finding out who was logged into my server at any given time

  • im pretty sure there is some process somewhere out there pulling data from my server at 5am. i dont know how to find out what login this process is using, or what data they are accessing ( before you scold me for being a poor admin, i inherited this system, i didnt create it!). is there anyway i can see what was accessing my server at any given time?

  • There are few ways.

    1. Start your profiler and trace the activity

    2. Audit the server login and logoff

    3. write a job to track all the users activity that happens between 4AM till 6 AM.

    You said that some might scold for being a poor DBA. Don't worry on a very bad day even the best DBA can get his data out by a good hacker. It all depends on how proactive we are.

    Cheers,
    Sugeshkumar Rajendran
    SQL Server MVP
    http://sugeshkr.blogspot.com

  • you could also create a logon trigger:

    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb326598(SQL.90).aspx

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