Reporting Services permissions on SQL Server R2 SSRS

This did the trick for me. http://thecodeattic.wordpress.com/category/ssrs/. Go down to step 35 to see the error you are getting. Paraphrasing: Once you’re able to log in to YourServer/Reports as an administrator, click Home in the top-right corner, then Folder Settings and New Role Assignment. Enter your user name and check a box for each role … Read more

Why is SQL Server 2008 Management Studio Intellisense not working?

I understand this post is old but if anybody is still searching and has not found a solution to the intellisense issue even after re-installing, applying the cumulative updates, or other methods, then I hope I may be of assistance. I have Applied SQL 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 which you can download here http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=26727 … Read more

How to restore to a different database in SQL Server?

You can create a new db then use the “Restore Wizard” enabling the Overwrite option or: View the contents of the backup file: RESTORE FILELISTONLY FROM DISK=’c:\your.bak’ note the logical names of the .mdf & .ldf from the results, then: RESTORE DATABASE MyTempCopy FROM DISK=’c:\your.bak’ WITH MOVE ‘LogicalNameForTheMDF’ TO ‘c:\MyTempCopy.mdf’, MOVE ‘LogicalNameForTheLDF’ TO ‘c:\MyTempCopy_log.ldf’ This … Read more

storing passwords in SQL Server

The usual way to store password, is to use a hash function on the password, but to salt it beforehand. It is important to “salt” the password, to defend oneself against rainbow table attacks. So your table should look something like that ._______._________________.______________. |user_id|hash |salt | |——-|—————–|————–| |12 |adsgasdg@g4wea…|13%!#tQ!#3t…| | |… |… | When checking … Read more