Current permissions never say who changed them. Set up a small audit, run a grant, a revoke and a failed attempt, and read the events back.
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SQL SERVER – WMI Error 0x80041017 – Invalid Query Using WBEMTest
Helping on a forum, I asked a user to test WMI with WBEMTest and it returned error 0x80041017, Invalid query. Here are the test steps and how to fix the error.
SQL SERVER – Install Error – The Reporting Services Catalog Database File Exists. Select a Reporting Services files-only mode installation
A remote command-line install of SQL Server failed with: The Reporting Services catalog database file exists. Here is how I helped my client fix it.
SQL SERVER – FIX: Error 17836: Length Specified in Network Packet Payload Did Not Match Number of Bytes Read; the Connection has been Closed
One of my clients reported that they are seeing below error in SQL Server ERRORLOG. He noticed a strange error of the network packet.
How to Set ARITHABORT ON for .NET Applications
A query that runs fast in Management Studio and slow in a .NET application often runs under two different plans, because the two connections use different ARITHABORT settings. This post shows both plans in the plan cache, measures the cost, and explains how to set ARITHABORT ON for all connections through the server’s default connection options.
SQL SERVER – Unable to Load User-Specified Certificate [Cert Hash(sha1) “Thumbprint.here”]. The Server Will Not Accept a Connection
While preparing a security demo, I broke my SQL Server and it would not start: Unable to load user-specified certificate. Here is how I fixed error 26014.
How to Identify Process ID for SQL Server Services? – Interview Question of the Week #185
How do you find the Process ID for SQL Server services? One quick query on sys.dm_server_services returns the process id, status, last startup time and account.
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