not to mention, developers logging in with application logins. Like mentioned above, I've seen applications that need sysadmin rights. So are the joys of life...

I think you should be able to find it under System category in Event Viewer. You are probably looking at Application tab/category. So if you select system, you should see...

thank you ALZDBA. I was told I will be given the zip file. I am hoping it will have only one file i.e cu1 that I can go ahead and...

got it. Thank You Gail. I guess I was thinking auto shrink needs to be on for that. You are right. Anyways, I have mentioned to the app team they...

Thank You Steve.

I am trying to move replication folder to another drive. They have been using snapshot and transactional replication. Certainly was not good to find the log file of...

Right click on a job -> Properties -> click on Notifications - there will be an option "write to windows application event log". It needs to be selected and there...

thank you fhanlon,

this is the second named instance. I had run the validation report last time and everything was fine. But like you said, it is always best to...

Thank You so much Oliii

I apologize, that was a screenshot from the internet. I was trying to make it easier to see what I was referring to. That was not...

was concerned about 'breaking' something as I was not sure. Thank You Steve!