Question: How to Change Owner of Database in SQL SERVER?
SQL SERVER – Unable to Install Service Pack in Cluster – There was an Error to Lookup Cluster Resource Types
Learning never stops for me with SQL Server. Even though I have written articles to solve many issues, I still get pinged from various clients and I find one new thing every day. In this blog post we will learn how to fix the error related to installing the service pack in the cluster.
SQL SERVER – Unable to recycle Errorlog – sp_cycle_errorlog – OS error 1392
One of my clients contacted me and informed that they have a node production clustered server and they recently noticed that the nightly error log had stopped cycling ERRORLOGs. When we attempted to run sp_cycle_errorlog we get the following:
SQL SERVER – Script to Audit Login and Role Member Change
Once there was a security breach on my client machine and they wanted to know who made changes to the SysAdmin role. They contacted me and my first question was that, are you are auditing such changes and as expected answer was No. I gave them answer that nothing can be done as a consultant. They still wanted my suggestion to prevent this in future. So, they want to track if someone does such things in future. Let us see a script to audit login and role member change.
SQL SERVER – Msg 3136, Level 16 – This Differential Backup Cannot be Restored Because the Database has not Been Restored to the Correct Earlier State
I was trying to teach copy-only backups to my students and encountered below error related to differential backup.
SQL SERVER – Msg 3101, Level 16 – Exclusive Access Could not be Obtained Because the Database is in Use
This error might have seen by DBAs and they know how to fix it. This blog goes in little details about what are the various options available. Here is the simple reproduction of the error message related to exclusive access.
SQL SERVER – Management Studio Missing – SSMS 2014 not Installed with SQL Server 2014
Recently I got a message on Skype about SSMS.
Hi Pinal, Need quick suggestion. I am unable to find ssms.exe after installation of SQL Server. Do you know how I can install it?
Initially I thought that since SQL Server 2016 doesn’t come with SQL Server Management Studio, this would be an expected behavior. So, I shared my blog to him.
Pinal Dave is an SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert and independent consultant with over 22 years of hands-on experience. He holds a Masters of Science degree and numerous database certifications.
Pinal has authored 14 SQL Server database books and 104Â Pluralsight courses. To freely share his knowledge and help others build their expertise, Pinal has also written more than 5,800 database tech articles on his blog at https://blog.sqlauthority.com.
Pinal is an experienced and dedicated professional with a deep commitment to flawless customer service. If you need help with any SQL Server Performance Tuning Issues, please feel free to reach out at pinal@sqlauthority.com.
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