Friday, December 3, 2010

verify database backups in SQL Server 2005

restore verifyonly from disk='e:\temp\fmuws_backup_201107070958.bak'
restore HEADERONLY from disk='e:\temp\fmuws_backup_201107070958.bak'
restore LABELONLY from disk='e:\temp\fmuws_backup_201107070958.bak'
restore FILELISTONLY from disk='e:\temp\fmuws_backup_201107070958.bak'

verify database backups in SQL Server 2005

RESTORE VERIFYONLY from disk ='D:\Backups\FormCenter\FormCenter_backup_201012022000.bak'

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Check current database user and login user

execute as login = 'TFS4DBA' -------- server login
execute as user='afm' --------- database user

select current_user,SESSION_USER, USER ,system_user,SUSER_SNAME(),SUSER_SID()

Monday, November 29, 2010

Change object owner in SQL Server 2005

EXEC sp_changeobjectowner 'web.rego_for_dism', 'dbo'

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The following small SQL code snippet goes through all user tables in the database and changes their owner to dbo. It uses sp_changeobjectowner system stored procedure:



DECLARE tabcurs CURSOR
FOR
SELECT 'SOMEOWNER.' + [name]
FROM sysobjects
WHERE xtype = 'u'

OPEN tabcurs
DECLARE @tname NVARCHAR(517)
FETCH NEXT FROM tabcurs INTO @tname

WHILE @@fetch_status = 0
BEGIN

EXEC sp_changeobjectowner @tname, 'dbo'

FETCH NEXT FROM tabcurs INTO @tname
END
CLOSE tabcurs
DEALLOCATE tabcurs