password for particular db

    If everyone is using the sa login, you cannot in any way prevent them from seeing or doing what the want on any database on the server.

    sa (and in fact...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: set password for particular db

    If everyone's using the sa account, then everyone has access to everything. Login names (and passwords) are server-level, not database level, and anyone who's a member of sysadmin (including sa)...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
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  • RE: Maximum Index Key Length

    I should check details before posting. the 20000 I remembered was page count, not row count.

    900 byte key + 500 byte include. 96000 rows. 19001 pages in leaf. 8 levels...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: Maximum Index Key Length

    Need to check. Was 7 levels + leaf, that I know, was not 2 million rows, that I also recall. May have had an include, can't recall. Was for a...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Grant Fritchey (11/14/2010)


    WayneS (11/14/2010)


    Who all is planning on going to SQL Rally in Orlando in May?

    I might go.

    Might go? Aren't you presenting there?

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
    We stand on the bridge and no one may pass
  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    WayneS (11/14/2010)


    Who all is planning on going to SQL Rally in Orlando in May?

    No. Too much travel tentatively planned for next year already.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: sql server 2005

    What error is it giving you?

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: Database in Emergency Mode

    Without seeing what exactly those errors are, no way to tell.

    Did you recreate all the procedures, functions, views etc that may have been there?

    Was recreating the DB necessary? No good...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
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  • RE: Doubt on transaction log backup

    Because the second says 'truncate the log without backing it up, discard all inactive log records'. Since the log records have been discarded (not backed up), the log chain is...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
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  • RE: Database Restore to R2

    No. You cannot restore down-version, never have been able to.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
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  • RE: Maximum Index Key Length

    caladba (11/12/2010)


    Does anyone know the reasoning behind the max size being 900 bytes?

    Could just be one of those chose numbers from early, early in history. Might have something to...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
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  • RE: SQL Server 2005 SP3

    Please post new questions in a new thread

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: Best practice for allowing access to database

    Tell the boss that to maintain user satisfaction and acceptable overall performance you would prefer to set up a replica (replication or mirroring with snapshot) of the production server and...

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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  • RE: Traces

    Trace for errors. I think what you want is the attention event, possibly coupled with sp:starting.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

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