Access data only by certain apps
I dont't want to re-invent the wheel, so I'm looking (here) for tips on how to alert me when users are connecting to a certain database with tools such as MS-Access when they should only be accessing...
View ArticleWeb App tables are update locked
I developed an Intranet app using MS SQL Server and Classic ASP. Once the app was developed and tested, I created a copy of the database and ASP code (on the same server) for a test environment. I...
View ArticleWhat Logins Have Same Password As Login Name?
How could I write a routine to examine every login on a server and see if the password is the same as the login name? Does anyone have a routine already written that can do that?
View ArticleThird Party Login Audit Tool
As of now, I have the Failure login audit turned on on my SQL 2000 box. However, SQL Server Logs only tells very little when a login failure occurs (just the name of the user, date and time and the...
View ArticleSuspicious ? SQL Open File pops up then dissapears
We have a company site with asp.net and [phasing-out] DAP Pages.I want to know how a use can be shown as having an open file in the sessions folder on the server.We were having bandwidth problems at...
View Articlesecuring passwords
Can you please share with your experience how you secure and share passwords somewhere on the network?We do have many passwords everywhere and want it to organize into one file and save on the network...
View ArticleHelp Security Log filling Up Event ID 560
Server 2003 SE SP1 5.2.3790Sql Server 2000, SP 4, 8.00.2039We fixed one issue, but it brought up another. the fix we applied stopped the ServicesActive access failure, but now we have a failure on...
View ArticleLinked server issue using isql
We have a job that uses isql and executes a stored procedure. This SP contains a query in which there is a join between the table in one of the database on the current server and one table of a...
View ArticleSQL Enterprise Manager through VPN
HiI have been asked to build an SQL database on a clients remote server. Their IT support team have given me access to the machine through a VPN. From here I can access EM and have created the new...
View ArticleNT Authentication
We created web site which has NT Authentication....Using service accountSERVICE ACCOUNT WEBGROUP This has WEBGROUP_USERS WEBGROUP_USERS TraceyJohnWhen myself logs in... Connect To SQL i seein...
View ArticleSQL Server 2000 Password Policy
Does any have any advice/scripts/options/etc... on enforcing SQL Server login password policies in SQL Server 2000?I'm looking to enforce the account lockout duration & account lockout threshold...
View Articlerestriction to Table1
Hi ,I am in QA and I need to know correct way.We need to add some restriction lever to Table1 trough roles like ROLE_AA.The idea is to use view to call to that table.In my understanding, the role...
View ArticleService Account and database dbo password
I know, this wasn't set up right, but I didn't do it! The same domain account (with way too many permissions) was used to set up two SQL Server 2000 servers, the SQL services all run under that...
View Articlesa account auditing
How can I implement a complete audit of a particular accoun, in this case the sa account. Therefore anytime a user logs in as or fires a command after logging n as the sa account, I would like to know...
View ArticleAuditing SELECTS
When you use the built-in auditing, is there a way to have the "clean" sql statement that was fired, after the variables resolution ? We need to audit all DML (not only IUD, but also selects) to track...
View Articlelogins
Hi i ran sp_logins on my server In the first resultset in AUser columns some logins have "NO" value and some "YES"So from what i understand login was created and default database was selected but no db...
View ArticleGet Deny Column Permissions
Hello: I currntly can query all Insert/Select/Deny permissions at the object level using the sysusers and syspermissions tables etc in sql 2000. Currently I am trying to query all the columns that have...
View Articlenull SID in syslogins
HI allWhen I select from syslogins, I have a row with a SID that is null. This cause EM (yes in 2000), to show no entries in the logins, even if they actually exists (It's a production instance and...
View ArticlePreventing not allowed access
Hi,I have this third-party application that uses a sql server login and developers must know this login´s password to put on their VB application.As they must know the password to use when developping...
View ArticleFind WHO modified a Job
Hello!I have several Jobs set up to run, and found that one had been disabled. I can see the Date Modified, but I was hoping to find out which operator disabled that job. Is there any way to do that? I...
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