SQL Server 2000: Tracking Down Source Of Failed Logins
Oct 4, 2006
I was checking the logs because of some failing backups and found literally hundreds of enties for failed logins for user sa. This is does not seem to be related to the failed backups, because even after fixing the problem (disk space), the entries continue to pile up.
Needless to say, the information provided in the log is a bit sparse: date and time, source (Login), message (Login failed for user 'sa'.). If that is actually enough to go on, then there must be some way of cross-referencing this information with that found somewhere else. Is there a 'somewhere else' or are there other things I need to do in order to track this down?
I don't suspect any malicious intent, but I'm not ruling it out. My main concern at this point is twofold: to gain a better understanding of system management; to identify and correct the failed login.
Any recommendations, whether tools, documentation, or otherwise are very much appreciated.
Ron.
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Nov 30, 2005
I am replacing a server so I need to migrate everything. The old server is running SQL2000 and the new server is running SQL2005. I am trying to write an SSIS solution to migrate everything for me and I can't even get started because I get the error "The source server can not be the same as the destination server". At the same time I am changing the name of the Domain so the two machines arenot even members of the same Domain. I am doing this over the Internet so the machines are not even on the same subnet. The only thing I can think of is that the machine names are the same so even though the domains are different therefore the full names are different, the NetBIOS names are the same. Could that be the problem?
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Mar 27, 2004
I'm changing servers and want to copy all the logins from the old server to the new server. Is there anyway to do this?
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May 13, 2008
Hi
How to transfer logins from 2000 to 2005?
Raj.
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Jul 6, 2007
Hi All,
I have just migrated couple of test databases
from SQL Server 2000 to 2005 (side by side).
I also migrated the server level logins using SSIS transfer logins task, available on SSIS 'Transfer logins', I selected all the databases that I have migrated so that I have all database users account in server logins (to avoid orphaned users); but I don't have all the database users in server logins, also the sys.sysusers doesn't have the database users, that I have moved to SQL 2005. Can anybody help?
Also do I need to back up the SQL Server 2000 database and restore it on SQL 2005? What impact this operation can have?
Thanks for your time..
Bidyut
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Dec 4, 2006
Hi guys,
I have tried to use the sp_help_revlogin script to move logins from a sql 2000 server to a sql 2005 server. It works for users that have a password. But if the password is blank it will fail. Is there a work around for this since I can't change the users passwords?
I have also tried SSIS package but that too doesn't work because of the same reason.
Can anyone help...
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Aug 4, 2005
The event log is showing a ton of failed sa logins. The server is connectedto the net. I am assuming this is a dictionary attack to get the sapassword. I am trying to find out if this is an inside attempt or from theoutside. While the profiler will tell me which program or script is sendingit, how do I find out which ip address(s) from the net is doing this?--John Dalberg
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Jul 19, 2001
SQL 7 profiler has an event in the Misc. category of Failed Login. It does not, or at least I cannot get it to, produce any output when a failed login occurs. Any hints?
I tried this because every week or so I get this in the error log:
Login failed for user 'Admin'.
It occurs several hundred times within a minute or so. It obviously has to be an automated process as you couldn't click a button or press a key 13 times a second.
The login does not exist as a SQL login so I can't tell which database it is trying to get at. Any suggestions gratefully received.
Simon
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Jan 20, 2004
We're using a canned app that only uses SQL Server logins (it will NOT use Windows logins to access SQL Server)
SQL Server logins seem to lack even the most rudimentary security features such as expiring passwords and automatic disabling after a set number of failed logins. Bad. Bad Microsoft.
Has anyone figured out a way to graft this on after-the-fact?
I can do it in an awkward fashion by auditing failed logins and going back to read the error log, but this isn't real time by any stretch.
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Oct 24, 2006
Hi,
I need to be able to get info about failed login attempts which need to be running all the time and logging info such as hostname , application name, host machine, etc. The best way I can see to do this is by crerating a trace. Then loading the info from the trace into a table for later use by using fn_trace_gettable. But this requires that the trace be stopped and the definition removed for the trace file to be populated.
Is there a way to be able to log this info constantly into a table without having to stop and then recreate another trace. Also it requires that the table created by the function is dropped.
Anyone any idears?
Thanks
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Aug 30, 2004
HI guys,
I just restored a database on a new server with a backup(complete backup stored in backup device) from another database on another server using the "with move" option. In fact here was my process:
Alter database ngauge SET SINGLE_USER WITH ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE
restore database ngauge
from disk = 'C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL ServerMSSQLBACKUPgauge1.BAK'
with move 'NGAUGE' to 'C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL ServerMSSQLDatagauge_Data.MDF',
move 'NGAUGE_Log' to 'C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL ServerMSSQLDatagauge_Log.LDF'
Alter database ngauge SET READ_WRITE
it worked.
But it did not move the 98 or so users/logins...from the source database
what is going on??? what am I doing wrong??!!
Please help!
'W
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Mar 10, 2004
Hi,
We are running MSSQL 2000 on a reasonably powerful dedicated Win2k system Dual 2.4 Xeon Procs, 2 GB of RAM, Ultra 160 SCSI disks.. blah blah blah.
Our primary use this database server is for our Coldfusion Application servers. We host about 50 or so databases.
Of late, we have been experiencing random failed logins for certain databases. These failed logins are logged to the event log on the server. They randomly; queries executed against a datasource configured on our application servers trying to get data from the database fail with a login failure when other times they will succeed. I am confused about this issue. Could an issue where the SQL Server is overloaded cause a login failure for a database?
Errol Neal
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Sep 6, 2006
I just applied instcat.sql to my SQL Srvr 2k sp4. At first it broke my replication with some cursor errors. Applying the latest instcat.sql fixed the problem, however one of the distribution agents would not start (i'm not sure if instcat had anything to do with it) giving me a "Login failed for user 'NT AUTHORITYANONYMOUS LOGON'. The process could not connect to distributor 'DistributorName'. The step failed." error.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
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Mar 1, 2008
Hopefully there's an easy answer for this. I'm totally new to SQL server and I'm trying to upsize an Access database. Whether I use the upsizing wizard or try to create a data source through the ODBC Data Source Administrator, I get a connection failed error. It tells me the server does not exist or my login is incorrect. I'm using NT authentication to connect to the server on my local drive. I just installed the whole 2005 express edition and the only thing that came up during the install was that I didn't have IIS installed. I didn't see how that would be relevant, so I went ahead with the install.
Shouldn't this work with the default setup? I've searched around trying different "solutions" although I doubt they were specifically related to this very basic problem. I tried giving my login every right I could find through in the database engine properties in the server management studio, which connects fine itself with just my network login name and no password. What am I missing?
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Jul 17, 2001
Hello,
I would move a Database to another server. I try to use DTS but I have problems with this process because DB have big tables, I think. I try to use DETACH and ATTACH procedures but logins doesn't export. And more, in new server there are already logins from another DBs.
What's the best way to solve this problem?
Please, help
Thanks
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Apr 3, 2007
I am a systems analyst and work with an app that runs against 2 SQL Server DBs. Though I have some familiarity with SQL Server and SQL, I am not a DBA.
The app executable is tied to a Windows service.
When we install the app, we run a process that builds 2 dbs to include:
Tables, indexes, stored procedures, views and user accounts.
SQL Server is set up for mixed mode authentication.
Normally, the dbs run off the local db user accounts which are tied to local logins with the same names.
We have a client that wants to remove our standard logins so that they can run on only a Windows login.
I know I should be able to tie the db users to a Windows login.
And I can do the same for the service.
But I am at a loss as to how to get this done.
How do you associate db users with a Windows login?
When I have tried sp_change_users_login I get an error that the Windows login does not exist. (Though I have added the Windows account to the DB.)
Hope this all makes sense.
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Jan 21, 2007
ok, first, I know... I forgot to run a backup of the master database, and I forgot to run a script to caputure logins. Not that that is out of the way... I need to recreate the logins under the Securities tab below the databases. All the company databases have the user names and passwords assigned to them, but they are not able to login, because they are not able to authenticate to the SQL server first.
Is there a script that someone has that will copy the company database security info for the users and recreate them in the SQL security tab?
I know that I can rebuild them manually, but I need to delete them first in the application software, then delete them from the databases, and then recreate them in the application software... and as simple as that sounds... it is a slow moving process.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
John
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Apr 17, 2005
Hi guys'n'girls...
I currently work for a company where we develop several large ASP.NET applications which are VERY data centric. But lately we have run into a problem on our developer DB...
On the project I am working on we currenctly have approx. 10 developers working concurrently on the database. That means that we often run into errors caused by two developers working on the same stored procedure, function or trigger so the developer who adds his changes last, overwrites the modifications done by the other developer. The obvious answer is source control for the db, but as far as I can tell this is only available for stored procedures and not for functions or triggers... And even the stored procedure solution isn't very safe because it only works if every developer is editing the procedures through VS.
So what do we do? There must be some solution to this problem... And I'm pretty convinced that we are not the first company to face this problem. Are we doing it the wrong way or do you know another solution?
Thanks in advance!
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Mar 18, 2003
I have a SQL2000 db that uses NT authentication for the users. All users have access to the public group on the db's and are assigned security inside the application. When I restore the db's to another server (can't do master) the logins seem out of synch. Users who had access to db's no longer did. I realize each user has their own sid. 2 questions - 1 if I dropped all the users and used DTS to import the logins would that be better. 2nd - I thought (couldn't find in BOL there was a sp_fixlogin% sp that could be run that might help me with this.
Thanks
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Somebody knowns how to check the days and hours of the logins of an SQL Server user?
Thanks for the help
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Jun 22, 2007
As from what i see there are different system files for logins.
Is there a way to transfer SQL 2000 logins to SQL 2005 i am used to the
sp_help_revlogin i think thats the script..in 2000
Is there a way to convert all logins from SQL 2000 to SQL 2005
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May 8, 2006
An SSIS package to transfer data from a DB instance on SQL Server 2005 to SQL Server 2000 is extremely slow. The package uses an OLEDB Source to OLEDB Destination for data transfer which is basically one table from sql server 2005 to sql server 2000. The job takes 5 minutes to transfer about 400 rows at night when there is very little activity on the server. During the day the job almost always times out.
On SQL Server 200 instances the job ran in minutes in the old 2000 package.
Is there an alternative to this. Tranfer Objects task does not work as there is apparently a defect according to Microsoft. Please let me know if there is any other option other than using a Execute 2000 package task or using an ActiveX Script to read records from one source and to insert them into the destination source, which I am not certain how long it might take and how viable will that be?
Any inputs will be much appreciated.
Thanks,
MShah
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Aug 3, 2007
I backup SQL 2000 DB and Restored to SQL 2005
Under the Database Name, Users when i click properties the login name is blank.
When i restored from SQL 2000 to another SQL 2000 Server i would run an orphan fix
declare @usrname varchar(100), @command varchar(100)
declare Crs insensitive cursor for
select name as UserName from sys.sysusers
where issqluser = 1 and (sid is not null and sid <> 0x0)
and suser_sname(sid) is null
order by name
for read only
open Crs
fetch next from Crs into @usrname
while @@fetch_status=0
begin
select @command=' sp_change_users_login ''auto_fix'', '''+@usrname+''' '
exec(@command)
fetch next from Crs into @usrname
end
close Crs
deallocate Crs
I changed the sys.sysusers from sysusers.
But when i run this it does not work.
Msg 15600, Level 15, State 1, Procedure sp_change_users_login, Line 207
An invalid parameter or option was specified for procedure 'sys.sp_change_users_login'.
Does anyone know how to fix the logins for all of the users rather than one at a time for SQL 2005
Thanks
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Feb 20, 2008
Hi,
We are in the process of upgrading a SQL Server 2000 database to 2005. For the mean time, we're trying it out on SQL Server Express 2005. My question is, can reports in SSRS 2005 pull data from SQL Server 2000 in case both are installed side by side in the same machine and the 2000 version is the default instance while the 2005 express edition is the named instance?
Thanks a lot!
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Feb 28, 2007
As an 'SA' I thought that you have permission to do anything on the server. Running an update command from Query Analyzer is throwing this error:
SQL Server 2000 SP3
Server: Msg 18456, Level 14, State 1, Line 1
Login failed for user 'sa'.
The table is in the dbo schema.
Has anyone seen this error before?
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Feb 27, 2008
Logins failed for user '(null)'. Reason: Not associated with a trusted SQL Server connection.
(microsoft SQL Server, Error: 18452)
Hi Guys.
How are you,
its something very complicated to understand my issue.
i am receiving the above error message when i tried to login with using windows accout to connect to SQL server Instance using client tool.
ok Let me start step by step.
1) Initially we have one box using windows 2000 (OS) and having SQL Server 2000.
2) Here on SQL Server instance i have created windows account login and gave permissions to one of the database on that instance.
3) this windows account is in the right domain and also in the same domain
4) when i right click on Management Studio on the different machine --> Run As--> enter the windows account --> select the above Sql server instance.then connect
5) Here i am not able to connect to the sql server.
the below error generates when i press the connect button
Logins failed for user '(null)'. Reason: Not associated with a trusted SQL Server connection.
(microsoft SQL Server, Error: 18452)
if we gave the full permission to connect to box with this windows account then i am able to connect the sql server instance, otherwise its not allowing me to connect to the Sql server instance.
we have another box using windows 2000 (OS) and having SQL Server 2005.
i have followed the same as above with same windows account login.
Here i am able to connect to the SQL Server Instance and also this windows account donot have permission to connet the box.
Anybody have idea about this issue???
if the SQL server 2000 doesnot have the option to connect remotely. unless that windows account have the full permissions to box.
if you have any white paper please let know.
i really appreciate for your effort, if you dont understand please let me know.
thanks so much.
Raghu
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Hey. I've a script which gets the SQL usernames with the information I need. Is it possible to migrate the passwords also with this information?
Also, regarding Windows Logins, do i have to worry about their SIDS when migrating to SQL 2005. I'm going to attach SQL 2000 db's onto a 2005SQL instance and these db's alreayd have the usernames assigned in them. Please let me know if there is a way out for the above two questions. thank you.
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', default_database = ' + dbname + ', default_language = ' + language + ',check_expiration=off,check_policy=off'
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