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SQL Server: hierarchy of permissions for schema?

We have several databases under development and I would like to start using SQL Server schemas for permission management and logical grouping of database objects. Under Schema Properties there is ...
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How to refresh AD security group on Sql Server permissions

I am using Sql Server 2008 on Small Business Server 2003; client is using WinXP. I added a user to my Active Directory Security Group; Why can't this user immediately access the database? It seems ...
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Broken NTFS Permissions for MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS

I have been "securing" our database server. To do this I removed some permissions from the folders that the SQL Express install created. D:\SQL D:\SQL\Data D:\SQL\Backup etc.. I kept the ...
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User Permissions Messed Up following a Backup -> Restore Operation

I had to move several SQL Server 2008 databases to our new db server so I backed them all up (to .bak files), copied these files over to the new box and restored them (all done using SQL Management ...
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SQL 2005 Permission Precedence

Very simple question - I have two database roles (Basic, Admin). Say I explicitly deny the Basic role from deleting from table A and grant that to the Admin role. If I am a user who is in both ...
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Active Directory domain being shutdown— Do I have to update my DBO accounts?

I manage a SQL Server machine (with SQL Server 2000 and 2005 installed) that was first created on an Active Directory domain that we are transitioning away from and are about to shut down. All of my ...
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How to do point in time recovery of binary log files into .sql file

I have written a shell script to do an incremental backup of MySQL database. For point in time recovery I'm using the binary logs generated in /var/lib/mysql directory. For point-in-time recovery, Im ...