While playing with my virtual machines, I screwed up something and my SQL service for my named instance was failing to start. Let us learn about a startup error.
When I tried to start via services.msc, here was the error
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Sometimes some behaviors in SQL Server are unexpected and that’s the right time when an expert need to be engaged. In this blog post we will learn about how automatic startup sometimes does not work in SQL Server Services.
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One of my clients wanted to secure their SQL Server. One of the rules was that wanted to avoid running SQL Server service with an account which is part of local “Administrators” group. They wanted to provide the minimal permissions needed for the SQL server service account for SQL Server to function.
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Why to Use SQL Server Configuration Manager Over Services applet (services.msc)? – Interview Question of the Week #112
Question: Why to Use SQL Server Configuration Manager Over Services applet (services.msc)?