SysAdmin Valley » SQL Server http://www.sysadminvalley.com I might as well write this stuff down so I remember it tomorrow Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:06:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Turning xp_cmdshell on in Microsoft SQL Server http://www.sysadminvalley.com/2008/12/12/turning-xp_cmdshell-on-in-microsoft-sql-server/ http://www.sysadminvalley.com/2008/12/12/turning-xp_cmdshell-on-in-microsoft-sql-server/#comments Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:22:19 +0000 mshields http://www.sysadminvalley.com/?p=24 No it’s not Linux related, but it’s something I came across in my job today. I needed to be able to use xp_cmdshell to have SQL Server execute a dos command, but that command is turned off by default (for security reasons).

Open up Query Browser or MS SQL Server Management Studio and log in as SA or another privledged user. Open a new query. Run

sp_configure

Then scroll all the way to the bottom, if xp_cmdshell is there, then skip these 2 steps, otherwise run

sp_configure show_advanced_options, 1
reconfigure with override

Now run the following commands

exec sp_configure xp_cmdshell, 1
reconfigure with override

Now you can use xp_cmdshell in all your scripts

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