Install SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 2016 Without Internet Access: One of my frustrations with SQL Server 2016, is that the SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) is no longer included with the database instance installation. It is now has its … Continue Reading →
Msg 14604, Level 16, State 1 Error When Changing A Database Mail Account
When attempting to change an email account in my Database Mail, I received the following error: Msg 14604, Level 16, State 1, Procedure sysmail_verify_account_sp, Line 14 Both account parameters (id … Continue Reading →
Using Keyboard Query Shortcuts in SQL Server Management Studio
This is something that I wish I had discovered years ago. I have put together my nine most used queries, functions, or system stored procedures that I use most everyday. … Continue Reading →
Cannot Generate SSPI Context – Connection Problem
Problem: When I attempted to logon to one of individual node for my AlwaysOn Availability Group, I received the connection error shown below. TITLE: Connect to Server Cannot connect to … Continue Reading →
E: Unable to locate package mssql-tools – error install the command line tools for SQL Server on Ubuntu
Problem: When attempting to install the command line tools for SQL Server on Ubuntu 16.04.3, I would get the error: “E: Unable to locate package mssql-tools” Resolution: Note: SQL Server … Continue Reading →
Problem Patching a SQL Server Cluster
Problem: I was working with a SQL Server 2014 two node cluster in our test environment. After the cluster had been setup, I was asked to change the drive letters … Continue Reading →
Teradata Error: Cannot Find Terasso Library
Problem: Setting up a new computer with the 16.10 Teradata Tools And Utilities & other Teradata programs. When I went to setup the ODBC Connection to the using the Teradata … Continue Reading →
ALTER LOGIN WITH PASSWORD causes error Msg 15151, Level 16, State 1, Line 4
Problem: A user that was not part of the sysadmin role attempted to change its own password using the SQL syntax, “ALTER LOGIN WITH PASSWORD”. Returned is the following error: … Continue Reading →
Trace Flag for Troubleshooting Lost or Dropped Connections in SQL Server
Problem: About once a month, I get support ticket regarding SQL Server dropping an application’s or user’s connection. The problem is SQL Server does not just randomly drop a connection … Continue Reading →
E: Unable to locate package mssql-server – Ubuntu SQL Server Installation Error
Problem: With the new install of Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS (GNU/Linux 4.4.0-87-generic x86_64), different attempts at installing SQL Server resulted in the error: “E: Unable to locate package mssql-server”. Resolution: On … Continue Reading →
Flash NIC Light on SUSE Linux – Teradata Server
Problem: I needed to know the ethernet device name of an unused port on a NIC (network interface card) on my Teradata server. Using the “ethertool” utility, I was able … Continue Reading →