SQL SERVER – Find Hostname and Current Logged In User Name

I work in an environment wherein I connect to multiple servers across the world. Time and again, my SSMS is connected to a myriad of servers that kindles a lot of confusion. I frequently use the following trick to separate different connections, which I mentioned in my blog sometime back SQL SERVER – 2008 – Change Color of Status Bar of SSMS Query Editor. However, this trick does not help when a huge number of different connections are open. In such a case, I use the following handy script. Do not go by the length of the script; it might be very short but always works great!

Now, let’s take a look at the execution of this script in two different scenarios.

1) Logged in using SQL Authentication

SELECT HOST_NAME() AS HostName, SUSER_NAME() LoggedInUser

2) Logged in using Windows Authentication

SELECT HOST_NAME() AS HostName, SUSER_NAME() LoggedInUser

It is quite evident from both the above cases that we get correct logged-in username and hostname. Let me know if this script is helpful to you when you face a similar situation.

Reference : Pinal Dave (https://blog.sqlauthority.com)