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SQL Server 2017
2021-09-08
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Fixing "Login failed for user" error in SQL Server
In this article, I am going to explain fixing a problem related login failure error with SQL Server. The Problem One of the common error in the SQL Server error log is "Login failed for user 'DomainName\ServerName$'. Reason: Could not find a login matching the name provided. [CLIENT: <local machine>]". Even though it says that […]
2025-12-31 (first published: 2020-11-24)
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2025-11-24 (first published: 2018-12-18)
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Logshipping to SQL Server on Linux
An example of a database migration from SQL Server 2016 on Windows to MS SQL Server 2017 on Linux.
2020-07-09 (first published: 2018-06-05)
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SQL Server 2017 for Linux First Impressions
Microsoft has released a version of SQL Server 2017 for Linux.
2018-03-26
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Install and Configure SQL Server 2017 Availability Groups on Linux - Part 3
In this tip, Edwin Sarmiento looks at how to create the Always On Availability Group with a listener name when using SQL Server on Linux.
2018-02-02
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Create Size-based Backups for SQL Server 2017
Jeffrey Yao explains how to generate backups based on the amount of data that has changed for differential and transaction log backups.
2018-01-02
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Cascading Update and Delete for SQL Server 2017 Temporal Tables
Ameena Lalani looks at cascading updates and deletes when using temporal tables in SQL Server.
2017-12-25
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Understanding Migration from SQL Server to SQL Server 2017 using Data Migration Assistant
You can use the Data Migration Assistant (DMA) tool to migrate your SQL Server instance to an on-premise SQL Server 2017 or to Azure SQL Database. DMA analyzes data migration issues and provides recommendations to resolve them. Read on learn about the features of DMA and how DMA eases your SQL Server instance migration as well as reduces overall risks, allowing you to complete the migration successfully.
2017-12-19
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Adding and Dropping Columns II
I have this table in my SQL Server 2022 database:
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[CityList] ( [CityNameID] [int] NOT NULL IDENTITY(1, 1), [CityName] [varchar] (30) , [Country2] [char] (3), [stateprovince2] [char] (2), [Country] [char] (3), [stateprovince] [char] ) ON [PRIMARY] GOI decide to drop the stateprovince2 and country2 columns. What code should I use? See possible answers
