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Queries to know your server configurations and settings

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Queries to know your server configurations and settings

by  DotNetGnat  Posted    (Edited  )
Hello Everyone,

I have seen these below questions being frequently asked in this forum:

1. How can i list all users in my database?
2. How can list roles of all users in my database?
and so on...

i have this small collection, gleaned over some time on internet and i thougth would be helpful to you all if i put it as a FAQ.

Please provide feedback or suggestions or any corrections.

1. To list Remote Servers, Backup servers and other Serverson which your Adaptive

Server can execute RPC, along with server options

Code: 
[blue]exec sp_helpserver[/blue]

2. To get information about the databases present on a particular server

Code: 
[blue]exec sp_helpdb [/blue]

3. To check which authentication mode is enabled

Code: 
[blue]exec sp_loginconfig "login mode"
if the value is:
0- Standard Mode
1- Integrated Mode
2- Mixed Mode
[/blue]

4. To find out information about the default login

Code: 
[blue]exec sp_loginconfig "default account"[/blue]

5. To get the detail of current version and patches applied

Code: 
[blue]Select @@VERSION[/blue]

6. To get current configuration for the sybase ASE Server

Code: 
[blue]exec sp_configure[/blue]

7. To Check for 'allow updates to system table'

Code: 
[blue]exec sp_configure "allow updates to system tables"[/blue]

8. To check for the key 'allow resource limit', and ensure it is set to '1'

Code: 
[blue]exec sp_configure "allow resource limit"[/blue]

9. To ensure that system table 'syscomments' is protected

Code: 
[blue]exec sp_configure "select on syscomments.text"[/blue]

10. To check if failed login attempts are logged to error logs
Code: 
[blue]exec sp_configure "log audit logon failure"[/blue]

11. To check if successful login attempts are logged to error logs
Code: 
[blue]exec sp_configure "log audit logon success"[/blue]

12.To get all groups present in the particular database
Code: 
[blue]
Use DBName
exec sp_helpgroup
[/blue]

13. To get a group-wise listing of users present in each database
Code: 
[blue]
Use DBName
exec sp_helpgroup GroupName
[/blue]

14. To check for Server Roles and User-Defined roles present on server

Code: 
[blue]
Select name, password, pwdate, status from syssrvroles

[/blue]

15. To obtain detailed information of each role

Code: 
[blue]
exec sp_displayroles "RoleName", expand_up
'you can also use expand_down
[/blue]

16. To get the details about roles of a particular user
Code: 
[blue]
Exec sp_displayroles UserName, expand_down
[/blue]

17. To check all roles without a password
Code: 
[blue]
select name from syssrvroles where password=NULL
[/blue]

18. To get all users in a particular database
Code: 
[blue]
Exec sp_helpuser
[/blue]

19. To get the hashed user passwords
Code: 
[blue]
select name, apssword from syslogins
[/blue]

20. To get detailed information about a particular user
Code: 
[blue]
sp_displaylogin UserName
[/blue]
21. To get information about permissions assigned to users
Code: 
[blue]
Use DBName
exec sp_helpprotect
'execute this query for each database
[/blue]

22. To check for System-wide password expiration interval
Code: 
[blue]
exec sp_configure "password expiration interval"
[/blue]

23. To check if password contains at least one digit
Code: 
[blue]
exec sp_configure "check password for digit"
[/blue]

24. To check for server wide minimum password length
Code: 
[blue]
exec sp_configure "minimum password length"
[/blue]

25. To check permissions on critical tables, procedures, triggers
Code: 
[blue]
Use DBName
exec sp_helpprotect ObjectName
[/blue]

Thanks

-DNG








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