Category Archives: SQL Server 2011 (Denali)

Steps to add Log Shipping monitor into an existing SQL Server

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.

Solution
http://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip/2799/steps-to-add-log-shipping-monitor-into-an-existing-sql-server/

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.

Solution
http://www.mssqltips.com/sqlservertip/2795/prevent-truncation-of-dynamically-generated-results-in-sql-server-management-studio/