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mherfkens
Starting Member
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 Posted - 2004-02-17 : 18:54:01
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| Is it possible to write a T-SQL scripts to change the accounts that run the SQLExec service and the SQL Agent service? If so how? |
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tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess
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Posted - 2004-02-17 : 18:58:28
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| If you can do it from a cmd window using a DOS command, then you can use xp_cmdshell to make the change using T-SQL. xp_cmdshell can run any DOS command. You'll need sysadmin privileges to run the extended stored procedure. Here is an example of its use:EXEC master.dbo.xp_cmdshell 'DIR C:\Temp\'Tara |
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claire
Starting Member
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Posted - 2004-02-25 : 10:44:59
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| Not exactly, xp_cmdshell is not so powerful as Command prompt. Like Calc.exe, you could call from commnand prompt, but wont work in xp_cmdshell |
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mherfkens
Starting Member
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Posted - 2004-02-25 : 11:04:15
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| So Claire, what is your suggested method? |
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ditch
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
1466 Posts |
Posted - 2004-02-25 : 12:01:56
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Originally posted by claire
Not exactly, xp_cmdshell is not so powerful as Command prompt. Like Calc.exe, you could call from commnand prompt, but wont work in xp_cmdshell
I'm not sure why someone would want to do this though. Duane. |
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tkizer
Almighty SQL Goddess
38200 Posts |
Posted - 2004-02-25 : 12:19:23
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Originally posted by claire
Not exactly, xp_cmdshell is not so powerful as Command prompt. Like Calc.exe, you could call from commnand prompt, but wont work in xp_cmdshell
I'm not sure what the point of calling calc.exe from xp_cmdshell would be. mherfkens, use xp_cmdshell for this. It's the only way with T-SQL to do what you want. You just need to figure out which cmd commands you'll need.Tara |
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mherfkens
Starting Member
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Posted - 2004-02-25 : 12:25:37
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| Well I most definately don't want to open calc, I just want to move some files or kick off a batch file. After the post from Tara I set ip up to start the SQL Agent, it works great.I just need to finish creating a script that I can give to domain admins to run on SQL Servers that will grant me access and if I can figure out all the details I'd like it to set up jobs for each existing database. I'm just not doing so well scripting it to pull the database names from the system tables and create jobs for all the user databases. |
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claire
Starting Member
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Posted - 2004-02-25 : 13:20:44
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| It's nothing about the point. But just keep the concept that T-SQL xp_cmdshell cannot be treated the same as command prompt. |
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script start up accounts