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drewsalem
Constraint Violating Yak Guru
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 Posted - 2008-01-18 : 08:30:19
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| Hi,What do you guys tell your application vendors that insist on using an account with sysadmin rights for their app?Drew---------------------"It's Saturday night; I've got no date, a two litre bottle of Shasta, and my all-Rush mix tape... LET'S ROCK." |
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spirit1
Cybernetic Yak Master
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Posted - 2008-01-18 : 10:15:45
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| well if management bought it there's not much you can do...bot other than that it's something like !$@@|\$>$&%"()$$#"!#_______________________________________________Causing trouble since 1980blog: http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/mladenpSSMS Add-in that does a few things: www.ssmstoolspack.com <- new version out |
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drewsalem
Constraint Violating Yak Guru
304 Posts |
Posted - 2008-01-18 : 10:19:43
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| But it is a common scenario for you too though, right? The majority of sql server documentation advise against giving out sysadmin rights, and yet there are loads of apps that insist on it.Drew---------------------"It's Saturday night; I've got no date, a two litre bottle of Shasta, and my all-Rush mix tape... LET'S ROCK." |
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spirit1
Cybernetic Yak Master
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Posted - 2008-01-18 : 10:24:10
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let me put it this way:i haven't seen an app yet that doesn't require admin tights rights._______________________________________________Causing trouble since 1980blog: http://weblogs.sqlteam.com/mladenpSSMS Add-in that does a few things: www.ssmstoolspack.com <- new version out |
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drewsalem
Constraint Violating Yak Guru
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Posted - 2008-01-18 : 10:29:54
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| Thanks. MAkes me feel better.Drew---------------------"It's Saturday night; I've got no date, a two litre bottle of Shasta, and my all-Rush mix tape... LET'S ROCK." |
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Sysadmin rights and thirdparty vendors