How can I retrieve domain username for group login?

The title says it all. Given that I have created a login for a domain group, and a database user for that login. What I want to do is retrieving the domain username for the active user. USER_NAME retrieves the database username, suser_name returns (of course) NULL as this is not a sql user.

The goal is to use domain group logins, while still allowing for logging what user performed which action.USER_NAME retrieves the database username, suser_name returns (of course) NULL as this is not a sql user.

Really?

When I query suser_sname() while logged in under a windows domain account (using a windows domain group login) I get my DOMAIN\UserName.

Regards,

hmscott

how can i rename a login (change the domain)?

Hi All,
I would like to rename a login SAMPLE-IT\bean to NEWDOMAIN\bean, but i get this message:
"The name change cannot be performed because the SID of the new name does not match the old SID of the principal."

the command is : alter login [SAMPLE-IT\bean] with name=[NEWDOMAIN\bean]
server is sql2005 std (initial base)

what can i do ( there are lot of db on this instance and there are lot of instance where I have to change the domain of the user...) ... and there are lot of user whom I have to change it...:-(

thnx
Csaba

A similar thread appears here:

http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=2052035&SiteID=17

I suggest to install SQL Server SP2 and read the articles linked the thread above.

How can I obtain the login name of the caller of my UDF written in a CLR language?

I am using MS SQL Server 2005.
Is there a way to obtain the login name of the caller of my user
defined function implement in managed C++?
I know I can get the information using the code segment below but I
want to avoid connecting back to the database for performance reasons.
String^ queryString = "select suser_sname()"
SqlConnection conn = gcnew SqlConnection(connectionString);
SqlCommand command = new SqlCommand(queryString, connection);
conn.Open();
SqlDataReader reader =
command.ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior.CloseConnect ion);
while (reader.Read())
{
reader[0];
}
Thanks,
Steven
Examine using the Security object.
Arnie Rowland, Ph.D.
Westwood Consulting, Inc
Most good judgment comes from experience.
Most experience comes from bad judgment.
- Anonymous
"smaully" <smauldin@.ingrian.com> wrote in message
news:1160176423.328986.327470@.i42g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
>I am using MS SQL Server 2005.
> Is there a way to obtain the login name of the caller of my user
> defined function implement in managed C++?
> I know I can get the information using the code segment below but I
> want to avoid connecting back to the database for performance reasons.
> String^ queryString = "select suser_sname()"
> SqlConnection conn = gcnew SqlConnection(connectionString);
> SqlCommand command = new SqlCommand(queryString, connection);
> conn.Open();
> SqlDataReader reader =
> command.ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior.CloseConnect ion);
> while (reader.Read())
> {
> reader[0];
> }
> Thanks,
> Steven
>
|||Darn Spell Checker.
Look into the SecurityPrinicipal object.
Arnie Rowland, Ph.D.
Westwood Consulting, Inc
Most good judgment comes from experience.
Most experience comes from bad judgment.
- Anonymous
"Arnie Rowland" <arnie@.1568.com> wrote in message
news:uBNLaka6GHA.4620@.TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Examine using the Security object.
> --
> Arnie Rowland, Ph.D.
> Westwood Consulting, Inc
> Most good judgment comes from experience.
> Most experience comes from bad judgment.
> - Anonymous
>
> "smaully" <smauldin@.ingrian.com> wrote in message
> news:1160176423.328986.327470@.i42g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
>
|||Arnie,
That will return the Windows user not the sql login.
-Steve
|||I read that that is what you desired; "obtain the login name of the caller".
There was nothing to indicate you were using SQL Logins.
Since that is know to and in SQL Server, and not known to the client
application, the only way is to ask SQL Server to provide it. That may
require a 'wasted' round trip. You might call a stored procedure, have the
stored procedure call the UDF, and pass the SQL Login back as a output
parameter.
Of course, I don't know how you are using the UDF, so that may not work for
you.
Arnie Rowland, Ph.D.
Westwood Consulting, Inc
Most good judgment comes from experience.
Most experience comes from bad judgment.
- Anonymous
"smaully" <smauldin@.ingrian.com> wrote in message
news:1160415121.924478.80610@.m7g2000cwm.googlegrou ps.com...
> Arnie,
> That will return the Windows user not the sql login.
> -Steve
>

How can I obtain the login name of the caller of my UDF written in a CLR language?

I am using MS SQL Server 2005.
Is there a way to obtain the login name of the caller of my user
defined function implement in managed C++?
I know I can get the information using the code segment below but I
want to avoid connecting back to the database for performance reasons.
String^ queryString = "select suser_sname()"
SqlConnection conn = gcnew SqlConnection(connectionString);
SqlCommand command = new SqlCommand(queryString, connection);
conn.Open();
SqlDataReader reader =
command.ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior.CloseConnection);
while (reader.Read())
{
reader[0];
}
Thanks,
StevenExamine using the Security object.
Arnie Rowland, Ph.D.
Westwood Consulting, Inc
Most good judgment comes from experience.
Most experience comes from bad judgment.
- Anonymous
"smaully" <smauldin@.ingrian.com> wrote in message
news:1160176423.328986.327470@.i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>I am using MS SQL Server 2005.
> Is there a way to obtain the login name of the caller of my user
> defined function implement in managed C++?
> I know I can get the information using the code segment below but I
> want to avoid connecting back to the database for performance reasons.
> String^ queryString = "select suser_sname()"
> SqlConnection conn = gcnew SqlConnection(connectionString);
> SqlCommand command = new SqlCommand(queryString, connection);
> conn.Open();
> SqlDataReader reader =
> command.ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior.CloseConnection);
> while (reader.Read())
> {
> reader[0];
> }
> Thanks,
> Steven
>|||Darn Spell Checker.
Look into the SecurityPrinicipal object.
Arnie Rowland, Ph.D.
Westwood Consulting, Inc
Most good judgment comes from experience.
Most experience comes from bad judgment.
- Anonymous
"Arnie Rowland" <arnie@.1568.com> wrote in message
news:uBNLaka6GHA.4620@.TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Examine using the Security object.
> --
> Arnie Rowland, Ph.D.
> Westwood Consulting, Inc
> Most good judgment comes from experience.
> Most experience comes from bad judgment.
> - Anonymous
>
> "smaully" <smauldin@.ingrian.com> wrote in message
> news:1160176423.328986.327470@.i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>|||Arnie,
That will return the Windows user not the sql login.
-Steve|||I read that that is what you desired; "obtain the login name of the caller".
There was nothing to indicate you were using SQL Logins.
Since that is know to and in SQL Server, and not known to the client
application, the only way is to ask SQL Server to provide it. That may
require a 'wasted' round trip. You might call a stored procedure, have the
stored procedure call the UDF, and pass the SQL Login back as a output
parameter.
Of course, I don't know how you are using the UDF, so that may not work for
you.
Arnie Rowland, Ph.D.
Westwood Consulting, Inc
Most good judgment comes from experience.
Most experience comes from bad judgment.
- Anonymous
"smaully" <smauldin@.ingrian.com> wrote in message
news:1160415121.924478.80610@.m7g2000cwm.googlegroups.com...
> Arnie,
> That will return the Windows user not the sql login.
> -Steve
>

How can I obtain the login name of the caller of my UDF written in a CLR language?

I am using MS SQL Server 2005.
Is there a way to obtain the login name of the caller of my user
defined function implement in managed C++?
I know I can get the information using the code segment below but I
want to avoid connecting back to the database for performance reasons.
String^ queryString = "select suser_sname()"
SqlConnection conn = gcnew SqlConnection(connectionString);
SqlCommand command = new SqlCommand(queryString, connection);
conn.Open();
SqlDataReader reader = command.ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior.CloseConnection);
while (reader.Read())
{
reader[0];
}
Thanks,
StevenExamine using the Security object.
--
Arnie Rowland, Ph.D.
Westwood Consulting, Inc
Most good judgment comes from experience.
Most experience comes from bad judgment.
- Anonymous
"smaully" <smauldin@.ingrian.com> wrote in message
news:1160176423.328986.327470@.i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>I am using MS SQL Server 2005.
> Is there a way to obtain the login name of the caller of my user
> defined function implement in managed C++?
> I know I can get the information using the code segment below but I
> want to avoid connecting back to the database for performance reasons.
> String^ queryString = "select suser_sname()"
> SqlConnection conn = gcnew SqlConnection(connectionString);
> SqlCommand command = new SqlCommand(queryString, connection);
> conn.Open();
> SqlDataReader reader => command.ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior.CloseConnection);
> while (reader.Read())
> {
> reader[0];
> }
> Thanks,
> Steven
>|||Darn Spell Checker.
Look into the SecurityPrinicipal object.
--
Arnie Rowland, Ph.D.
Westwood Consulting, Inc
Most good judgment comes from experience.
Most experience comes from bad judgment.
- Anonymous
"Arnie Rowland" <arnie@.1568.com> wrote in message
news:uBNLaka6GHA.4620@.TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Examine using the Security object.
> --
> Arnie Rowland, Ph.D.
> Westwood Consulting, Inc
> Most good judgment comes from experience.
> Most experience comes from bad judgment.
> - Anonymous
>
> "smaully" <smauldin@.ingrian.com> wrote in message
> news:1160176423.328986.327470@.i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>>I am using MS SQL Server 2005.
>> Is there a way to obtain the login name of the caller of my user
>> defined function implement in managed C++?
>> I know I can get the information using the code segment below but I
>> want to avoid connecting back to the database for performance reasons.
>> String^ queryString = "select suser_sname()"
>> SqlConnection conn = gcnew SqlConnection(connectionString);
>> SqlCommand command = new SqlCommand(queryString, connection);
>> conn.Open();
>> SqlDataReader reader =>> command.ExecuteReader(CommandBehavior.CloseConnection);
>> while (reader.Read())
>> {
>> reader[0];
>> }
>> Thanks,
>> Steven
>|||Arnie,
That will return the Windows user not the sql login.
-Steve|||I read that that is what you desired; "obtain the login name of the caller".
There was nothing to indicate you were using SQL Logins.
Since that is know to and in SQL Server, and not known to the client
application, the only way is to ask SQL Server to provide it. That may
require a 'wasted' round trip. You might call a stored procedure, have the
stored procedure call the UDF, and pass the SQL Login back as a output
parameter.
Of course, I don't know how you are using the UDF, so that may not work for
you.
--
Arnie Rowland, Ph.D.
Westwood Consulting, Inc
Most good judgment comes from experience.
Most experience comes from bad judgment.
- Anonymous
"smaully" <smauldin@.ingrian.com> wrote in message
news:1160415121.924478.80610@.m7g2000cwm.googlegroups.com...
> Arnie,
> That will return the Windows user not the sql login.
> -Steve
>

how can I log 'hackers' failed attempts to login w/ip

Hello, I have a db server that has to be open to the internet.. and I
get 'hackers' trying to login to sa/power all day.
The thing is, the connection is 'force encryption' , so I cannot sniff
the traffic.. and since these 'hackers' are using their own tools, I
cannot tell their client software to send me their IP. (I know i
canget their hostname via C2 audits)
So basically, how do I monitor for these things and how to auto block
IPs.
any ideas?
thanks
Leee
Hi
As well as changing the hostname they also probably falsifying their IP
address. If you really have to leave the database open to the internet, then
you may want to block unknow IP addresses at the firewall. You should also
make sure that you are not using the default ports.
Depending on what you are doing, you may want to consider using a web
service or some other interim application as the means to communicate with
your database, you can then keep a tighter control over who/what connects.
John
"trend" <trend42@.hotmail-dot-com.no-spam.invalid> wrote in message
news:Ru-dncm8YPCz93HfRVn_vA@.giganews.com...
> Hello, I have a db server that has to be open to the internet.. and I
> get 'hackers' trying to login to sa/power all day.
> The thing is, the connection is 'force encryption' , so I cannot sniff
> the traffic.. and since these 'hackers' are using their own tools, I
> cannot tell their client software to send me their IP. (I know i
> canget their hostname via C2 audits)
>
> So basically, how do I monitor for these things and how to auto block
> IPs.
>
> any ideas?
>
> thanks
> Leee
>

how can I log 'hackers' failed attempts to login w/ip

Hello, I have a db server that has to be open to the internet.. and I
get 'hackers' trying to login to sa/power all day.
The thing is, the connection is 'force encryption' , so I cannot sniff
the traffic.. and since these 'hackers' are using their own tools, I
cannot tell their client software to send me their IP. (I know i
canget their hostname via C2 audits)
So basically, how do I monitor for these things and how to auto block
IPs.
any ideas?
thanks
LeeeHi
As well as changing the hostname they also probably falsifying their IP
address. If you really have to leave the database open to the internet, then
you may want to block unknow IP addresses at the firewall. You should also
make sure that you are not using the default ports.
Depending on what you are doing, you may want to consider using a web
service or some other interim application as the means to communicate with
your database, you can then keep a tighter control over who/what connects.
John
"trend" <trend42@.hotmail-dot-com.no-spam.invalid> wrote in message
news:Ru-dncm8YPCz93HfRVn_vA@.giganews.com...
> Hello, I have a db server that has to be open to the internet.. and I
> get 'hackers' trying to login to sa/power all day.
> The thing is, the connection is 'force encryption' , so I cannot sniff
> the traffic.. and since these 'hackers' are using their own tools, I
> cannot tell their client software to send me their IP. (I know i
> canget their hostname via C2 audits)
>
> So basically, how do I monitor for these things and how to auto block
> IPs.
>
> any ideas?
>
> thanks
> Leee
>

how can I log 'hackers' failed attempts to login w/ip

Hello, I have a db server that has to be open to the internet.. and
get 'hackers' trying to login to sa/power all day
The thing is, the connection is 'force encryption' , so I cannot snif
the traffic.. and since these 'hackers' are using their own tools,
cannot tell their client software to send me their IP. (I know
canget their hostname via C2 audits
So basically, how do I monitor for these things and how to auto bloc
IPs
any ideas
thank
LeeHi
As well as changing the hostname they also probably falsifying their IP
address. If you really have to leave the database open to the internet, then
you may want to block unknow IP addresses at the firewall. You should also
make sure that you are not using the default ports.
Depending on what you are doing, you may want to consider using a web
service or some other interim application as the means to communicate with
your database, you can then keep a tighter control over who/what connects.
John
"trend" <trend42@.hotmail-dot-com.no-spam.invalid> wrote in message
news:Ru-dncm8YPCz93HfRVn_vA@.giganews.com...
> Hello, I have a db server that has to be open to the internet.. and I
> get 'hackers' trying to login to sa/power all day.
> The thing is, the connection is 'force encryption' , so I cannot sniff
> the traffic.. and since these 'hackers' are using their own tools, I
> cannot tell their client software to send me their IP. (I know i
> canget their hostname via C2 audits)
>
> So basically, how do I monitor for these things and how to auto block
> IPs.
>
> any ideas?
>
> thanks
> Leee
>

How can I hide mssql server system database?

Dear All,

I m using mssql server 2005, when i create a user account for mssql and then use this account to login via management studio. It will show all the system databases and other client databases. How can i hide those databases and allow the client to see their own databases.

Regards,

Ricky

You can hide all databases (other than system databases) by revoking VIEW ANY DATABASE permission from public server role. But you cannot tweak Management Studio to only show certain databases.

Thanks
Laurentiu

|||

Hi Laurentiu

Could you tell me the basic steps (sql statements ) that can allow the clients only its related databases. Because i use a sa account to run "DENY VIEW ANY DEFINITION TO public", the result is incorrect.

Regards,

Ricky

|||

Hello,

In order to see who all have access to 'View Any Database' Permission, you can use the following query

SELECT l.name as grantee_name, p.state_desc, p.permission_name
FROM sys.server_permissions AS p JOIN sys.server_principals AS l
ON p.grantee_principal_id = l.principal_id
WHERE permission_name = 'VIEW ANY DATABASE' ;

and to DENY access to public you can use the following syntax

DENY VIEW ANY DATABASE TO PUBLIC

|||

The problem is that what are the related databases for a client is not an easy to answer question: whether a user can or cannot access the database cannot be determined without accessing the database. Testing the user access for all databases will not be efficient if you have hundreds of databases.

If you want to filter databases within SSMS, I don't think there is a way to do that, but the Tools forum is a more appropriate place to get guidance on this issue.

If you want to create your own view that the client can query to see the databases that he has access, you can filter sys.databases using has_dbaccess:

select name from sys.databases where has_dbaccess(name) = 1

Thanks
Laurentiu

|||

I have the opposite problem. When using SSMS on the server itself, I cannot see the system databases tree at all. I tet only "Database Snapshots" and my own database.

However, when accessing this server over a VPN connection, I can see and access the system databases.

I am a Sysadmin and would expect to be able to see everything.

And since the server is running Windows Authentication only, I would expect that my credential are the same, no matter where I login from.

My first guess is that I inadvertantly hid the System Database tree in SSMS, but I see no way to do/undo anything remotely like that.

Per your comment, I remain confused as to how to make them visible. Note that the databases are listed in various dialogs where one would normally select a database (Maint Wizard, for example).

"You can hide all databases (other than system databases) by revoking VIEW ANY DATABASE permission from public server role. But you cannot tweak Management Studio to only show certain databases.

Thanks
Laurentiu"

|||

Can you see the database entries when you query sys.databases? If the catalogs show you the correct information, but SSMS does not, then the issue should be pursued on the Tools forum.

Thanks

Laurentiu

|||

Yes, I can see master, tempdb, model and msdb via "select * from sys.databases".

Will re-post in the Tools forum, thanks.

How can I hide mssql server system database?

Dear All,

I m using mssql server 2005, when i create a user account for mssql and then use this account to login via management studio. It will show all the system databases and other client databases. How can i hide those databases and allow the client to see their own databases.

Regards,

Ricky

You can hide all databases (other than system databases) by revoking VIEW ANY DATABASE permission from public server role. But you cannot tweak Management Studio to only show certain databases.

Thanks
Laurentiu

|||

Hi Laurentiu

Could you tell me the basic steps (sql statements ) that can allow the clients only its related databases. Because i use a sa account to run "DENY VIEW ANY DEFINITION TO public", the result is incorrect.

Regards,

Ricky

|||

Hello,

In order to see who all have access to 'View Any Database' Permission, you can use the following query

SELECT l.name as grantee_name, p.state_desc, p.permission_name
FROM sys.server_permissions AS p JOIN sys.server_principals AS l
ON p.grantee_principal_id = l.principal_id
WHERE permission_name = 'VIEW ANY DATABASE' ;

and to DENY access to public you can use the following syntax

DENY VIEW ANY DATABASE TO PUBLIC

|||

The problem is that what are the related databases for a client is not an easy to answer question: whether a user can or cannot access the database cannot be determined without accessing the database. Testing the user access for all databases will not be efficient if you have hundreds of databases.

If you want to filter databases within SSMS, I don't think there is a way to do that, but the Tools forum is a more appropriate place to get guidance on this issue.

If you want to create your own view that the client can query to see the databases that he has access, you can filter sys.databases using has_dbaccess:

select name from sys.databases where has_dbaccess(name) = 1

Thanks
Laurentiu

How can I hide mssql server system database?

Dear All,

I m using mssql server 2005, when i create a user account for mssql and then use this account to login via management studio. It will show all the system databases and other client databases. How can i hide those databases and allow the client to see their own databases.

Regards,

Ricky

You can hide all databases (other than system databases) by revoking VIEW ANY DATABASE permission from public server role. But you cannot tweak Management Studio to only show certain databases.

Thanks
Laurentiu

|||

Hi Laurentiu

Could you tell me the basic steps (sql statements ) that can allow the clients only its related databases. Because i use a sa account to run "DENY VIEW ANY DEFINITION TO public", the result is incorrect.

Regards,

Ricky

|||

Hello,

In order to see who all have access to 'View Any Database' Permission, you can use the following query

SELECT l.nameas grantee_name, p.state_desc, p.permission_name
FROMsys.server_permissionsAS p JOINsys.server_principalsAS l
ON p.grantee_principal_id = l.principal_id
WHERE permission_name ='VIEW ANY DATABASE';

and to DENY access to public you can use the following syntax

DENY VIEW ANY DATABASE TO PUBLIC

|||

The problem is that what are the related databases for a client is not an easy to answer question: whether a user can or cannot access the database cannot be determined without accessing the database. Testing the user access for all databases will not be efficient if you have hundreds of databases.

If you want to filter databases within SSMS, I don't think there is a way to do that, but the Tools forum is a more appropriate place to get guidance on this issue.

If you want to create your own view that the client can query to see the databases that he has access, you can filter sys.databases using has_dbaccess:

select name from sys.databases where has_dbaccess(name) = 1

Thanks
Laurentiu

|||

I have the opposite problem. When using SSMS on the server itself, I cannot see the system databases tree at all. I tet only "Database Snapshots" and my own database.

However, when accessing this server over a VPN connection, I can see and access the system databases.

I am a Sysadmin and would expect to be able to see everything.

And since the server is running Windows Authentication only, I would expect that my credential are the same, no matter where I login from.

My first guess is that I inadvertantly hid the System Database tree in SSMS, but I see no way to do/undo anything remotely like that.

Per your comment, I remain confused as to how to make them visible. Note that the databases are listed in various dialogs where one would normally select a database (Maint Wizard, for example).

"You can hide all databases (other than system databases) by revoking VIEW ANY DATABASE permission from public server role. But you cannot tweak Management Studio to only show certain databases.

Thanks
Laurentiu"

|||

Can you see the database entries when you query sys.databases? If the catalogs show you the correct information, but SSMS does not, then the issue should be pursued on the Tools forum.

Thanks

Laurentiu

|||

Yes, I can see master, tempdb, model and msdb via "select * from sys.databases".

Will re-post in the Tools forum, thanks.

How can I get the last login date for a login ??

How can I get the last login date for a login '
Thx
JohnnyThis information is not tracked by default. You could capture it using SQL
Profiler and output the information to a SQL table, or create your own
triggers on user tables to track this.
Thanks,
Kevin McDonnell
Microsoft Corporation
This posting is provided AS IS with no warranties, and confers no rights.|||Take a look at the login_time column of
master.dbo.sysprocesses.
Linchi

quote:

---

>--Original Message--
>How can I get the last login date for a login '
>Thx
>Johnny
>.
>

---

|||You could also set login auditing to All and query the SQL errorlog where
all the logins are recorded
HTH
Jasper Smith (SQL Server MVP)
I support PASS - the definitive, global
community for SQL Server professionals -
http://www.sqlpass.org
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quote:

---

> How can I get the last login date for a login '
> Thx
> Johnny

---

|||hi Johnny ,
This is not tracked by default.You have to do some settings for that. SQL
Server can log event information for logon attempts and you can view it by
reviewing the errorlog. By turning on the auditing level of SQL Server.
follow these steps to enable auditing of all/successful connections with
Enterprise Manager in SQL Server:
Expand a server group.
Right-click a server, and then click Properties.
On the Security tab, under Audit Level, click all/success etc(required
option).
You must stop and restart the server for this setting to take effect.
-- Vishal|||Oops! Thought you wanted the login date of a spid.
Linchi

quote:

---

>--Original Message--
>Take a look at the login_time column of
>master.dbo.sysprocesses.
>Linchi
>
>.
>

---

How can i get a return code of 1 for an osql command which has a lower severity..

I am running the following OSQL command and capturing the return code
for the error .Whenver i have an error like server not exists or uable
to login I get a return code of 1 for the %ERRORLEVEL%.However
whenever I have an errorof a wrong dbcompatibility error the retun
code id 1 even though sql returns an iformation message from OSQL that
the right copatibilty levels are 60,70 and 80.How can i get OSQL to
return the right return code whenver a error of this type occurrs from
batch mode sql.The OSQL i am running from the batch is

osql -S%SrvName% -U%Username% -P%Userpswd% -n -w 132 -d%DBname%
-Q%sqlcmd% -o%Dirrpt%\%DBname%_%SPname%.txt
ECHO %errorlevel% >> %logbatch%
IF %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 Goto SQLError

sqlcms is exec sp_dbcompatibiltylevel srvrname, dbname 80

Thanks in anticipation.

Ajay[posted and mailed, please reply in news]

Ajay Garg (ajayz90@.hotmail.com) writes:
> I am running the following OSQL command and capturing the return code
> for the error .Whenver i have an error like server not exists or uable
> to login I get a return code of 1 for the %ERRORLEVEL%.However
> whenever I have an errorof a wrong dbcompatibility error the retun
> code id 1 even though sql returns an iformation message from OSQL that
> the right copatibilty levels are 60,70 and 80.How can i get OSQL to
> return the right return code whenver a error of this type occurrs from
> batch mode sql.The OSQL i am running from the batch is
> osql -S%SrvName% -U%Username% -P%Userpswd% -n -w 132 -d%DBname%
> -Q%sqlcmd% -o%Dirrpt%\%DBname%_%SPname%.txt
> ECHO %errorlevel% >> %logbatch%
> IF %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 Goto SQLError
> sqlcms is exec sp_dbcompatibiltylevel srvrname, dbname 80

Here is a simple example that illustrates:

E:\temp>osql -E -n -Q "EXIT (SELECT 47)"

----
47

(1 row affected)

E:\temp>echo %ERRORLEVEL%
47

E:\temp
By putting the entire SQL batch within EXIT(), OSQL will return the
value of the last result set to the command-line environment.

For details, see the topic on OSQL in Books Online.

--
Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, sommar@.algonet.se

Books Online for SQL Server SP3 at
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/techin.../2000/books.asp|||Erland Sommarskog <sommar@.algonet.se> wrote in message news:<Xns9402EF532A497Yazorman@.127.0.0.1>...
> [posted and mailed, please reply in news]
> Ajay Garg (ajayz90@.hotmail.com) writes:
> > I am running the following OSQL command and capturing the return code
> > for the error .Whenver i have an error like server not exists or uable
> > to login I get a return code of 1 for the %ERRORLEVEL%.However
> > whenever I have an errorof a wrong dbcompatibility error the retun
> > code id 1 even though sql returns an iformation message from OSQL that
> > the right copatibilty levels are 60,70 and 80.How can i get OSQL to
> > return the right return code whenver a error of this type occurrs from
> > batch mode sql.The OSQL i am running from the batch is
> > osql -S%SrvName% -U%Username% -P%Userpswd% -n -w 132 -d%DBname%
> > -Q%sqlcmd% -o%Dirrpt%\%DBname%_%SPname%.txt
> > ECHO %errorlevel% >> %logbatch%
> > IF %ERRORLEVEL% NEQ 0 Goto SQLError
> > sqlcms is exec sp_dbcompatibiltylevel srvrname, dbname 80
> Here is a simple example that illustrates:
> E:\temp>osql -E -n -Q "EXIT (SELECT 47)"
> ----
> 47
> (1 row affected)
> E:\temp>echo %ERRORLEVEL%
> 47
> E:\temp>
> By putting the entire SQL batch within EXIT(), OSQL will return the
> value of the last result set to the command-line environment.
> For details, see the topic on OSQL in Books Online.

I noticed someting even more interesting.Even though the return code
was 0
when there was an error the job on sql server which actually failed
showed that it ran sucessfully.Even though when i run the job as an
Xp_cmdshell command on the sql server it shows that it failed what
could be the reason that it behaves that way?

Thanks in anticipation.

Ajay|||Ajay Garg (ajayz90@.hotmail.com) writes:
> I noticed someting even more interesting.Even though the return code
> was 0
> when there was an error the job on sql server which actually failed
> showed that it ran sucessfully.Even though when i run the job as an
> Xp_cmdshell command on the sql server it shows that it failed what
> could be the reason that it behaves that way?

I'm sorry, but I don't follow. Could you clarify with an example?

--
Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, sommar@.algonet.se

Books Online for SQL Server SP3 at
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/techin.../2000/books.asp

How can I get a list of all objects accessible by a login using sys* tables

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