Many companies are worried that enabling xp_cmdshell is a security hole. In fact, xp_cmdshell is limited to SQL Server administrators by default. In order for a non-admin user to use xp_cmdshell, an administrator must specifically grant permissions to them. In short: xp_cmdshell is not a security hole.
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This is the 13 part newsletter series for users of Minion Enterprise, the SQL Server management solution. 1 – Index Stats In this introductory newsletter: Pointing out what “Quick Start” sections to walk through to complete your ME setup Introducing the Collector schema, which holds all the goodies Your first module: Index Stats, which allows you to research …
A quick glance behind, and ahead It’s the final email of yourMinion Enterprise trial information series! So last time, we introduced the AD Group Members module, and the Login Access Method Audit utility. This time we’re actually not going to look at a specific module. Today, we’re just going to talk a bit. “Work like …
A quick glance behind, and ahead So last time, we introduced the Objects, Tables, and Columns modules. This time we’ll look at the AD Group Members module, and the related Login Access Method Audit utility. This is one collection that we are super, totally, and completely in love with. The AD Group Members Module It …
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A quick glance behind, and ahead So last time, we introduced the Database Properties module, and had an op-ed on autogrow. This time we’ll look at the Objects, Tables, and Columns modules. These are three separate modules – with their own jobs, tables, and so on – but they’re similar enough to talk about together. …
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A quick glance behind, and ahead So last time, we introduced the Databases module, and whether you should write your own custom objects. This time we’ll look at the Database Properties module, and talk a bit about autogrow. The Database Properties Module For each database, the Database Properties module collects a significant amount of data, …
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A quick glance behind, and ahead So last time, we introduced the Wait Statistics module. This time we’ll look at the Databases module, and talk about writing your own custom objects. The Database Module The Database module collects database information from managed servers. This gives you a record of all databases – and their database IDs, …
A quick glance behind, and ahead Last time, we introduced the Error Log Search module. This time we’ll look at the Wait Statistics module, and cover some frequently asked questions about Minion Enterprise. The Wait Statistics Module The Index Stats module collects detailed index information into the Minion Enterprise repository. It gets all data from sys.indexes …
A quick glance behind, and ahead So last time, we introduced the Instance Config module. This time we’ll look at the Error Log Search module. The Error Log Search Module The Error Log Search module allows you to set up specific error log search terms in the dbo.ErrorLogSearch table. This module automatically gathers any search …