SQL Server Privilege Escalation via Replication Jobs
Learn how attackers can exploit SQL Server replication cleanup jobs to escalate privileges from db_owner to sysadmin
2026-01-16
Replication
SQL Replication Error - the row was not found at the Subscriber when applying the replicated UPDATE command
Learn how to fix replication error the row was not found at the Subscriber when applying the replicated UPDATE command for Table with Primary Key(s).
2024-05-17
Configure Replication Between an On-premises SQL Server and AWS RDS
In this article, we will review how to migrate the data from on-premises SQL Server to AWS RDS for SQL Server using transactional replication. There are several ways to migrate data from on-premises SQL Server to AWS RDS for SQL Server and transactional replication is one among them. Configuring transactional replication between the on-premises SQL Server […]
2020-10-01
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2019-09-10
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Change Not For Replication Value for SQL Server Identity Columns
In this tip we look at how to change the SQL Server setting for a tables identity column to not for replication for existing tables.
2019-05-03
The Table Is In Replication - Why Does SQL Server Replication Seem To Ignore It?
There are occasions when Updates, Inserts, and Deletes on a replicated table do not replicate out to the Subscriber. You've verified that the table is listed in the Articles included in the Publication, and that there is at least one Subscription on the Publication.
2019-04-12
Dynamically Generate Replication Tasks with Biml and Custom Connectors
This article walks through using Biml with 3rd party connectors to replicate external data to SQL Server in SSIS.
2021-02-19 (first published: 2019-03-21)
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Find all published tables with row counts and table size
This script will show you all the tables that are being published with sizes.
2017-03-16 (first published: 2017-03-13)
3,476 reads
Changing Replication Passwords
A how-to guide for configuring replication agents after a password change
2016-08-02
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2016-07-18
1,061 reads
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Question of the Day
Creating JSON III
In a SQL Server 2025 table, called Beer, I have this data:
BeerIDBeerName 1Becks 2Fat Tire 3Mac n Jacks 4Alaskan Amber 8KirinI run this code:
SELECT JSON_OBJECTAGG(
BeerID: BeerName )
FROM beer;
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