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SQL SERVER - DISABLE and ENABLE user SA

SQL SERVER – DISABLE and ENABLE user SA

December 24, 2008
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Scripts, SQL Server Security

You cannot modify the permissions of the SA user, but you can disable and enable user SA with ALTER LOGIN. Log in with Windows authentication first.

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Database column collation.

SQL SERVER – Change Collation of Database Column – T-SQL Script

December 20, 2008
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
SQL Collation, SQL Scripts, SQL Server Security, SQL Utility

How to change collation of database column with ALTER TABLE ALTER COLUMN and COLLATE, then check it in sys.columns. A short test script shows each step.

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Designing a Database for Multiple Customers

December 10, 2008
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Database, Schema, SQL Server, SQL Server Security

A database for multiple customers can share tables, split schemas, or split databases; the choice balances isolation and operating cost.

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Keeping Personal Data Out of Test Databases

November 21, 2008
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Best Practices, DBA, SQL Backup and Restore, SQL Server Security, Testing

Keeping personal data out of test databases requires synthetic records or masking during refresh, plus verification before access.

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Encrypting Connections to SQL Server

November 3, 2008
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Connection, SQL Server, SQL Server Configuration, SQL Server Encryption, SQL Server Security

Encrypting connections to SQL Server requires a trusted certificate, careful Force Encryption rollout, and tests with real drivers.

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SQL SERVER - Fix : Error : Login failed for user 'UserName'. The user is not associated with a trusted SQL Server connection

SQL SERVER – Fix : Error : Login failed for user ‘UserName’. The user is not associated with a trusted SQL Server connection

November 2, 2008
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Error Messages, SQL Server, SQL Server Security

Login failed, not associated with a trusted SQL Server connection? I hit it between SQL Server 2008 and 2005 and fixed it with a matching Windows user.

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Execution plan table shows up.

SQL SERVER – Stored Procedure WITH ENCRYPTION and Execution Plan

November 1, 2008
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Scripts, SQL Server Security

Here is what I found about WITH ENCRYPTION and execution plan: an encrypted SP hides its actual execution plan too. Two sample SPs show it.

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