Killing users

Question

Killing users

francis-628050

SSC Veteran

Points: 291
More actions
September 19, 2008 at 7:49 pm

#71985

Is there a way to kill certain users after hours for an application before doing backup ? Since when application is running, backup software refuses to continue. Any ideas !?

Viewing 6 posts - 1 through 5 (of 5 total)

You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Login to reply

RBarryYoung SSC Guru Points: 143329 More actions · Answer 1

francis (9/19/2008)
Is there a way to kill certain users after hours for an application before doing backup ? Since when application is running, backup software refuses to continue. Any ideas !?

I find that cyanide works pretty well, however it is best to exercise some restraint as a DBA needs a certain number of users to justify their continued employment.

😀

Seriously though, try this:

ALTER Database MyDB set single_user with rollback immediate

[font="Times New Roman"]-- RBarryYoung[/font], [font="Times New Roman"] (302)375-0451[/font] blog: MovingSQL.com, Twitter: @RBarryYoung [font="Arial Black"]
Proactive Performance Solutions, Inc. [/font][font="Verdana"] "Performance is our middle name."[/font]

francis-628050 SSC Veteran Points: 291 More actions · Answer 2

😉 I do mean to kill them cause I am not be able to complete the daily backup !

😛 Thanks for the formula, how could I apply the cyanide process, in the coffee or distilled water ??

How could I catch the session/application !? Any SQL system variables to be used ?

Thanks any way for putting me in the 'Hall of Frame" !!!!

RBarryYoung SSC Guru Points: 143329 More actions · Answer 3

francis (9/20/2008)
😉 I do mean to kill them cause I am not be able to complete the daily backup !
😛 Thanks for the formula, how could I apply the cyanide process, in the coffee or distilled water ??

Well, if it's after-hours, then alcohol is the way to go.

😛

[font="Times New Roman"]-- RBarryYoung[/font], [font="Times New Roman"] (302)375-0451[/font] blog: MovingSQL.com, Twitter: @RBarryYoung [font="Arial Black"]
Proactive Performance Solutions, Inc. [/font][font="Verdana"] "Performance is our middle name."[/font]

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004436 More actions · Answer 4

rbarryyoung (9/19/2008)
Seriously though, try this:
ALTER Database MyDB set single_user with rollback immediate

I knew this was going to be a fun one when I saw the title. And, heh, I'm still laughing... even the code snippet above has a bit of humor to it if you think about it... HAAA!!! It should be a bloody Question of the Day!!

"Using T-SQL, how do you say EVERYBODY OUT OF THE POOL!!!"? :):D:P:hehe:

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

RBarryYoung SSC Guru Points: 143329 More actions · Answer 5

Heh. Yeah, I should mention that any Junior DBA's reading this probably want to check with their boss before they use this command. It is not gentle with the users or the application.

[font="Times New Roman"]-- RBarryYoung[/font], [font="Times New Roman"] (302)375-0451[/font] blog: MovingSQL.com, Twitter: @RBarryYoung [font="Arial Black"]
Proactive Performance Solutions, Inc. [/font][font="Verdana"] "Performance is our middle name."[/font]