Problem
I have a requirement to add the Log Shipping Monitor for an existing installation. I have heard you can only complete this by rebuilding the Log Shipping infrastructure. Is that true? Are there any other options? In this tip I will explain how we can add the Log Shipping monitor to a SQL Server 2005, 2008, 2008 R2 or 2012 environment without rebuilding the Log Shipping installation.
Category Archives: SQL Server 2008 R2
sys.sql_logins
sys.sql_logins: Returns one row for each SQL Server authentication login. It will return all the below columns.
- name
- principal_id
- sid
- type
- type_desc
- is_disabled
- create_date
- modify_date
- default_database_name
- default_language_name
- credential_id
- is_policy_checked
- is_expiration_checked
- password_hash
You can query sys.sql_logins to get all the below information.
SQL Logins which are disabled:
SELECT name FROM [sys].[sql_logins] WHERE [is_disabled] = 1;
SQL Server Logins which adhere the password policy:
SELECT name FROM [sys].[sql_logins] WHERE [is_policy_checked] = 1;
SQL Server Logins which do not adhere to the password policy
SELECT name FROM [sys].[sql_logins] WHERE [is_policy_checked] = 0;
SQL Logins which do not adhere to password expiration
SELECT name FROM [sys].[sql_logins] WHERE [is_policy_checked] = 0 OR ([is_policy_checked] = 1 AND [is_expiration_checked] = 0);
Prevent Truncation of Dynamically Generated Results in SQL Server Management Studio
Problem
While working with the Results to Text option in SSMS, you may come across a situation where the output from dynamically generated data is truncated. In this article I will guide you on how to fix this issue and print all the text for the Results to Text option.
Steps to Check the Host Name for a Clustered SQL Server Instance
Problem
While troubleshooting a SQL Server cluster failover issue, it is essential to know the time needed for the cluster failover and the node name where SQL Server was running before the failover occurred. In this tip, I will show you the different options to find the failover time and node name where SQL Server was running before the failover over.

