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ghotz / sp_help_revlogin.sql
Created June 25, 2025 12:57
Old version of sp_help_revlogin that still otuputs sa and other system logins
/*Note This script creates two stored procedures in the master database. The procedures are named sp_hexadecimal and sp_help_revlogin. */
-- Create stored procedure sp_hexadecimal
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 (514) OUTPUT
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ghotz / scan-pst-multi.ps1
Last active May 5, 2025 21:37
Scan and repair PSTs with multiple passes and full PST amd log archival
$scanPSTExe = "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SCANPST.EXE"
$SourceDir = "E:\Outlook\test"
$BackupDir = "F:\Backups\Outlook\test"
$MaxIterations = 10
$PSTs = Get-ChildItem -Path (Join-Path $SourceDir "\*") -Include *.pst,*.ost -File
$PSTs | ForEach-Object {
$NumIteration = 1
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ghotz / change-dbmail-account.sql
Last active May 2, 2025 13:48
Change from and replyto e-mail address for DBMail ccount and test it
DECLARE @old_email_address nvarchar(128) = N'[email protected]';
DECLARE @new_email_address nvarchar(128) = N'[email protected]';
DECLARE @old_replyto_address nvarchar(128) = N'[email protected]';
DECLARE @new_replyto_address nvarchar(128) = N'[email protected]';
DECLARE @test_email_address nvarchar(128) = N'[email protected]';
USE msdb;
SET NOCOUNT ON;
IF OBJECT_ID('tempdb..#tmp_account') IS NOT NULL
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ghotz / get-seeding-stats.sql
Created April 5, 2025 10:07
Get seeding stats
SELECT
FLOOR(transferred_size_bytes * 1. / NULLIF(database_size_bytes, 0) * 100) AS Perc
, transfer_rate_bytes_per_second / 1024 / 1024. AS MBSec
, internal_state_desc
, start_time_utc, estimate_time_complete_utc
, FLOOR(transferred_size_bytes / 1024. / 1024. / 1024.) AS transferred_size_GB
, FLOOR(database_size_bytes / 1024. / 1024. / 1024.) AS database_size_bytes_GB
, *
FROM sys.dm_hadr_physical_seeding_stats
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ghotz / get-services.sql
Last active November 12, 2024 17:21
Get SQL Server Instance TCP ports configuration from registry and standardized services names
WITH cte AS
(
SELECT
CASE
WHEN PATINDEX('SQL Server (%', servicename) > 0
THEN 'Engine'
WHEN PATINDEX('SQL Server Agent (%', servicename) > 0
THEN 'Agent'
WHEN PATINDEX('SQL Full-text Filter Daemon Launcher (%', servicename) > 0
THEN 'FullText'
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ghotz / last_restored.sql
Created October 4, 2024 09:51
Get last fully restored databases info
WITH cte AS
(
SELECT
RH.destination_database_name, RH.restore_type
, ROW_NUMBER() OVER (PARTITION BY RH.destination_database_name, RH.restore_type ORDER BY RH.restore_history_id DESC) AS rn
, RH.restore_date, BS.backup_start_date, BS.backup_finish_date
, CASE WHEN CONVERT(varchar, DATEDIFF(ms, backup_start_date, backup_finish_date) / 1000 / 86400) > 0 THEN CONVERT(varchar, DATEDIFF(ms, backup_start_date, backup_finish_date) / 1000 / 86400) + ' day(s) ' ELSE '' END + CONVERT(varchar, DATEADD(ms, DATEDIFF(ms, backup_start_date, backup_finish_date), 0), 114) AS elapsed_time
, FORMAT(BS.backup_size / 1073741824., 'N2') AS backup_size_gb
, FORMAT(BS.compressed_backup_size / 1073741824., 'N2') AS compressed_backup_size_gb
FROM msdb.dbo.restorehistory AS RH
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ghotz / search-jobs.sql
Created May 16, 2024 14:21
Search in SQL Agent job steps commands
SELECT
JO.[name] AS job_name, JO.[enabled]
, JS.step_id, JS.step_name, JS.subsystem, JS.command
FROM msdb.dbo.sysjobs AS JO
JOIN msdb.dbo.sysjobsteps as JS
ON JO.job_id = JS.job_id
WHERE JS.command like N'%something%'
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ghotz / check-empty-stats-alldbs.sql
Last active May 14, 2024 08:07
Check SQL Server empty statistics
EXEC sp_msforeachdb 'USE [?];
SELECT
DB_NAME()
, S.[object_id], S.[stats_id]
, FORMATMESSAGE(
N''[%s].[%s]''
, OBJECT_SCHEMA_NAME(S.[object_id])
, OBJECT_NAME(S.[object_id])
)AS object_full_name
, QUOTENAME(S.[name]) AS stat_name
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ghotz / disable-win-features.ps1
Last active May 12, 2024 13:28
Enable/disable common Windows Optional Features that enable/disable VBS
# Windows Sandbox
Disable-WindowsOptionalFeature -FeatureName "Containers-DisposableClientVM" -Online -NoRestart
# WSL
Disable-WindowsOptionalFeature -FeatureName "VirtualMachinePlatform" -Online -NoRestart
Disable-WindowsOptionalFeature -FeatureName "Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux" -Online -NoRestart
# Hyper-V
Disable-WindowsOptionalFeature -FeatureName "Microsoft-Hyper-V-All" -Online -NoRestart
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ghotz / evaluate-jobowner.sql
Created May 8, 2024 16:21
Evaluate and fix job owners
SELECT
J1.[name] AS job_name
, C1.[name] AS category_name, S1.[name] as [owner_name]
, CASE
WHEN S1.[name] = N'sa' OR S1.[name] LIKE '##%'
THEN NULL
ELSE 'EXEC msdb..sp_update_job @job_name = ''' + J1.[name] + ''''
+ ', @owner_login_name = ''sa'' -- was ' + QUOTENAME(S1.[name])
END AS alter_command
FROM msdb.dbo.sysjobs AS J1