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raul11
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Posted - 2011-12-19 : 13:57:28

need to find out if a disabled account is still being used.is it possible

tkizer
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Posted - 2011-12-19 : 13:59:51

Sure, check sysprocesses or run a trace. Once you disable the account, kill all connections to it, and then you can be sure it can't be used again.

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tkizer
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Posted - 2011-12-19 : 14:00:08

And if attempts are made to the account, you'll be able to see that in the error log.

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