How do I drop a restored database named "distribution?"

I restored a backup of a replication database named "distribution" to a non-replicated development instance (ss2000). Well, when I try to drop the database I am told I can not because it is used for replication. It isn't. But you now how Microsoft is . . . . So the question is: how do I drop the database without rebuilding the server, or jumping through firery hoops?

Thanks!

Scorched

First do this you bonehead!!

sp_configure 'allow updates', 1 GO RECONFIGURE WITH OVERRIDE GO

Then you can update the sysdatabases.category = 0

Drop away!

How do I determine the backup date of a restored Database..?

Hi All,

I have to a few backups restored from a set of backup files. The
backup files have been removed from the drive because of some storage
constrains...

For some data comparison reasons, I need to figure out the actual date
of these backup files that is used to restore these databases. Is
there any system table I can query to figure the actual backup times
of these databases...

Any help will be much appreciated.. Thanks in advance.
- AravinQuery Builder (querybuilder@.gmail.com) writes:

Quote:

Originally Posted by

I have to a few backups restored from a set of backup files. The
backup files have been removed from the drive because of some storage
constrains...
>
For some data comparison reasons, I need to figure out the actual date
of these backup files that is used to restore these databases. Is
there any system table I can query to figure the actual backup times
of these databases...
>
Any help will be much appreciated.. Thanks in advance.

If the backups were taken on the same server, you may be able to dig
this out from the tables in msdb. You would have to start with
restorehistory and go backwards from there. I'm offering a query,
because I have worked very little with these tables myself. But they
are documented in Books Online, althoughly fairly briefly.

--
Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, esquel@.sommarskog.se
Books Online for SQL Server 2005 at
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/pr...oads/books.mspx
Books Online for SQL Server 2000 at
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/prodin...ions/books.mspx

How do I determine the Backup Date of a restored Database from a backup File

Hi All,
I am in a delima here. I have to a few backups restored from a set of
backup file. The backup files have been removed from the drive because
of some storage constrains...
For some data comparison reasons, I need to figure out the actual date
of these backup files that is used to restore these databases. Is
there any system table I can query to figure the actual backup times
of these databases...
Any help will be much appreciated.. Thanks in advance.
- Aravin
Hello,
Take a look into below system tables in MSDB database.
BACKUPSET
BACKUPFILE
Please do not post seperately in different groups.
Thanks
Hari
"Query Builder" <querybuilder@.gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi All,
> I am in a delima here. I have to a few backups restored from a set of
> backup file. The backup files have been removed from the drive because
> of some storage constrains...
> For some data comparison reasons, I need to figure out the actual date
> of these backup files that is used to restore these databases. Is
> there any system table I can query to figure the actual backup times
> of these databases...
> Any help will be much appreciated.. Thanks in advance.
> - Aravin
>

How do I determine the Backup Date of a restored Database from a backup File

Hi All,
I am in a delima here. I have to a few backups restored from a set of
backup file. The backup files have been removed from the drive because
of some storage constrains...
For some data comparison reasons, I need to figure out the actual date
of these backup files that is used to restore these databases. Is
there any system table I can query to figure the actual backup times
of these databases...
Any help will be much appreciated.. Thanks in advance.
- AravinHello,
Take a look into below system tables in MSDB database.
BACKUPSET
BACKUPFILE
Please do not post seperately in different groups.
Thanks
Hari
"Query Builder" <querybuilder@.gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1170302235.450584.73840@.a34g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> Hi All,
> I am in a delima here. I have to a few backups restored from a set of
> backup file. The backup files have been removed from the drive because
> of some storage constrains...
> For some data comparison reasons, I need to figure out the actual date
> of these backup files that is used to restore these databases. Is
> there any system table I can query to figure the actual backup times
> of these databases...
> Any help will be much appreciated.. Thanks in advance.
> - Aravin
>|||... and there are also similar RESTORE tables in the msdb database.
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
"Hari Prasad" <hari_prasad_k@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OnTgkxbRHHA.4844@.TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Hello,
>
> Take a look into below system tables in MSDB database.
> BACKUPSET
> BACKUPFILE
>
> Please do not post seperately in different groups.
>
> Thanks
> Hari
> "Query Builder" <querybuilder@.gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1170302235.450584.73840@.a34g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
>

How do I determine the Backup Date of a restored Database from a backup File

Hi All,
I am in a delima here. I have to a few backups restored from a set of
backup file. The backup files have been removed from the drive because
of some storage constrains...
For some data comparison reasons, I need to figure out the actual date
of these backup files that is used to restore these databases. Is
there any system table I can query to figure the actual backup times
of these databases...
Any help will be much appreciated.. Thanks in advance.
- AravinHello,
Take a look into below system tables in MSDB database.
BACKUPSET
BACKUPFILE
Please do not post seperately in different groups.
Thanks
Hari
"Query Builder" <querybuilder@.gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1170302235.450584.73840@.a34g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> Hi All,
> I am in a delima here. I have to a few backups restored from a set of
> backup file. The backup files have been removed from the drive because
> of some storage constrains...
> For some data comparison reasons, I need to figure out the actual date
> of these backup files that is used to restore these databases. Is
> there any system table I can query to figure the actual backup times
> of these databases...
> Any help will be much appreciated.. Thanks in advance.
> - Aravin
>|||... and there are also similar RESTORE tables in the msdb database.
--
Tibor Karaszi, SQL Server MVP
http://www.karaszi.com/sqlserver/default.asp
http://www.solidqualitylearning.com/
"Hari Prasad" <hari_prasad_k@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OnTgkxbRHHA.4844@.TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Hello,
>
> Take a look into below system tables in MSDB database.
> BACKUPSET
> BACKUPFILE
>
> Please do not post seperately in different groups.
>
> Thanks
> Hari
> "Query Builder" <querybuilder@.gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1170302235.450584.73840@.a34g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
>> Hi All,
>> I am in a delima here. I have to a few backups restored from a set of
>> backup file. The backup files have been removed from the drive because
>> of some storage constrains...
>> For some data comparison reasons, I need to figure out the actual date
>> of these backup files that is used to restore these databases. Is
>> there any system table I can query to figure the actual backup times
>> of these databases...
>> Any help will be much appreciated.. Thanks in advance.
>> - Aravin
>