I may end up going that route, Lowell. Thanks.

As an aside, this is the Oracle code I'm essentially trying to emulate...

create or replace trigger tr_logon

begin

If user not in ('SYS','SYSTEM','SYSMAN') then

Update...

Lowell (6/18/2015)

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i think a logon trigger is the wrong device in this case.I don't think the database named in a connection string has much relevance.

i think the OP is really...

Michael L John (6/18/2015)

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mark.dickinson (6/18/2015)

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Michael L John (6/17/2015)

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Sorry, I saw this post and ran out the door after I published the code.......

3. I don't think Database name is part of...

Michael L John (6/17/2015)

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Sorry, I saw this post and ran out the door after I published the code.......

3. I don't think Database name is part of the EventData Function. Try...

Okay... here's where I am...

Table create script works fine...

SET ANSI_NULLS ON

GO

SET QUOTED_IDENTIFIER ON

GO

SET ANSI_PADDING ON

GO

CREATE TABLE [dbo].[Server_Logon_History](

[EventType] [nvarchar](100) NULL,

[PostTime] [datetime] NULL,

[LoginName] [nvarchar] (512) NULL,

[ClientHost] [nvarchar] (512)...

Ed Wagner (6/17/2015)

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mark.dickinson (6/17/2015)

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Michael L John (6/17/2015)

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CREATE TRIGGER [Server_Logon_Trigger]

ON ALL SERVER

FOR LOGON

AS

INSERT INTO DBAUtilities.dbo.Server_Logon_History(EventType, PostTime, ServerName, LoginName, LoginType, SID, ClientHost, IsPooled)

SELECT EVENTDATA().value('(/EVENT_INSTANCE/EventType)[1]', 'nvarchar(100)'),

EVENTDATA().value('(/EVENT_INSTANCE/PostTime)[1]',...

Michael L John (6/17/2015)

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CREATE TRIGGER [Server_Logon_Trigger]

ON ALL SERVER

FOR LOGON

AS

INSERT INTO DBAUtilities.dbo.Server_Logon_History(EventType, PostTime, ServerName, LoginName, LoginType, SID, ClientHost, IsPooled)

SELECT EVENTDATA().value('(/EVENT_INSTANCE/EventType)[1]', 'nvarchar(100)'),

EVENTDATA().value('(/EVENT_INSTANCE/PostTime)[1]', 'datetime'),

EVENTDATA().value('(/EVENT_INSTANCE/ServerName)[1]', 'nvarchar(512)'),

EVENTDATA().value('(/EVENT_INSTANCE/LoginName)[1]', 'nvarchar(512)'),

EVENTDATA().value('(/EVENT_INSTANCE/LoginType)[1]',...

seaport (6/17/2015)

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You may use "Who Is Active" script.

http://sqlblog.com/files/folders/release/entry35240.aspx

Create an agent job (schedule for every 5 minutes or any frequency you need), use the code from the script to get user...