Showing posts with label administer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label administer. Show all posts

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Administering via SQL Mgmt Studio

Are BUILTIN\Administrators (local admins on the server) the only persons
allowed to use the SQL Server Mgmt Studio (SSMS) to administer Reporting
Services (SSRS)? Can others who may have the Content Manager Role on a
folder or that have the System Administrator Role use SSMS? So far my
experience is only BUILTIN\Admins can use SSMS. Anyting special that must be
done to open up the SSMS to Reporting Services for non BUILTIN\Admins?Why do you want someone, who is not DB admin, to use SSMS to "manage"
reporting services' meta database? Even a db manager has few need to manage
reporting services' database directly. Reporting Services is a web
application and it is managed through a web interfaccce (report manager -
http://serverName/reports).
"LTC" <LTC@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3DD2B3EE-6637-476A-BC60-AAF6A9E31D75@.microsoft.com...
> Are BUILTIN\Administrators (local admins on the server) the only persons
> allowed to use the SQL Server Mgmt Studio (SSMS) to administer Reporting
> Services (SSRS)? Can others who may have the Content Manager Role on a
> folder or that have the System Administrator Role use SSMS? So far my
> experience is only BUILTIN\Admins can use SSMS. Anyting special that must
> be
> done to open up the SSMS to Reporting Services for non BUILTIN\Admins?|||I have taken 2 Microsoft Reporting Services (webcast) courses, which have
shown all the administration of SSRS taking place in SQL Server Management
Studio. I use SSMS to conduct other database and A.S. work and consider it
convenient to use SSMS to work SSRS issues, as well. At our location, DBAs
are not allowed to be local admins (except for temporary circumstances) as a
Sarbanes-Oxley design result. I think it is interesting that no one answers
my question, but are very willing to question the circumstances.
"Norman Yuan" wrote:
> Why do you want someone, who is not DB admin, to use SSMS to "manage"
> reporting services' meta database? Even a db manager has few need to manage
> reporting services' database directly. Reporting Services is a web
> application and it is managed through a web interfaccce (report manager -
> http://serverName/reports).
>
> "LTC" <LTC@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:3DD2B3EE-6637-476A-BC60-AAF6A9E31D75@.microsoft.com...
> > Are BUILTIN\Administrators (local admins on the server) the only persons
> > allowed to use the SQL Server Mgmt Studio (SSMS) to administer Reporting
> > Services (SSRS)? Can others who may have the Content Manager Role on a
> > folder or that have the System Administrator Role use SSMS? So far my
> > experience is only BUILTIN\Admins can use SSMS. Anyting special that must
> > be
> > done to open up the SSMS to Reporting Services for non BUILTIN\Admins?
>
>|||>>I have taken 2 Microsoft Reporting Services (webcast) courses, which have
>> shown all the administration of SSRS taking place in SQL Server
>> Management
>> Studio. [..]
>>I think it is interesting that no one answers my question, but are very
>>willing to question the circumstances.
It *is* interesting, but it's also interesting that this is how the courses
recommended that you work, IMHO, since it may not be a viable strategy,
long-term.
Please read below, from Brian Welcker's Weblog
(http://blogs.msdn.com/bwelcker/ ) -- you may want to give him some
feedback.
Which parts of administering RS were you particularly interested in doing
via SSMS versus Report Manager (just curious)?
(snip) ---
Watusi (SSRS Management Tools Changes for Katmai)
For Katmai we are considering the removal of namespace management (folders,
reports, data sources, models) from the Reporting Services Add-in for SQL
Server Management Studio (SSMS). In other words, we are considering removing
the 'Home' folder under the Reporting Server node in SSMS.
Why the change?
Customer feedback and usage data indicates that Report Manager and/or
SharePoint are the tools of choice for managing the Report Server namespace,
rather than the SSMS add-in. The design constraints of SSMS mean that any
new namespace functionality is significantly expensive to implement,
specifically adding support for the namespace in SharePoint integrated mode.
For Katmai we want to invest in SharePoint and Report Manager for namespace
management and focus on SSMS as a server-level management tool.
This means that the namespace management functions that are not available in
Report Manager (Model ClickThrough and Model Item Security) will be added to
Report Manager (they are already in SharePoint). Job Management, configuring
System properties, and administering Roles will be moved to SSMS. In
addition, SSMS will be updated to work in SharePoint mode.
If you have feedback about these changes, please feel free to comment.
"LTC" <LTC@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:14C6CEB9-CA50-4BED-AADF-E3990A6C5B19@.microsoft.com...
>I have taken 2 Microsoft Reporting Services (webcast) courses, which have
> shown all the administration of SSRS taking place in SQL Server Management
> Studio. I use SSMS to conduct other database and A.S. work and consider
> it
> convenient to use SSMS to work SSRS issues, as well. At our location,
> DBAs
> are not allowed to be local admins (except for temporary circumstances) as
> a
> Sarbanes-Oxley design result. I think it is interesting that no one
> answers
> my question, but are very willing to question the circumstances.
> "Norman Yuan" wrote:
>> Why do you want someone, who is not DB admin, to use SSMS to "manage"
>> reporting services' meta database? Even a db manager has few need to
>> manage
>> reporting services' database directly. Reporting Services is a web
>> application and it is managed through a web interfaccce (report manager -
>> http://serverName/reports).
>>
>> "LTC" <LTC@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:3DD2B3EE-6637-476A-BC60-AAF6A9E31D75@.microsoft.com...
>> > Are BUILTIN\Administrators (local admins on the server) the only
>> > persons
>> > allowed to use the SQL Server Mgmt Studio (SSMS) to administer
>> > Reporting
>> > Services (SSRS)? Can others who may have the Content Manager Role on a
>> > folder or that have the System Administrator Role use SSMS? So far my
>> > experience is only BUILTIN\Admins can use SSMS. Anyting special that
>> > must
>> > be
>> > done to open up the SSMS to Reporting Services for non BUILTIN\Admins?
>>|||Appreciate your feedback and the insight into Katmai. Looks like it is best
to focus on the Report Manager tool. I am responsible for creating new
folders and assigning new accounts / roles. Most other work is done by the
report developers / folder content managers. I am a previous DBA whose work
has been outsourced. I, currently, provide a role of 'moving' the corp. into
new (DBMS, etc. ) software, then working out the details of handing the
support over to the service provider. I am not yet to the point of moving
the support of SSRS to the service providers, due to budgets, and other
administrative hurdles, so I am the current administrator, beyond the
installation of the product.
"Lisa Slater Nicholls" wrote:
> >>I have taken 2 Microsoft Reporting Services (webcast) courses, which have
> >> shown all the administration of SSRS taking place in SQL Server
> >> Management
> >> Studio. [..]
> >>I think it is interesting that no one answers my question, but are very
> >>willing to question the circumstances.
> It *is* interesting, but it's also interesting that this is how the courses
> recommended that you work, IMHO, since it may not be a viable strategy,
> long-term.
> Please read below, from Brian Welcker's Weblog
> (http://blogs.msdn.com/bwelcker/ ) -- you may want to give him some
> feedback.
> Which parts of administering RS were you particularly interested in doing
> via SSMS versus Report Manager (just curious)?
> (snip) ---
> Watusi (SSRS Management Tools Changes for Katmai)
> For Katmai we are considering the removal of namespace management (folders,
> reports, data sources, models) from the Reporting Services Add-in for SQL
> Server Management Studio (SSMS). In other words, we are considering removing
> the 'Home' folder under the Reporting Server node in SSMS.
> Why the change?
> Customer feedback and usage data indicates that Report Manager and/or
> SharePoint are the tools of choice for managing the Report Server namespace,
> rather than the SSMS add-in. The design constraints of SSMS mean that any
> new namespace functionality is significantly expensive to implement,
> specifically adding support for the namespace in SharePoint integrated mode.
> For Katmai we want to invest in SharePoint and Report Manager for namespace
> management and focus on SSMS as a server-level management tool.
> This means that the namespace management functions that are not available in
> Report Manager (Model ClickThrough and Model Item Security) will be added to
> Report Manager (they are already in SharePoint). Job Management, configuring
> System properties, and administering Roles will be moved to SSMS. In
> addition, SSMS will be updated to work in SharePoint mode.
> If you have feedback about these changes, please feel free to comment.
> "LTC" <LTC@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:14C6CEB9-CA50-4BED-AADF-E3990A6C5B19@.microsoft.com...
> >I have taken 2 Microsoft Reporting Services (webcast) courses, which have
> > shown all the administration of SSRS taking place in SQL Server Management
> > Studio. I use SSMS to conduct other database and A.S. work and consider
> > it
> > convenient to use SSMS to work SSRS issues, as well. At our location,
> > DBAs
> > are not allowed to be local admins (except for temporary circumstances) as
> > a
> > Sarbanes-Oxley design result. I think it is interesting that no one
> > answers
> > my question, but are very willing to question the circumstances.
> >
> > "Norman Yuan" wrote:
> >
> >> Why do you want someone, who is not DB admin, to use SSMS to "manage"
> >> reporting services' meta database? Even a db manager has few need to
> >> manage
> >> reporting services' database directly. Reporting Services is a web
> >> application and it is managed through a web interfaccce (report manager -
> >> http://serverName/reports).
> >>
> >>
> >> "LTC" <LTC@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:3DD2B3EE-6637-476A-BC60-AAF6A9E31D75@.microsoft.com...
> >> > Are BUILTIN\Administrators (local admins on the server) the only
> >> > persons
> >> > allowed to use the SQL Server Mgmt Studio (SSMS) to administer
> >> > Reporting
> >> > Services (SSRS)? Can others who may have the Content Manager Role on a
> >> > folder or that have the System Administrator Role use SSMS? So far my
> >> > experience is only BUILTIN\Admins can use SSMS. Anyting special that
> >> > must
> >> > be
> >> > done to open up the SSMS to Reporting Services for non BUILTIN\Admins?
> >>
> >>
> >>
>|||>>Looks like it is best to focus on the Report Manager tool.
I didn't actually mean to say that! I meant to say: if you have cogent
reasons why the work you need to do is better done in Management Studio
rather than Report Manager... then MS deserves to hear your reasons <s>.
OTOH... reading that post closely, it seemed clear to me that the RS team
found the required heirarchical arrangement of functionality in Studio
limiting and not really suited to their purposes. They were probably tired
of shoe-horning features into it. In the Report Manager, they have a much
free-er hand and it was probably not necessary for them to split their
effort between implementation of upcoming features in both UIs.
Going forward, I guess we should be happy if they can focus their energy on
one management UI and we get more new features as a result <s>.
Cheers,
>L<
"LTC" <LTC@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D6726064-25F3-45C6-A9DB-C54CD3778868@.microsoft.com...
> Appreciate your feedback and the insight into Katmai. Looks like it is
> best
> to focus on the Report Manager tool. I am responsible for creating new
> folders and assigning new accounts / roles. Most other work is done by
> the
> report developers / folder content managers. I am a previous DBA whose
> work
> has been outsourced. I, currently, provide a role of 'moving' the corp.
> into
> new (DBMS, etc. ) software, then working out the details of handing the
> support over to the service provider. I am not yet to the point of moving
> the support of SSRS to the service providers, due to budgets, and other
> administrative hurdles, so I am the current administrator, beyond the
> installation of the product.
> "Lisa Slater Nicholls" wrote:
>> >>I have taken 2 Microsoft Reporting Services (webcast) courses, which
>> >>have
>> >> shown all the administration of SSRS taking place in SQL Server
>> >> Management
>> >> Studio. [..]
>> >>I think it is interesting that no one answers my question, but are
>> >>very
>> >>willing to question the circumstances.
>> It *is* interesting, but it's also interesting that this is how the
>> courses
>> recommended that you work, IMHO, since it may not be a viable strategy,
>> long-term.
>> Please read below, from Brian Welcker's Weblog
>> (http://blogs.msdn.com/bwelcker/ ) -- you may want to give him some
>> feedback.
>> Which parts of administering RS were you particularly interested in doing
>> via SSMS versus Report Manager (just curious)?
>> (snip) ---
>> Watusi (SSRS Management Tools Changes for Katmai)
>> For Katmai we are considering the removal of namespace management
>> (folders,
>> reports, data sources, models) from the Reporting Services Add-in for SQL
>> Server Management Studio (SSMS). In other words, we are considering
>> removing
>> the 'Home' folder under the Reporting Server node in SSMS.
>> Why the change?
>> Customer feedback and usage data indicates that Report Manager and/or
>> SharePoint are the tools of choice for managing the Report Server
>> namespace,
>> rather than the SSMS add-in. The design constraints of SSMS mean that any
>> new namespace functionality is significantly expensive to implement,
>> specifically adding support for the namespace in SharePoint integrated
>> mode.
>> For Katmai we want to invest in SharePoint and Report Manager for
>> namespace
>> management and focus on SSMS as a server-level management tool.
>> This means that the namespace management functions that are not available
>> in
>> Report Manager (Model ClickThrough and Model Item Security) will be added
>> to
>> Report Manager (they are already in SharePoint). Job Management,
>> configuring
>> System properties, and administering Roles will be moved to SSMS. In
>> addition, SSMS will be updated to work in SharePoint mode.
>> If you have feedback about these changes, please feel free to comment.
>> "LTC" <LTC@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:14C6CEB9-CA50-4BED-AADF-E3990A6C5B19@.microsoft.com...
>> >I have taken 2 Microsoft Reporting Services (webcast) courses, which
>> >have
>> > shown all the administration of SSRS taking place in SQL Server
>> > Management
>> > Studio. I use SSMS to conduct other database and A.S. work and
>> > consider
>> > it
>> > convenient to use SSMS to work SSRS issues, as well. At our location,
>> > DBAs
>> > are not allowed to be local admins (except for temporary circumstances)
>> > as
>> > a
>> > Sarbanes-Oxley design result. I think it is interesting that no one
>> > answers
>> > my question, but are very willing to question the circumstances.
>> >
>> > "Norman Yuan" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Why do you want someone, who is not DB admin, to use SSMS to "manage"
>> >> reporting services' meta database? Even a db manager has few need to
>> >> manage
>> >> reporting services' database directly. Reporting Services is a web
>> >> application and it is managed through a web interfaccce (report
>> >> manager -
>> >> http://serverName/reports).
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "LTC" <LTC@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:3DD2B3EE-6637-476A-BC60-AAF6A9E31D75@.microsoft.com...
>> >> > Are BUILTIN\Administrators (local admins on the server) the only
>> >> > persons
>> >> > allowed to use the SQL Server Mgmt Studio (SSMS) to administer
>> >> > Reporting
>> >> > Services (SSRS)? Can others who may have the Content Manager Role
>> >> > on a
>> >> > folder or that have the System Administrator Role use SSMS? So far
>> >> > my
>> >> > experience is only BUILTIN\Admins can use SSMS. Anyting special
>> >> > that
>> >> > must
>> >> > be
>> >> > done to open up the SSMS to Reporting Services for non
>> >> > BUILTIN\Admins?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Administering SQL

In SQL Server 2005 to administer all aspects of SQL is there any way a non local administrator can do this? We are trying to remove the DBAs from being local administrators over the SQL server machines in SQL 2005, we were able to do this in SQL 2000 but SQL 2005 is not working correctly.

We want to make the DBAs a member of local power users and assign the specific rights for it. Can this be done, if so how? is there a document I can reference somewhere.

Hi,

yes sure. Local administrators are automatically in the sysadmin group. YOu can sure remove them from the group if you don′t want them to have access to the server. On the other side, you can grant any role to a individual role, also the serverrole sysadmin. So put the "SQL Administrators" in a special Windows group and add this group to the serveradmin role. That should be fine for you.

HTH, Jens Suessmeyer.

http://www.sqlserver2005.de

Administering MSDE with Enterprise Manager

Can I administer SQL 2000 MSDE Release A from SQL Server's Enterprise
Manager (EM) located on another machine on the same network?
When I try to do this the EM setup wizard locates the host running MSDE but
it cannot connect either with Windows authentication or the strong password
created during MSDE's install.
EM can see other instances of SQL Server 2000 on the network (these are not
MSDE).
MSDE is running on XP (SP1) and EM is running on W2K workstation.
Many thanks.
Even if you can figure out your connectivity problem, it's probably not
legal anyway. From the Appropriate Uses of MSDE FAQ at
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/msde/howtobuy/msdeuse.asp:
Q. Can I use SQL Server tools and services in conjunction with MSDE?
A. You can only use SQL Server tools and services in conjunction with
MSDE if you acquired MSDE through SQL Server 2000 (Developer Edition,
Standard Edition, or Enterprise Edition), and if you are using MSDE in
conjunction with a properly licensed copy of SQL Server 2000. Visit the How
to Buy page for information on obtaining a valid SQL Server license.
Note: The tools and services included with SQL Server Developer
Edition may not be used to manage production server environments.
The following utilities are installed by the MSDE setup application
and are provided without restrictions for use with the copy of MSDE that is
installed by your application: bcp.exe, cnfgsvr.exe, dcomscm.exe, osql.exe,
sqlmaint.exe, sqlmangr.exe, scm.exe, sqladhlp.exe, and svrnetcn.exe. The
dtsrun.exe utility is also provided, but can only be used to run existing
Data Transformation Services (DTS) packages against the copy of MSDE
installed by your application; it cannot be used to develop new DTS
packages.
There's not enough information in your post to determine whether or not it's
legal, but in the vast majority of instances it's not and I'm told that it
requires a room full of lawyers and white board to figure out. There are a
bunch of 3rd-party tools out there that might be of use. Have a look at
Aaron's list at http://www.aspfaq.com/show.asp?id=2442.
Sincerely,
Stephen Dybing
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
"Andrew Chalk" <achalk@.XXXmagnacartasoftware.com> wrote in message
news:%23VTyAG0nEHA.1160@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Can I administer SQL 2000 MSDE Release A from SQL Server's Enterprise
> Manager (EM) located on another machine on the same network?
> When I try to do this the EM setup wizard locates the host running MSDE
> but
> it cannot connect either with Windows authentication or the strong
> password
> created during MSDE's install.
> EM can see other instances of SQL Server 2000 on the network (these are
> not
> MSDE).
> MSDE is running on XP (SP1) and EM is running on W2K workstation.
> Many thanks.
>
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|||Thanks. I think it is an authentication issue rather than a 'property
rights' issue. This is because:
1) I just installed the same version of MSDE on a W98SE machine and was able
to register it successfully with the copy of 'Enterprise manager';
2) I just deleted the XP 'atempted' registration and tried to re-register
it. The dialog "Register SQL Server Messages" returns the error:
"SVR1 - Registration failed for user 'sa'. Reason: Not associated with a
trusted SQL server connection"
Any idea how to make this Server connection trusted?
Thanks!
"Stephen Dybing [MSFT]" <stephd@.online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:OZrDqW0nEHA.2616@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Even if you can figure out your connectivity problem, it's probably not
> legal anyway. From the Appropriate Uses of MSDE FAQ at
> http://www.microsoft.com/sql/msde/howtobuy/msdeuse.asp:
> Q. Can I use SQL Server tools and services in conjunction with
MSDE?
> A. You can only use SQL Server tools and services in conjunction
with
> MSDE if you acquired MSDE through SQL Server 2000 (Developer Edition,
> Standard Edition, or Enterprise Edition), and if you are using MSDE in
> conjunction with a properly licensed copy of SQL Server 2000. Visit the
How
> to Buy page for information on obtaining a valid SQL Server license.
> Note: The tools and services included with SQL Server Developer
> Edition may not be used to manage production server environments.
> The following utilities are installed by the MSDE setup application
> and are provided without restrictions for use with the copy of MSDE that
is
> installed by your application: bcp.exe, cnfgsvr.exe, dcomscm.exe,
osql.exe,
> sqlmaint.exe, sqlmangr.exe, scm.exe, sqladhlp.exe, and svrnetcn.exe. The
> dtsrun.exe utility is also provided, but can only be used to run existing
> Data Transformation Services (DTS) packages against the copy of MSDE
> installed by your application; it cannot be used to develop new DTS
> packages.
>
> There's not enough information in your post to determine whether or not
it's
> legal, but in the vast majority of instances it's not and I'm told that it
> requires a room full of lawyers and white board to figure out. There are a
> bunch of 3rd-party tools out there that might be of use. Have a look at
> Aaron's list at http://www.aspfaq.com/show.asp?id=2442.
> --
> Sincerely,
> Stephen Dybing
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
> "Andrew Chalk" <achalk@.XXXmagnacartasoftware.com> wrote in message
> news:%23VTyAG0nEHA.1160@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>
>
|||Hi Andrew,
This message means you don't have Mixed Mode authentication enabled. If you
do have enterprise manager connected, you can change this easily by looking
under the "security" tab in the properties of the server. (Right-click the
server to get to it). You need mixed mode before you can use "sa" or any sql
server username.
HTH,
Greg Low [MVP]
MSDE Manager SQL Tools
www.whitebearconsulting.com
"Andrew Chalk" <achalk@.XXXmagnacartasoftware.com> wrote in message
news:OzXHOC3nEHA.2616@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Thanks. I think it is an authentication issue rather than a 'property
> rights' issue. This is because:
> 1) I just installed the same version of MSDE on a W98SE machine and was
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> to register it successfully with the copy of 'Enterprise manager';
> 2) I just deleted the XP 'atempted' registration and tried to re-register
> it. The dialog "Register SQL Server Messages" returns the error:
> "SVR1 - Registration failed for user 'sa'. Reason: Not associated with a
> trusted SQL server connection"
> Any idea how to make this Server connection trusted?
> Thanks!
>
> "Stephen Dybing [MSFT]" <stephd@.online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:OZrDqW0nEHA.2616@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> MSDE?
> with
> How
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> it's
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>
|||Found it. The install command that I used:
SETUP SAPWD="wombat" created 'Windows Only Authentication'. A registry tweak
changed it to mixed, and then I could log on. Not sure exactly why Windows
authentication failed except that the admin name and pwd were different on
the MSDE machine from those on the machine that I was connecting from.
"Stephen Dybing [MSFT]" <stephd@.online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:OZrDqW0nEHA.2616@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Even if you can figure out your connectivity problem, it's probably not
> legal anyway. From the Appropriate Uses of MSDE FAQ at
> http://www.microsoft.com/sql/msde/howtobuy/msdeuse.asp:
> Q. Can I use SQL Server tools and services in conjunction with
MSDE?
> A. You can only use SQL Server tools and services in conjunction
with
> MSDE if you acquired MSDE through SQL Server 2000 (Developer Edition,
> Standard Edition, or Enterprise Edition), and if you are using MSDE in
> conjunction with a properly licensed copy of SQL Server 2000. Visit the
How
> to Buy page for information on obtaining a valid SQL Server license.
> Note: The tools and services included with SQL Server Developer
> Edition may not be used to manage production server environments.
> The following utilities are installed by the MSDE setup application
> and are provided without restrictions for use with the copy of MSDE that
is
> installed by your application: bcp.exe, cnfgsvr.exe, dcomscm.exe,
osql.exe,
> sqlmaint.exe, sqlmangr.exe, scm.exe, sqladhlp.exe, and svrnetcn.exe. The
> dtsrun.exe utility is also provided, but can only be used to run existing
> Data Transformation Services (DTS) packages against the copy of MSDE
> installed by your application; it cannot be used to develop new DTS
> packages.
>
> There's not enough information in your post to determine whether or not
it's
> legal, but in the vast majority of instances it's not and I'm told that it
> requires a room full of lawyers and white board to figure out. There are a
> bunch of 3rd-party tools out there that might be of use. Have a look at
> Aaron's list at http://www.aspfaq.com/show.asp?id=2442.
> --
> Sincerely,
> Stephen Dybing
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
> "Andrew Chalk" <achalk@.XXXmagnacartasoftware.com> wrote in message
> news:%23VTyAG0nEHA.1160@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>
>

Administering MSDE with Enterprise Manager

Can I administer SQL 2000 MSDE Release A from SQL Server's Enterprise
Manager (EM) located on another machine on the same network?
When I try to do this the EM setup wizard locates the host running MSDE but
it cannot connect either with Windows authentication or the strong password
created during MSDE's install.
EM can see other instances of SQL Server 2000 on the network (these are not
MSDE).
MSDE is running on XP (SP1) and EM is running on W2K workstation.
Many thanks.
Even if you can figure out your connectivity problem, it's probably not
legal anyway. From the Appropriate Uses of MSDE FAQ at
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/msde/howtobuy/msdeuse.asp:
Q. Can I use SQL Server tools and services in conjunction with MSDE?
A. You can only use SQL Server tools and services in conjunction with
MSDE if you acquired MSDE through SQL Server 2000 (Developer Edition,
Standard Edition, or Enterprise Edition), and if you are using MSDE in
conjunction with a properly licensed copy of SQL Server 2000. Visit the How
to Buy page for information on obtaining a valid SQL Server license.
Note: The tools and services included with SQL Server Developer
Edition may not be used to manage production server environments.
The following utilities are installed by the MSDE setup application
and are provided without restrictions for use with the copy of MSDE that is
installed by your application: bcp.exe, cnfgsvr.exe, dcomscm.exe, osql.exe,
sqlmaint.exe, sqlmangr.exe, scm.exe, sqladhlp.exe, and svrnetcn.exe. The
dtsrun.exe utility is also provided, but can only be used to run existing
Data Transformation Services (DTS) packages against the copy of MSDE
installed by your application; it cannot be used to develop new DTS
packages.
There's not enough information in your post to determine whether or not it's
legal, but in the vast majority of instances it's not and I'm told that it
requires a room full of lawyers and white board to figure out. There are a
bunch of 3rd-party tools out there that might be of use. Have a look at
Aaron's list at http://www.aspfaq.com/show.asp?id=2442.
Sincerely,
Stephen Dybing
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
"Andrew Chalk" <achalk@.XXXmagnacartasoftware.com> wrote in message
news:%23VTyAG0nEHA.1160@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Can I administer SQL 2000 MSDE Release A from SQL Server's Enterprise
> Manager (EM) located on another machine on the same network?
> When I try to do this the EM setup wizard locates the host running MSDE
> but
> it cannot connect either with Windows authentication or the strong
> password
> created during MSDE's install.
> EM can see other instances of SQL Server 2000 on the network (these are
> not
> MSDE).
> MSDE is running on XP (SP1) and EM is running on W2K workstation.
> Many thanks.
>
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rights' issue. This is because:
1) I just installed the same version of MSDE on a W98SE machine and was able
to register it successfully with the copy of 'Enterprise manager';
2) I just deleted the XP 'atempted' registration and tried to re-register
it. The dialog "Register SQL Server Messages" returns the error:
"SVR1 - Registration failed for user 'sa'. Reason: Not associated with a
trusted SQL server connection"
Any idea how to make this Server connection trusted?
Thanks!
"Stephen Dybing [MSFT]" <stephd@.online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:OZrDqW0nEHA.2616@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Even if you can figure out your connectivity problem, it's probably not
> legal anyway. From the Appropriate Uses of MSDE FAQ at
> http://www.microsoft.com/sql/msde/howtobuy/msdeuse.asp:
> Q. Can I use SQL Server tools and services in conjunction with
MSDE?
> A. You can only use SQL Server tools and services in conjunction
with
> MSDE if you acquired MSDE through SQL Server 2000 (Developer Edition,
> Standard Edition, or Enterprise Edition), and if you are using MSDE in
> conjunction with a properly licensed copy of SQL Server 2000. Visit the
How
> to Buy page for information on obtaining a valid SQL Server license.
> Note: The tools and services included with SQL Server Developer
> Edition may not be used to manage production server environments.
> The following utilities are installed by the MSDE setup application
> and are provided without restrictions for use with the copy of MSDE that
is
> installed by your application: bcp.exe, cnfgsvr.exe, dcomscm.exe,
osql.exe,
> sqlmaint.exe, sqlmangr.exe, scm.exe, sqladhlp.exe, and svrnetcn.exe. The
> dtsrun.exe utility is also provided, but can only be used to run existing
> Data Transformation Services (DTS) packages against the copy of MSDE
> installed by your application; it cannot be used to develop new DTS
> packages.
>
> There's not enough information in your post to determine whether or not
it's
> legal, but in the vast majority of instances it's not and I'm told that it
> requires a room full of lawyers and white board to figure out. There are a
> bunch of 3rd-party tools out there that might be of use. Have a look at
> Aaron's list at http://www.aspfaq.com/show.asp?id=2442.
> --
> Sincerely,
> Stephen Dybing
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
> "Andrew Chalk" <achalk@.XXXmagnacartasoftware.com> wrote in message
> news:%23VTyAG0nEHA.1160@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>
>
|||Hi Andrew,
This message means you don't have Mixed Mode authentication enabled. If you
do have enterprise manager connected, you can change this easily by looking
under the "security" tab in the properties of the server. (Right-click the
server to get to it). You need mixed mode before you can use "sa" or any sql
server username.
HTH,
Greg Low [MVP]
MSDE Manager SQL Tools
www.whitebearconsulting.com
"Andrew Chalk" <achalk@.XXXmagnacartasoftware.com> wrote in message
news:OzXHOC3nEHA.2616@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Thanks. I think it is an authentication issue rather than a 'property
> rights' issue. This is because:
> 1) I just installed the same version of MSDE on a W98SE machine and was
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> to register it successfully with the copy of 'Enterprise manager';
> 2) I just deleted the XP 'atempted' registration and tried to re-register
> it. The dialog "Register SQL Server Messages" returns the error:
> "SVR1 - Registration failed for user 'sa'. Reason: Not associated with a
> trusted SQL server connection"
> Any idea how to make this Server connection trusted?
> Thanks!
>
> "Stephen Dybing [MSFT]" <stephd@.online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:OZrDqW0nEHA.2616@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> MSDE?
> with
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>
|||Found it. The install command that I used:
SETUP SAPWD="wombat" created 'Windows Only Authentication'. A registry tweak
changed it to mixed, and then I could log on. Not sure exactly why Windows
authentication failed except that the admin name and pwd were different on
the MSDE machine from those on the machine that I was connecting from.
"Stephen Dybing [MSFT]" <stephd@.online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:OZrDqW0nEHA.2616@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Even if you can figure out your connectivity problem, it's probably not
> legal anyway. From the Appropriate Uses of MSDE FAQ at
> http://www.microsoft.com/sql/msde/howtobuy/msdeuse.asp:
> Q. Can I use SQL Server tools and services in conjunction with
MSDE?
> A. You can only use SQL Server tools and services in conjunction
with
> MSDE if you acquired MSDE through SQL Server 2000 (Developer Edition,
> Standard Edition, or Enterprise Edition), and if you are using MSDE in
> conjunction with a properly licensed copy of SQL Server 2000. Visit the
How
> to Buy page for information on obtaining a valid SQL Server license.
> Note: The tools and services included with SQL Server Developer
> Edition may not be used to manage production server environments.
> The following utilities are installed by the MSDE setup application
> and are provided without restrictions for use with the copy of MSDE that
is
> installed by your application: bcp.exe, cnfgsvr.exe, dcomscm.exe,
osql.exe,
> sqlmaint.exe, sqlmangr.exe, scm.exe, sqladhlp.exe, and svrnetcn.exe. The
> dtsrun.exe utility is also provided, but can only be used to run existing
> Data Transformation Services (DTS) packages against the copy of MSDE
> installed by your application; it cannot be used to develop new DTS
> packages.
>
> There's not enough information in your post to determine whether or not
it's
> legal, but in the vast majority of instances it's not and I'm told that it
> requires a room full of lawyers and white board to figure out. There are a
> bunch of 3rd-party tools out there that might be of use. Have a look at
> Aaron's list at http://www.aspfaq.com/show.asp?id=2442.
> --
> Sincerely,
> Stephen Dybing
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
> "Andrew Chalk" <achalk@.XXXmagnacartasoftware.com> wrote in message
> news:%23VTyAG0nEHA.1160@.tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>
>

Administering msde

Hi all,
I am totaly new to all this sql server think. I have installed MSDE on Win2K
Server.
How do you administer this think? Is there een interface? I have tried SQL
webadmin.
When I try to open the site with IE I see source code of the file
default.aspx.
Why is this?
Any help would be great.
tnx. in advance
Admir
hi admir,
admir wrote:
> Hi all,
> I am totaly new to all this sql server think. I have installed MSDE
> on Win2K Server.
> How do you administer this think? Is there een interface? I have
> tried SQL webadmin.
> When I try to open the site with IE I see source code of the file
> default.aspx.
> Why is this?
>
personally I do not like WDA very much... but you perhaps can find some
hints at http://www.sqljunkies.com/forums/ ..
if you need a Web based admin you'd probably better invest in myLittleTools
(http://www.mylittletools.net/mla_sql) ... other free and commercial tools
for administering MSDE are listed at
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/msde/partners/default.asp ,
http://www.aspfaq.com/show.asp?id=2442
Andrea Montanari (Microsoft MVP - SQL Server)
http://www.asql.biz/DbaMgr.shtmhttp://italy.mvps.org
DbaMgr2k ver 0.9.1 - DbaMgr ver 0.55.1
(my vb6+sql-dmo little try to provide MS MSDE 1.0 and MSDE 2000 a visual
interface)
-- remove DMO to reply

administering jobs and targetserversrole

Hi all,
Hoping that someone else has tried to allow non sa people the ability to
administer jobs on a server. My situation is this:
My goal is to allow my developers to create and modify jobs on our
development server. To this end, I have put the developers (who are dbo in
their respective db), in an nt group and put them in the targetserversrole
in msdb on the server. In addition, by changing the role and granting
execute to the add,delete,and update job stored procedure groups and the job
start and stop stored procedures I am able to allow the group to add and
modify jobs, except for one item in the job and that is to set up job
notifications. I have tried granting the add,update and delete notification
group but that doesn't do it as the check boxes are still disabled for the
developers when they look at that part of the job. Does anyone know what I
am missing in this plan? Thanks in advance for any help solving this.>
> Hi all,
> Hoping that someone else has tried to allow non sa people the ability to
> administer jobs on a server. My situation is this:
> My goal is to allow my developers to create and modify jobs on our
> development server. To this end, I have put the developers (who are dbo
in
> their respective db), in an nt group and put them in the targetserversrole
> in msdb on the server. In addition, by changing the role and granting
> execute to the add,delete,and update job stored procedure groups and the
job
> start and stop stored procedures I am able to allow the group to add and
> modify jobs, except for one item in the job and that is to set up job
> notifications. I have tried granting the add,update and delete
notification
> group but that doesn't do it as the check boxes are still disabled for the
> developers when they look at that part of the job. Does anyone know what
I
> am missing in this plan? Thanks in advance for any help solving this.
>
--
With SQL Server 2000, you need to be a sysadmin to be able to FULLY
ADMINISTER SQL Agent jobs.
Hope this helps,
--
Eric Cárdenas
Senior support professional
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

Admin. of SSRS via SQL Server Mgmt Studio

I would like to be able to administer SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)
via the SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). It appears, in our setup at
least, that the only individuals who are able to use the SSMS are those who
are included in the BUILTIN\Administrators group (admins on the server). Our
setup calls for a separation of roles between those who setup/manage the
servers (setup apps on the servers - local admins on the server) and those
who will administer the application after it is installed. I am setup with
the System Administrator Role and with Content Manager in the HOME folder. I
am not able to connect to the SSRS instance via SSMS, where the local admins
(BUILTIN\Administrators) are able to manage SSRS via the SSMS. Is there a
way for the non local admins to use SSMS to administer SSRS?What is it that you are trying to do. Most of the type of admin type work to
do with RS is done via Report Manager (the protal that ships with RS).
Subscriptions, assigning roles, etc. What are you trying to do that you need
to use SSMS to do?
Bruce Loehle-Conger
MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
"LTC" <LTC@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A4AEDC9B-D588-4DDB-9729-F1A309EDCA39@.microsoft.com...
>I would like to be able to administer SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)
> via the SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). It appears, in our setup at
> least, that the only individuals who are able to use the SSMS are those
> who
> are included in the BUILTIN\Administrators group (admins on the server).
> Our
> setup calls for a separation of roles between those who setup/manage the
> servers (setup apps on the servers - local admins on the server) and those
> who will administer the application after it is installed. I am setup
> with
> the System Administrator Role and with Content Manager in the HOME folder.
> I
> am not able to connect to the SSRS instance via SSMS, where the local
> admins
> (BUILTIN\Administrators) are able to manage SSRS via the SSMS. Is there a
> way for the non local admins to use SSMS to administer SSRS?|||I have been using Report Manager portal for RS, however I use the SSMS to
administer SS DBMS and SSAS. It would be more convenient to work all within
one tool.
"Bruce L-C [MVP]" wrote:
> What is it that you are trying to do. Most of the type of admin type work to
> do with RS is done via Report Manager (the protal that ships with RS).
> Subscriptions, assigning roles, etc. What are you trying to do that you need
> to use SSMS to do?
>
> --
> Bruce Loehle-Conger
> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
> "LTC" <LTC@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:A4AEDC9B-D588-4DDB-9729-F1A309EDCA39@.microsoft.com...
> >I would like to be able to administer SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)
> > via the SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). It appears, in our setup at
> > least, that the only individuals who are able to use the SSMS are those
> > who
> > are included in the BUILTIN\Administrators group (admins on the server).
> > Our
> > setup calls for a separation of roles between those who setup/manage the
> > servers (setup apps on the servers - local admins on the server) and those
> > who will administer the application after it is installed. I am setup
> > with
> > the System Administrator Role and with Content Manager in the HOME folder.
> > I
> > am not able to connect to the SSRS instance via SSMS, where the local
> > admins
> > (BUILTIN\Administrators) are able to manage SSRS via the SSMS. Is there a
> > way for the non local admins to use SSMS to administer SSRS?
>
>

Admin role lost - inability to administer database

When I open SQL Server Enterprise Administrator to create or manipulate data
bases errors are thrown at me for not having appropriate permissions. Howeve
r, on one database I am able to modify its contents, tables and so forth.
How have I lost access? What can I do to fix it?Hi,
Are you trying to do this with a user with "DB_OWNER" role. In this case
only the database which is assigned this role will only have the permission.
If you have to perform administrative task on all databases then either
register using "SA" user or a Login with "Sys Admin" server fixed role.
How to identify the role assigned:
1. Login to Query Analyser as "SA"
2. Execute the procedure sp_helplogins <login name>
Note:
Automatically the permissions will never be lost / revoked in SQL server.
Thanks
Hari
MCDBA
"John Russell" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:46C5D23D-730B-4820-97B6-F6A710E73C81@.microsoft.com...
> When I open SQL Server Enterprise Administrator to create or manipulate
databases errors are thrown at me for not having appropriate permissions.
However, on one database I am able to modify its contents, tables and so
forth.
> How have I lost access? What can I do to fix it?

admin or other role

I have one other question. How do you define roles? What role(s) are required to fully administer SQL Server? What role(s) are required to fully administer a single database in SQL Server?

thanks,

In Books Online, look up [fixed server roles] and [fixed database roles].

Those roles are predefined. You can also create your own roles (which only has permissions that you grant to them.)

Full server administration = sysadmin.

Single database administration = db_owner.