Security Patch/Service Pack Questions

Sep 17, 2007

I posted this question before, and got a response about Windows Update. However, I work in a larger corp. and need to know if there are any other answers to this? We use a patch client that rolls out patches and service packs after we have tested them in our environment. What can we do to stay as up to date as possible for security patches?

How are security patches for SQL Server Express made available (e.g., as separate distributions or bundled into other Microsoft patch distribution mechanisms)? Are there specific procedures that I need to put in place to ensure that it gets patched on end user machines?

-Kyle

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Service Pack Questions

Feb 8, 2008

We are currently on SQL server 2005 service pack 1 for our sql server installation here.

Our reporting services and the database services for the reporting is on one Server box.

The datasource used for the reporting is on a different server.

Since Microsoft support for sp1 is ending in April, I am planning to upgrade the server next month. However we are also planning to use a different server for reporting which may not be available by April.

My question is can I have the SQL Server which hosts the datasource on Service Pack 2, while the reporting services and its databases are on SP1? I don't want to spend time on upgrading a server that is to be retired if I don't have to.

Thanks
KR

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Apr 3, 2001

I heard that installing the service packs for sql 7 causes a file to be written that contains the sa password in clear text. Is this true? If so, does anyone know what the name of the file is?

thanks in advance,
hi

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Dec 28, 2001

I plan to apply the new security patch on my SQL 7.0 sp3 servers and get my SQL 2000 servers up to SP2 (which apparently already includes this)

But I was reading the Mitigating Factors in the announcement of this vulnerability and one reads as below:

"The effect of exploiting the first vulnerability would depend on how the SQL Server service was configured. SQL Server can be configured to run in a security context of the administrator�s choosing. (By default, it runs as a domain user). If best practices are followed, and the service is configured to run with the least privileges necessary, it would limit the worst-case damage an attacker could achieve. "

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Thanks!!

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Jan 22, 2004

Hey!

Has anybody here had any issues with the MS03-031 security patch and SQL 2000 on Windows 2003?

We recently installed this patch on one of our test SQL 2000 machines, and the performance of queries running on this machine have gone up (gotten worse) by at least 10X.

We use indexed views and all queries are run with WITH(NOEXPAND) to force the indexed view to be used.

Anyway, after the patch was installed, the queries on the indexed view will ONLY use the clustered index, and not any of the other indexes, causing a Clustered Index Scan.

I removed the patch (well, re-installed SQL) patched it up to SP3a, and performance is back to normal.

Anybody experience anything similar?
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Jul 20, 2005

After applying security patch MS03-031 (Sql server ver 8.00.818) aquery that used to execute in under 2 seconds, now takes over 8Minutes to complete. Any ideas on what the heck might be going on?I have tested this extensively and can say for certain that installingthis hot fix is what has caused the performance problem. I just don'tknow why or how to fix it.Brian Oster

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Nov 29, 1999

Hi,

I have problem in install SQL Server 6.5 service patch 5a. I download the .exe
from Microsoft and try to install it, it give error:

"setup initalizarion could not be successfully completed.
isql.exe can not be executed.
see error from relevant.OUT file. "

I thought the setup file need to run name pipes prototal instead of TCP/IP, so I change, but still give me the error. I install SS service patch 5a in other mechines before. Never has any problem. This time two of my server run into this problem, any help will be appreciated.

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Aug 20, 2003

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do I need to edit the registry ?

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Mar 16, 2007

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Jul 9, 2015

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Currently a lot of (default) NT Service accounts are listed (some with sysadmin privileges). Are there accounts that can be removed?

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Feb 11, 2002

Hi, sorry but I don�t speak english, my problem:
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Mar 6, 2002

Any one know what is the lasted service pack for SQL server 6.5
Thank you very much.
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Mar 6, 2002

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Apr 23, 2001

Does Anyone know if there is a way to verify the SQL Service Pack Version on 7.0 on Windows 2000 Advanced server?

I'm getting this results for select @@version

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Nov 27 1998 22:20:07
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Jun 18, 2001

I installed Service Pack 5 on SQL 7.0 successfully, but when I go back to run @@version, it gives me Service Pack 2 which is the old pack. Does anyone know why and had an experience with this?? Thanks wonderful people!!!

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Aug 9, 2001

Has anyone out loaded sp1 that can tell me if there are any issues that I need to be aware of?

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Jan 2, 2001

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Jul 31, 2000

has anyone had this experience before after we installed service pack 2 our jobs are taking about 10hrs, some run it says it's succesfull but it didn't update the tables.

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Dec 18, 2000

Hello,

I'm installing SQL Server 7.0 on my server, which service pack is good to intall? SP4, I've heard has many bugs? Pls. guide me.

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Apr 10, 2000

How do I determine which SP has been applied to a server.
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Mar 30, 2000

Anyone know where I can download the lastest service pack
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Oct 19, 1999

Hi,

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Feb 28, 2001

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Oct 8, 2002

Does anyone else have any concern about this Watson technology creeping in to SQL Server in SP3? I don't like it in Explorer and I'm sure not going to like it in SQL Server!

BTW, Forrest article about the new security patches at http://www.databasejournal.com/news/article.php/1475241 is in error, I think, when it refers to SP4.

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Mar 31, 2003

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Feb 3, 2004

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May 12, 2004

I am binding bunch of SQL object change t/sql code into one service pack and then distribute to around 1500 databases.

gradually, I feel I need to put the table/proc/trigger/field/datatype/data size.... all the changes into a kind of database so that could let me or other developers quickly pull out all the change info against a particular object, say table customer. It may have changed 15 times already, from enlarge customerName data size from 30 to 50, add a unique constraint to force the customerName uniquenss, add an index on companyPhone field, modify a delete trigger when an customer becomes inactive to append to a historyCustomer table before delete it....

Of course, the db should also include servicePack release date, each object release reason, approved by.....

At first, it sounds simple and not a big deal, but when I draw something and found the relationship between table--field--datatype--size--constraint is not so simple. Is there something even 'raw' available there already, so I might take a short cut and move on?

thanks
-D

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Jun 16, 2004

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Aug 11, 1999

Has anyone found any problems when going from SQL Server 6.5 SP3 to SP5a?
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May 17, 2005

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Jan 12, 1999

Is there a way to check what version of SQL 6.5 is
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Jan 14, 1999

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Mar 24, 1999

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When I do Select @@version it gives me the correct version though.

is there a way to uninstall the sql service pack,or is there another way of finding out whether the service pack was correctly installed.

Thank You
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