How to transfer logins and passwords from one SQL Server to another?

Hello all.
I needed to transfer logins and passwords from one of my SQL instance to another one.
I used this script, and i wanted to share with you all.

Run this Script and use the result on the server you would like to transfer the logins to.
enjoy


USE master
GO
IF OBJECT_ID ('sp_hexadecimal') IS NOT NULL
DROP PROCEDURE sp_hexadecimal
GO
CREATE PROCEDURE sp_hexadecimal
@binvalue varbinary(256),
@hexvalue varchar(256) OUTPUT
AS
DECLARE @charvalue varchar(256)
DECLARE @i int
DECLARE @length int
DECLARE @hexstring char(16)
SELECT @charvalue = '0x'
SELECT @i = 1
SELECT @length = DATALENGTH (@binvalue)
SELECT @hexstring = '0123456789ABCDEF'
WHILE (@i <= @length)
BEGIN
DECLARE @tempint int
DECLARE @firstint int
DECLARE @secondint int
SELECT @tempint = CONVERT(int, SUBSTRING(@binvalue,@i,1))
SELECT @firstint = FLOOR(@tempint/16)
SELECT @secondint = @tempint - (@firstint*16)
SELECT @charvalue = @charvalue +
SUBSTRING(@hexstring, @firstint+1, 1) +
SUBSTRING(@hexstring, @secondint+1, 1)
SELECT @i = @i + 1
END
SELECT @hexvalue = @charvalue
GO
IF OBJECT_ID ('sp_help_revlogin_2000_to_2005') IS NOT NULL
DROP PROCEDURE sp_help_revlogin_2000_to_2005
GO
CREATE PROCEDURE sp_help_revlogin_2000_to_2005
@login_name sysname = NULL,
@include_db bit = 0,
@include_role bit = 0

AS
DECLARE @name sysname
DECLARE @xstatus int
DECLARE @binpwd varbinary (256)
DECLARE @dfltdb varchar (256)
DECLARE @txtpwd sysname
DECLARE @tmpstr varchar (256)
DECLARE @SID_varbinary varbinary(85)
DECLARE @SID_string varchar(256)

IF (@login_name IS NULL)
DECLARE login_curs CURSOR STATIC FOR
SELECT sid, [name], xstatus, password, isnull(db_name(dbid), 'master')
FROM master.dbo.sysxlogins
WHERE srvid IS NULL AND
[name] <> 'sa'
ELSE
DECLARE login_curs CURSOR FOR
SELECT sid, [name], xstatus, password, isnull(db_name(dbid), 'master')
FROM master.dbo.sysxlogins
WHERE srvid IS NULL AND
[name] = @login_name

OPEN login_curs

FETCH NEXT FROM login_curs INTO @SID_varbinary, @name, @xstatus, @binpwd, @dfltdb

IF (@@fetch_status = -1)
BEGIN
PRINT 'No login(s) found.'
CLOSE login_curs
DEALLOCATE login_curs
RETURN -1
END

SET @tmpstr = '/* sp_help_revlogin script '
PRINT @tmpstr
SET @tmpstr = '** Generated '
+ CONVERT (varchar, GETDATE()) + ' on ' + @@SERVERNAME + ' */'
PRINT @tmpstr
PRINT ''
PRINT ''
PRINT ''
PRINT '/***** CREATE LOGINS *****/'

WHILE @@fetch_status = 0
BEGIN
PRINT ''
SET @tmpstr = '-- Login: ' + @name
PRINT @tmpstr

IF (@xstatus & 4) = 4
BEGIN -- NT authenticated account/group
IF (@xstatus & 1) = 1
BEGIN -- NT login is denied access
SET @tmpstr = '' --'EXEC master..sp_denylogin ''' + @name + ''''
PRINT @tmpstr
END
ELSE
BEGIN -- NT login has access
SET @tmpstr = 'IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT * FROM sys.server_principals WHERE [name] = ''' + @name + ''')'
PRINT @tmpstr
SET @tmpstr = CHAR(9) + 'CREATE LOGIN [' + @name + '] FROM WINDOWS'
PRINT @tmpstr
END
END
ELSE
BEGIN -- SQL Server authentication
EXEC sp_hexadecimal @SID_varbinary, @SID_string OUT

IF (@binpwd IS NOT NULL)
BEGIN -- Non-null password
EXEC sp_hexadecimal @binpwd, @txtpwd OUT
SET @tmpstr = 'CREATE LOGIN [' + @name + '] WITH PASSWORD=' + @txtpwd + ' HASHED'
END
ELSE
BEGIN -- Null password
SET @tmpstr = 'CREATE LOGIN [' + @name + '] WITH PASSWORD='''''
END

SET @tmpstr = @tmpstr + ', CHECK_POLICY=OFF, SID=' + @SID_string
PRINT @tmpstr
END

FETCH NEXT FROM login_curs INTO @SID_varbinary, @name, @xstatus, @binpwd, @dfltdb
END

IF @include_db = 1
BEGIN
PRINT ''
PRINT ''
PRINT ''
PRINT '/***** SET DEFAULT DATABASES *****/'

FETCH FIRST FROM login_curs INTO @SID_varbinary, @name, @xstatus, @binpwd, @dfltdb

WHILE @@fetch_status = 0
BEGIN
PRINT ''
SET @tmpstr = '-- Login: ' + @name
PRINT @tmpstr

SET @tmpstr = 'ALTER LOGIN [' + @name + '] WITH DEFAULT_DATABASE=[' + @dfltdb + ']'
PRINT @tmpstr

FETCH NEXT FROM login_curs INTO @SID_varbinary, @name, @xstatus, @binpwd, @dfltdb
END
END

IF @include_role = 1
BEGIN
PRINT ''
PRINT ''
PRINT ''
PRINT '/***** SET SERVER ROLES *****/'

FETCH FIRST FROM login_curs INTO @SID_varbinary, @name, @xstatus, @binpwd, @dfltdb

WHILE @@fetch_status = 0
BEGIN
PRINT ''
SET @tmpstr = '-- Login: ' + @name
PRINT @tmpstr

IF @xstatus &16 = 16 -- sysadmin
BEGIN
SET @tmpstr = 'exec master.dbo.sp_addsrvrolemember @loginame=''' + @name + ''', @rolename=''sysadmin'''
PRINT @tmpstr
END

IF @xstatus &32 = 32 -- securityadmin
BEGIN
SET @tmpstr = 'exec master.dbo.sp_addsrvrolemember @loginame=''' + @name + ''', @rolename=''securityadmin'''
PRINT @tmpstr
END

IF @xstatus &64 = 64 -- serveradmin
BEGIN
SET @tmpstr = 'exec master.dbo.sp_addsrvrolemember @loginame=''' + @name + ''', @rolename=''serveradmin'''
PRINT @tmpstr
END

IF @xstatus &128 = 128 -- setupadmin
BEGIN
SET @tmpstr = 'exec master.dbo.sp_addsrvrolemember @loginame=''' + @name + ''', @rolename=''setupadmin'''
PRINT @tmpstr
END

IF @xstatus &256 = 256 --processadmin
BEGIN
SET @tmpstr = 'exec master.dbo.sp_addsrvrolemember @loginame=''' + @name + ''', @rolename=''processadmin'''
PRINT @tmpstr
END

IF @xstatus &512 = 512 -- diskadmin
BEGIN
SET @tmpstr = 'exec master.dbo.sp_addsrvrolemember @loginame=''' + @name + ''', @rolename=''diskadmin'''
PRINT @tmpstr
END

IF @xstatus &1024 = 1024 -- dbcreator
BEGIN
SET @tmpstr = 'exec master.dbo.sp_addsrvrolemember @loginame=''' + @name + ''', @rolename=''dbcreator'''
PRINT @tmpstr
END

IF @xstatus &4096 = 4096 -- bulkadmin
BEGIN
SET @tmpstr = 'exec master.dbo.sp_addsrvrolemember @loginame=''' + @name + ''', @rolename=''bulkadmin'''
PRINT @tmpstr
END

FETCH NEXT FROM login_curs INTO @SID_varbinary, @name, @xstatus, @binpwd, @dfltdb
END
END

CLOSE login_curs
DEALLOCATE login_curs
RETURN 0
GO

exec sp_help_revlogin_2000_to_2005 @login_name=NULL, @include_db=1, @include_role=1
GO

SQL Server Uptime.

Hello

Today i wanted to check when i last restarted my Servers
I ran into this nice little script i would like to share with you all

SET NOCOUNT ON
DECLARE @crdate DATETIME, @hr VARCHAR(50), @min VARCHAR(5)
SELECT @crdate=crdate FROM sysdatabases WHERE NAME='tempdb'
SELECT @hr=(DATEDIFF ( mi, @crdate,GETDATE()))/60
IF ((DATEDIFF ( mi, @crdate,GETDATE()))/60)=0
SELECT @min=(DATEDIFF ( mi, @crdate,GETDATE()))
ELSE
SELECT @min=(DATEDIFF ( mi, @crdate,GETDATE()))-((DATEDIFF( mi, @crdate,GETDATE()))/60)*60
PRINT 'SQL Server "' + CONVERT(VARCHAR(20),SERVERPROPERTY('SERVERNAME'))+'" is Online for the past '+@hr+' hours & '+@min+' minutes'
IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM master.dbo.sysprocesses WHERE program_name = N'SQLAgent - Generic Refresher')
BEGIN
PRINT 'SQL Server is running but SQL Server Agent <> running'
END
ELSE BEGIN
PRINT 'SQL Server and SQL Server Agent both are running'
END

As a result i got

SQL Server "LOD-LT-ITAYL" is Online for the past 0 hours & 8 minutesSQL Server and SQL Server Agent both are running

enojy and don't forget to leave some comments

Itay

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Ultimate guide for upgrading to SQL Server 2008

http://blogs.technet.com/dataplatforminsider/archive/2008/12/04/ultimate-guide-for-upgrading-to-sql-server-2008.aspx

Enjoy

Itay.

How to get some general information regarding you MSSQL Server?

Hello my name is Itay Levi and this is my first blog ever.
As a true SQL geek I will try to post some new and neat t-sql scripts i ran into in my day job as a software engineer, hope you like it and of course don't forget to leave some comments

I would like to start with a really easy t-sql i needed the other day just to get some information about my mssql server, this one will Display the
MachineName, ProductVersion, ProductLevel, Edition, EngineType and LicenseType

Enjoy and wait for more to come soon :)


SELECT CAST( SERVERPROPERTY( 'MachineName' ) AS varchar( 30 ) ) AS MachineName , CAST( SERVERPROPERTY( 'InstanceName' ) AS varchar( 30 ) ) AS Instance , CAST( SERVERPROPERTY( 'ProductVersion' ) AS varchar( 30 ) ) AS ProductVersion , CAST( SERVERPROPERTY( 'ProductLevel' ) AS varchar( 30 ) ) AS ProductLevel , CAST( SERVERPROPERTY( 'Edition' ) AS varchar( 30 ) ) AS Edition , ( CASE SERVERPROPERTY( 'EngineEdition') WHEN 1 THEN 'Personal or Desktop' WHEN 2 THEN 'Standard' WHEN 3 THEN 'Enterprise' END ) AS EngineType , CAST( SERVERPROPERTY( 'LicenseType' ) AS varchar( 30 ) ) AS LicenseType , SERVERPROPERTY( 'NumLicenses' ) AS #Licenses;