Comments on: SQL on Windows Server 2008 – Remember to run SSMS with elevated privileges http://robbo.com/2008/11/26/sql-on-windows-server-2008-remember-to-run-ssms-with-elevated-privileges/ Wed, 01 Jun 2011 08:59:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Robbo http://robbo.com/2008/11/26/sql-on-windows-server-2008-remember-to-run-ssms-with-elevated-privileges/comment-page-1/#comment-7558 Robbo Wed, 01 Jun 2011 08:59:32 +0000 http://robbo.com/2008/11/26/sql-on-windows-server-2008-remember-to-run-ssms-with-elevated-privileges/#comment-7558 Yeah that's fair enough, but I think that most of us who are logging into production SQL servers will be local admins, and therefore be running SSMS like that; if they'd made it UAC compliant it wouldn't be an issue! This might be fixed in SQL 2008 R2, I haven't checked. Yeah that’s fair enough, but I think that most of us who are logging into production SQL servers will be local admins, and therefore be running SSMS like that; if they’d made it UAC compliant it wouldn’t be an issue! This might be fixed in SQL 2008 R2, I haven’t checked.

]]> By: Peter Schofield http://robbo.com/2008/11/26/sql-on-windows-server-2008-remember-to-run-ssms-with-elevated-privileges/comment-page-1/#comment-4947 Peter Schofield Fri, 03 Dec 2010 12:14:16 +0000 http://robbo.com/2008/11/26/sql-on-windows-server-2008-remember-to-run-ssms-with-elevated-privileges/#comment-4947 To be fair, Microsoft best practice does state not to give Management Studio, or the SQL Server service account, elevated privileges: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc512639.aspx To be fair, Microsoft best practice does state not to give Management Studio, or the SQL Server service account, elevated privileges:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc512639.aspx

]]> By: Neufusion http://robbo.com/2008/11/26/sql-on-windows-server-2008-remember-to-run-ssms-with-elevated-privileges/comment-page-1/#comment-1435 Neufusion Fri, 23 Jan 2009 02:58:29 +0000 http://robbo.com/2008/11/26/sql-on-windows-server-2008-remember-to-run-ssms-with-elevated-privileges/#comment-1435 OMG so simple... haha Why doesn't MS get smart enough to let users know this when they install or launch SQL 2008 on Server 2008? OMG so simple… haha

Why doesn’t MS get smart enough to let users know this when they install or launch SQL 2008 on Server 2008?

]]> By: Terry Wallner http://robbo.com/2008/11/26/sql-on-windows-server-2008-remember-to-run-ssms-with-elevated-privileges/comment-page-1/#comment-1399 Terry Wallner Mon, 29 Dec 2008 02:03:31 +0000 http://robbo.com/2008/11/26/sql-on-windows-server-2008-remember-to-run-ssms-with-elevated-privileges/#comment-1399 Yes, this was my issue for EventID 18456. I created a shortcut to 'SQL Server Management Studio' and configured the shortcut's advanced properties to 'Run as administrator'. Then it launched without issues. Yes, this was my issue for EventID 18456. I created a shortcut to ‘SQL Server Management Studio’ and configured the shortcut’s advanced properties to ‘Run as administrator’. Then it launched without issues.

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