Find Deny permissions on database objects
This script allows the DBA to quickly determine if a deny statement is stopping a user from accessing db objects.
2015-01-14 (first published: 2014-12-17)
7,138 reads
Scripts
Verify Login SID and Machine SID
This script is to verify which login accounts have SID values that don’t match the correct SID values defined on the machine or in the domain.
2015-01-12 (first published: 2014-12-24)
1,688 reads
Calculate Temperature - Most Advanced UOC
This function is used to calculate the actual unit of conversion for temperature.
2015-01-09 (first published: 2014-12-11)
1,045 reads
Find no of records in each table in database (against Clustered Index)
If you want to find TotalPages, Usedpages,datapages,totalspaceMB,UsedSpaceMB,DataSpaceMB then can use this query.
2015-01-08 (first published: 2014-12-26)
1,541 reads
Calculate Angle - Most Advanced UOC
This function is used to calculate the actual unit of conversion for angle.
2015-01-06 (first published: 2014-12-10)
672 reads
Calculate Area - Most Advanced UOC
This function is used to calculate the actual unit of conversion for area.
2015-01-02 (first published: 2014-12-10)
709 reads
Calculate Mass/Weight - Most Advanced UOC
This function is used to calculate the actual unit of conversion for mass.
2015-01-01 (first published: 2014-12-10)
569 reads
Dynamic Script to Generate Backup Script
Use this script to generate BACKUP DATABASE scripts for selective or all databases during Instance or Database migration.
2014-12-31 (first published: 2014-12-10)
1,322 reads
Calculate Energy - Most Advanced UOC
This function is used to calculate the actual unit of conversion for energy.
2014-12-30 (first published: 2014-12-11)
747 reads
All OS version info in one function
Always wanted to know the OS details? This function tells you everything (MSSQL 2008R2 and newer version only)
2014-12-29 (first published: 2014-12-06)
1,599 reads
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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