While installing Service Pack 3 for SQL Server, I was welcomed by a strange error about Unknown\componenets.
SQL SERVER – Unable to Apply Security Patch – The setup has encountered an unexpected error in datastore
One of my clients reported that he is trying to apply security patch for SQL Server clustered instance and it was failing. Since this is SQL 2005 instance, there is no official support available from Microsoft at this point. So, they contacted me. I asked to share setup logs and found a very interesting note.
SQL SERVER – Query to Get the List of Logins Having System Admin (sysadmin) Permission
Though the script sounded simple to me, but I found that there are lots of incorrect scripts available on the internet. Here is the one of the script I found to find out the details of the system admin.
SQL SERVER – TDE Effects on TempDB’s Slow Performance
I am a big supporter of the fact that testing and playing with new features should not be done on production environments. It can prove to be harmful, even after you tried to clean up the system. Sometimes we are not sure what the impact of our acts can lead to. In a recent consulting engagement, I figured this out the hard way. I was brought in for slow performance suddenly and we were not sure what was happening in the system. I love tough challenges and this was no different.
SQL SERVER – Why Does Encrypted Column Show NULL on Subscriber?
While I was online on Skype last night, one of my old customers pinged me and wanted to know my opinion of a special issue which he was facing when Encrypted Column Show NULL on Subscriber.
SQL SERVER – Error: 26014 – Unable to Load User-Specified Certificate
After seeing various issues with SQL Server startup problem, I felt that I know almost most of the errors, but I was wrong till someone contacted me with a new error. But I learned that Errorlog is always a good place to start with. SQL SERVER – Where is ERRORLOG? Various Ways to Find ERRORLOG Location. Let us learn in this blog post we are going to learn how to fix unable to load user-specified certificate. Here is what I saw in my client’s machine.
SQL SERVER – Log Shipping Copy Job Failure – The Password for This Account Has Expired
Working as freelancer gives an opportunity to see various kinds of error and having fun to fix them. Recently, one of my blog readers sent an email and asked assistance on the log shipping issue. He said that log shipping copy job is failing.
As usual, I asked him error message and he shared below piece from copy job history.