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can I awoid using SA user on my MSSQL ?

kdunweber

I can find any documentation on how to avoid using SA account

Can any one help me with a link or a how to guide ?

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amarnath_r

I assume your question is about the initial installation

Only during your initial installation you will require a SA id. Just to connect to your database server and you have an option to create your ID's with the required permission to connect to the SQL DB. Please re phrase the question if i am wrong.

http://knowledgebase.solarwinds.com/kb/question/1627/The+Configuration+Wizard+says+I+do+not+have+required+permissions+to+the+database,+how+do+I+fix+this%3F

Note: To create a new SQL account, you must have access to the following:

Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio on the SQL Server hosting your Orion database.
sa credentials to the SQL Server hosting your your Orion database.

To create a new SQL account with required permissions for your Orion database:

Using sa credentials, log in to SQL Server Management Studio on the SQL Server hosting your Orion database (Start > All Programs > Microsoft SQL Server > SQL Server Management Studio).
Click + to expand Security > Logins.
Delete all existing SolarWinds Orion database accounts, as follows:
Warning:You must be logged-in as the sa user. Do not delete the sa user.
1. Right-click the account name, and then click Delete.
2. Confirm that the account to be deleted is highlighted, and then click OK.
3. Click OK to accept the user deletion warning.
Create a new user, as follows:
1. Right-click Logins, and then select New Login.
2. Click General in the Select a page pane on the left.
3. Provide an appropriate Login name.
4. Select SQL Server authentication.
5. Enter and confirm an appropriate Password
  Note: The password provided must meet at least three of the following criteria:
  - Contains at least one uppercase letter.
  - Contains at least one lowercase letter.
  - Contains at least one number.
  - Contains at least one non-alphanumeric character, e.g., #, %, or ^.
6. Confirm that Enforce Password Policy is cleared.
7. In the Default database field, select your Orion database.
  Note: The default Orion database name is NetPerfMon.
8. Click Server Roles in the Select a page pane on the left.
9. Confirm that both public and sysadmin are checked.
10. Click User Mapping in the Select a page pane on the left.
11. Check your Orion database.
  Note: The default Orion database name is NetPerfMon.
12. In the corresponding Default Schema field, click Browse (...), enter dbo
13. Click Check Names, and then click OK.
14. On the Login - New window, click OK.

kdunweber

It´s more about can I just create a SQL user who is DB Owner on "SolarWinds" database.

I will like to host the database on a "SQLHotel" and there, I am not able to be runing with sa / sysadmin rights ?

And Thanks for the good and nice feetback

aLTeReGo

I believe the following KB article may answer your question.

SolarWinds Knowledge Base :: Does Orion need SA rights to the SQL database?

Manilyn_Ramos

Hi aLTeReGo, the link you provided didn't exist anymore and this is the exact KB that I have to give to our DB

Can i get the copy of the new link for this KB article please? Thank you!

I already checked the new link for KB articles and other things and I was having a hard time to find this KB article

aLTeReGo

Updated KB link below. Thanks Shirikit!

Are SA rights required for the Orion SQL database? - SolarWinds Worldwide, LLC. Help and Support

Manilyn_Ramos

Thanks aLTeReGo!