Questions tagged [xp-cmdshell]
xp_cmdshell is a Microsoft SQL Server extended stored procedure one can use to spawn a windows process to execute a command line. Questions in this tag should be about using this procedure.
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error 15466 An error during decryption
I have a stored procedure that runs xp_cmdshell with a user with sysadmin right.(it was created by someone else long time ago). For security purposes I need to remove the sysadmin right from this user....
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SQL Server 2016: Run xp_cmdshell as a different sysadmin user aside from the SQL Server service account
I been trying to research this for hours and can't seem to find anything. Basically what I am trying to do is run a xp_cmdshell command as a currently signed in sysadmin user
To give some background, ...
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Copy files twice using xp_cmdshell
When I run this command
exec xp_cmdshell 'copy C:\---\cmdshell1\a23.txt C:\---\cmdshell2';
It copies a23.txt file from cmdshell1 to cmdshell2 folder.
When I run the same command second time it does ...
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how to get the date of a file using xp_cmdshell?
So far I've this code
CREATE TABLE #tmp (strData VARCHAR(1000))
INSERT INTO #tmp EXEC xp_cmdshell 'dir C:\Users\Giba\Desktop\Folder\cmdshell1\*.txt'
SELECT * FROM #tmp --WHERE strData LIKE '09/25/...
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Use T-SQL to return free space on a network share
I'd like to be able to calculate the amount of free space I have for offsite backups so I can prevent any jobs from running should there not be the relevant space and also be able to send alerts when ...
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Viewing directory of a mapped drive
I'm using the following query to view files/folders in a given directory. It works locally, but when trying to view a mapped drive I get...
"The system cannot find the path specified."
I have the ...
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Connection is Using Properly or not in Net Use via SQL Procedure
am doing an operation of creating a file and writing in a SAN SAMBA where it will be done using the cmd_shell via SQL Procedure. It's creating and writing it successfully but while am calling that ...
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Invoke SQLCMD doesn't work when used with xp_cmdshell
I am trying to get disk space report from bunch of servers and insert them into sql table..
below is sample of what i am trying to do,Server names will be populated from a table and passed as a ...
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How to save a varchar(MAX) to a file?
For my own records I have a table in one of my servers where I like to save my activities and scripts
the table definition is:
IF OBJECT_ID('[dbo].[activity]') IS NOT NULL
DROP TABLE [dbo].[...
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xp_cmdshell - Enablement Consequences - Clarifications
Recently we have disabled a module which is dependent on xp_cmdshell. Though we are not directly using the xp_cmdshell (instead we are using the proxy), we would now like to disable the xp_cmdshell ...
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xp_cmdshell Date Parameter - Looks for File create Date of last modify date? [closed]
While deleting files using xp_cmdshell, does the date column look for file creation date or last modified date?
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DAC Connection using the SSMS for executing the code
Can anyone help me on below . I am trying to execute the SQLCMD with DAC (-A switch) but unable to do so .
How can I do it both ways below :
Execute in SSMS Query Pane
Execute using PowerShell
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SQL Server 2014: Using gMSA for xp_cmdshell Proxy Account?
We are running SQL Server 2014. We want to use a gMSA as the proxy account for xp_cmdshell.
I tried running the following:
EXEC sys.sp_xp_cmdshell_proxy_account 'gmsaNameGoesHere$', ''
However, it ...
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String replacement in SQLCMD
I'm trying to set up a test environment that simulates (very roughly) having three servers. I'm doing this by creating 3 databases on my local instance of SQL which I'll call [A], [B], and [C]. Why I ...
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How can I save the results of DBCC SHRINKFILE into a table?
I have the following script:
-- available space in each of the database files
PRINT @@SERVERNAME
--SQLDWDEV01
USE [BodenStage]
GO
SELECT name
,(CAST(ROUND((size/128.0 - CAST(FILEPROPERTY(name, '...
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xp_cmdshell only sends first character of string
I am trying to use xp_cmdshell to launch a python script with a list as its input but for some reason its only passing the first character of the string to command line. The result I get from the code ...
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execute un file via xp_cmdshell
my text file cmdftp_put.txt contain the following:
open ftp.xxx.com
loginxx
pwdxx
put C:\Mydatabase.bak /Sources/Mydatabase.bak
quit
I want to execute this file through an xp_cmdshell in order to ...
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Is it safe to set xp_cmdshell value 1?
I need to use xp_cmdshell in one of SQL job.So is it safe to reconfigure xp_cmdshell to 1 or can i set value 1 in the starting of SQL statements and set it back to 0 in the end of SQL Statement ?
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Execute xp_cmdshell as a non-windows user
So I have a bunch of database users who should be able to execute a procedure with a call to xp_cmdshell. They are not windows domain accounts, they are just sql-server logins. I want to do it using a ...
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Change the Hosts files on both SQL nodes to show 127.0.0.1 LocalHost
How to do this ?
Change the Hosts files on both SQL nodes to show 127.0.0.1 LocalHost
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Alternative to xp_cmdshell for emailing a report as a CSV file
I've got an issue that I could do with some ideas as to how to achieve what's needed without using (or enabling) xp_cmdshell if possible.
I know that xp_cmdshell itself poses risks, even with a proxy ...
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“Access is denied.” for xp_cmdshell for network share
On a SQL 2014 SP 1 instance a SQL Agent job I'm using xp_cmdshell to return a list of files from a network share. This has recently stopped working and returns "Access is denied."
The command is ...
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When executing a command via xp_cmdshell what user issues the command to the system?
I'm executing the following command to stop a service on a remote server from within a stored procedure in SQL Server.
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-- Stop Service
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SET @Command = 'sc \\' + @...
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CMDEXEC The process could not be created for step… (reason: Access is denied). The step failed
I have created a job to test executing a CmdExec step. The job step is simply executing a batch file with dir as the command.
The job is executing as the SQL Server service account. This account ...
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“Unable to Open BCP host data-file” using xp_cmdshell from SSMS but command line works
I have a stored procedure that runs on a job every once in a while to BCP some files left by an application I've written.
I noticed the files were piling up and BCP wasn't picking them up so I ...
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EXEC master.dbo.xp_cmdshell 'The user name or password is incorrect'
I am trying to move a file from a network drive to another server and when I execute this statement. I get an output of
The user name or password is incorrect
DECLARE @SourceFile AS VARCHAR(500); ...
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Using Echo statement writes Echo is ON in the text file
Following code is used for write a number in the text file but instead it is writing "Echo is ON" into the text file.
SET @CMD = 'ECHO '+@Ver+'>'+@Vercheck
Print @CMD
EXEC xp_cmdshell @...
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UNION xp_cmdshell
I'm trying and failing to do something a follows
select 1 union xp_cmdshell 'whoami'
Is there anyway to get this work? The simpler the better i.e. one statement.
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Why is script with “ xp_cmdshell ” in comment failing with a transport level error?
When executing the following batch that is part of a large script:
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GO
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-- Removed the xp_cmdshell ...
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Can we minimise the risk of using xp_cmdshell?
Using xp_cmdshell can be quite helpful and sometimes possibly the only answer to some scenarios. I've read some posts on the internet that enabling xp_cmdshell might jeopardize the security of the ...
