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skybvi
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Posted - 2011-11-23 : 11:40:28

Hi,
I am pretty confused, If we can have 2 sa on an instance in sql server 2005.

I mean 2 logins such as sa and sa1, whcih have same privileges and all permissions of an sa..

Is that possible.


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tkizer
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Posted - 2011-11-23 : 12:09:40
Yes that is possible. You can have thousands if you want.

It's better to use Windows authentication instead though.

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skybvi
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Posted - 2011-11-23 : 12:17:32
I made sa and sa1 identical(permissions,privileges) in SSMS,
but when I go to MS dynamics GP ( front end) which is using SQL server at back end and login with sa1...

I can't do custmization ( importing packages) whcih i can do with sa only..
How is that possible?

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tkizer
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Posted - 2011-11-23 : 12:21:26
I have no clue about MS dynamics GP, but it sounds like you haven't setup sa1 correctly. Simply add sysadmin to sa1 in the "server roles" page of the login properties.

Why bother with sa1 anyway? And why does it even need to be the same permissions as sa? Giving out sysadmin, except to DBAs, is a very bad idea.

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skybvi
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Posted - 2011-11-23 : 12:29:16
I already give sa1 as sysadmin server role.
No change.


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tkizer
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Posted - 2011-11-23 : 12:30:22
I can only help on the SQL Server side of this. To see if sa1 is getting an exception, you can run SQL Profiler and filter on sa1.

If this is a problem with MS dynamics GP, then I can't help.

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skybvi
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Posted - 2011-11-23 : 12:43:49
ok I got it..

After setting it as sa1 ..a role has to be set from Dynamics GP side.(Poweruser role for sa1)

Thanks a lot.


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tkizer
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Posted - 2011-11-23 : 13:10:34
No problem, glad to help.

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