January 2, 2014 at 4:48 am
I have received an overnight alert about a blocked process, fine with that. The process was an ALTER INDEX statement, rebuild login was the service account but under the application it said Management Studio.
So is someone actually using management studio, could there be an exception where an automated task uses this as the application name?
Many thanks
David
'Only he who wanders finds new paths'
January 2, 2014 at 5:03 am
Actually, would a maintenance plan that is scheduled show as management studio rather than a sql agent job.
'Only he who wanders finds new paths'
January 2, 2014 at 5:27 am
The application name is a connection string bit of information that you can put anything in. You could say "Bob" for the application and SQL Server wouldn't know what you're connecting from. So, it really doesn't narrow it down at all that it says "Management Studio."
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January 2, 2014 at 5:45 am
david.alcock (1/2/2014)
Actually, would a maintenance plan that is scheduled show as management studio rather than a sql agent job.
Yes.
A fact that I discovered the hard way the first time I tried implementing login triggers.
Gail Shaw
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January 2, 2014 at 5:47 am
Grant Fritchey (1/2/2014)
The application name is a connection string bit of information that you can put anything in. You could say "Bob" for the application and SQL Server wouldn't know what you're connecting from. So, it really doesn't narrow it down at all that it says "Management Studio."
Sorry Grant, in full it says Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (not with - Query btw), so could that be an automated maintenance task like I suspect or would only SSMS connections have this?
possibly I am not following...
D
'Only he who wanders finds new paths'
January 2, 2014 at 5:47 am
Brilliant, thanks Gail/Grant - that has put my mind at ease! 🙂
D
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January 2, 2014 at 5:56 am
david.alcock (1/2/2014)
Grant Fritchey (1/2/2014)
The application name is a connection string bit of information that you can put anything in. You could say "Bob" for the application and SQL Server wouldn't know what you're connecting from. So, it really doesn't narrow it down at all that it says "Management Studio."Sorry Grant, in full it says Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio (not with - Query btw), so could that be an automated maintenance task like I suspect or would only SSMS connections have this?
possibly I am not following...
D
It literally could be anything. But as Gail has already pointed out, it's how the connections from the automated maintenance task set their connections.
Just to clarify, the application name you see when looking at a connection from SQL Server is not a literal representation of a given application. It's a string value supplied by the connection string from the app. Well written apps provide their name. Badly written apps provide nothing, or, as in this case, something misleading. But it can be anything.
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January 2, 2014 at 6:01 am
Yes, fully understood 🙂 Thanks Grant.
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January 2, 2014 at 6:20 am
Grant Fritchey (1/2/2014)
Badly written apps provide nothing, or, as in this case, something misleading. But it can be anything.
Implying that Management Studio is badly written (but we already knew that) 🙂
Gail Shaw
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January 2, 2014 at 6:28 am
GilaMonster (1/2/2014)
Grant Fritchey (1/2/2014)
Badly written apps provide nothing, or, as in this case, something misleading. But it can be anything.Implying that Management Studio is badly written (but we already knew that) 🙂
What?!? I would never imply such a thing. How dare you!
I'm saying it outright.
:hehe:
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