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How to transfer the server logins from SQL Server 2000 to SQL Server 2012


I have to migrate a database from SQL Server 2000 to SQL Server 2012.

How can I transfer the server logins, which are below the Server Security?


Solution

  • Run the following script on the 2000 SQL Server:

    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(256) OUTPUT 
    AS 
    DECLARE @charvalue varchar(256) 
    DECLARE @i int 
    DECLARE @length int 
    DECLARE @hexstring char(16) 
    SELECT @charvalue = '0x' 
    SELECT @i = 1 
    SELECT @length = DATALENGTH (@binvalue) 
    SELECT @hexstring = '0123456789ABCDEF' 
    WHILE (@i <= @length) 
    BEGIN 
    DECLARE @tempint int 
    DECLARE @firstint int 
    DECLARE @secondint int 
    SELECT @tempint = CONVERT(int, SUBSTRING(@binvalue,@i,1)) 
    SELECT @firstint = FLOOR(@tempint/16) 
    SELECT @secondint = @tempint - (@firstint*16) 
    SELECT @charvalue = @charvalue + 
    SUBSTRING(@hexstring, @firstint+1, 1) + 
    SUBSTRING(@hexstring, @secondint+1, 1) 
    SELECT @i = @i + 1 
    END 
    SELECT @hexvalue = @charvalue 
    GO 
    
    IF OBJECT_ID ('sp_help_revlogin_2000_to_2005') IS NOT NULL 
    DROP PROCEDURE sp_help_revlogin_2000_to_2005 
    GO 
    CREATE PROCEDURE sp_help_revlogin_2000_to_2005 
    
    @login_name sysname = NULL, 
    @include_db bit = 0, 
    @include_role bit = 0 
    
    AS 
    DECLARE @name sysname 
    DECLARE @xstatus int 
    DECLARE @binpwd varbinary (256) 
    DECLARE @dfltdb varchar (256) 
    DECLARE @txtpwd sysname 
    DECLARE @tmpstr varchar (256) 
    DECLARE @SID_varbinary varbinary(85) 
    DECLARE @SID_string varchar(256) 
    
    IF (@login_name IS NULL) 
    DECLARE login_curs CURSOR STATIC FOR 
    SELECT sid, [name], xstatus, password, isnull(db_name(dbid), 'master') 
    FROM master.dbo.sysxlogins 
    WHERE srvid IS NULL AND 
    [name] <> 'sa' 
    ELSE 
    DECLARE login_curs CURSOR FOR 
    SELECT sid, [name], xstatus, password, isnull(db_name(dbid), 'master') 
    FROM master.dbo.sysxlogins 
    WHERE srvid IS NULL AND 
    [name] = @login_name 
    
    OPEN login_curs 
    
    FETCH NEXT FROM login_curs INTO @SID_varbinary, @name, @xstatus, @binpwd, @dfltdb 
    
    IF (@@fetch_status = -1) 
    BEGIN 
    PRINT 'No login(s) found.' 
    CLOSE login_curs 
    DEALLOCATE login_curs 
    RETURN -1 
    END 
    
    SET @tmpstr = '/* sp_help_revlogin script ' 
    PRINT @tmpstr 
    SET @tmpstr = '** Generated ' 
    + CONVERT (varchar, GETDATE()) + ' on ' + @@SERVERNAME + ' */' 
    PRINT @tmpstr 
    PRINT '' 
    PRINT '' 
    PRINT '' 
    PRINT '/***** CREATE LOGINS *****/' 
    
    WHILE @@fetch_status = 0 
    BEGIN 
    PRINT '' 
    SET @tmpstr = '-- Login: ' + @name 
    PRINT @tmpstr 
    
    IF (@xstatus & 4) = 4 
    BEGIN -- NT authenticated account/group 
    IF (@xstatus & 1) = 1 
    BEGIN -- NT login is denied access 
    SET @tmpstr = '' --'EXEC master..sp_denylogin ''' + @name + '''' 
    PRINT @tmpstr 
    END 
    ELSE 
    BEGIN -- NT login has access 
    SET @tmpstr = 'IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT * FROM sys.server_principals WHERE [name] = ''' + @name + ''')' 
    PRINT @tmpstr 
    SET @tmpstr = CHAR(9) + 'CREATE LOGIN [' + @name + '] FROM WINDOWS' 
    PRINT @tmpstr 
    END 
    END 
    ELSE 
    BEGIN -- SQL Server authentication 
    EXEC sp_hexadecimal @SID_varbinary, @SID_string OUT 
    
    IF (@binpwd IS NOT NULL) 
    BEGIN -- Non-null password 
    EXEC sp_hexadecimal @binpwd, @txtpwd OUT 
    SET @tmpstr = 'CREATE LOGIN [' + @name + '] WITH PASSWORD=' + @txtpwd + ' HASHED' 
    END 
    ELSE 
    BEGIN -- Null password 
    SET @tmpstr = 'CREATE LOGIN [' + @name + '] WITH PASSWORD=''''' 
    END 
    
    SET @tmpstr = @tmpstr + ', CHECK_POLICY=OFF, SID=' + @SID_string 
    PRINT @tmpstr 
    END 
    
    FETCH NEXT FROM login_curs INTO @SID_varbinary, @name, @xstatus, @binpwd, @dfltdb 
    END 
    
    IF @include_db = 1 
    BEGIN 
    PRINT '' 
    PRINT '' 
    PRINT '' 
    PRINT '/***** SET DEFAULT DATABASES *****/' 
    
    FETCH FIRST FROM login_curs INTO @SID_varbinary, @name, @xstatus, @binpwd, @dfltdb 
    
    WHILE @@fetch_status = 0 
    BEGIN 
    PRINT '' 
    SET @tmpstr = '-- Login: ' + @name 
    PRINT @tmpstr 
    
    SET @tmpstr = 'ALTER LOGIN [' + @name + '] WITH DEFAULT_DATABASE=[' + @dfltdb + ']' 
    PRINT @tmpstr 
    
    FETCH NEXT FROM login_curs INTO @SID_varbinary, @name, @xstatus, @binpwd, @dfltdb 
    END 
    END 
    
    IF @include_role = 1 
    BEGIN 
    PRINT '' 
    PRINT '' 
    PRINT '' 
    PRINT '/***** SET SERVER ROLES *****/' 
    
    FETCH FIRST FROM login_curs INTO @SID_varbinary, @name, @xstatus, @binpwd, @dfltdb 
    
    WHILE @@fetch_status = 0 
    BEGIN 
    PRINT '' 
    SET @tmpstr = '-- Login: ' + @name 
    PRINT @tmpstr 
    
    IF @xstatus &16 = 16 -- sysadmin 
    BEGIN 
    SET @tmpstr = 'exec master.dbo.sp_addsrvrolemember @loginame=''' + @name + ''', @rolename=''sysadmin''' 
    PRINT @tmpstr 
    END 
    
    IF @xstatus &32 = 32 -- securityadmin 
    BEGIN 
    SET @tmpstr = 'exec master.dbo.sp_addsrvrolemember @loginame=''' + @name + ''', @rolename=''securityadmin''' 
    PRINT @tmpstr 
    END 
    
    IF @xstatus &64 = 64 -- serveradmin 
    BEGIN 
    SET @tmpstr = 'exec master.dbo.sp_addsrvrolemember @loginame=''' + @name + ''', @rolename=''serveradmin''' 
    PRINT @tmpstr 
    END 
    
    IF @xstatus &128 = 128 -- setupadmin 
    BEGIN 
    SET @tmpstr = 'exec master.dbo.sp_addsrvrolemember @loginame=''' + @name + ''', @rolename=''setupadmin''' 
    PRINT @tmpstr 
    END 
    
    IF @xstatus &256 = 256 --processadmin 
    BEGIN 
    SET @tmpstr = 'exec master.dbo.sp_addsrvrolemember @loginame=''' + @name + ''', @rolename=''processadmin''' 
    PRINT @tmpstr 
    END 
    
    IF @xstatus &512 = 512 -- diskadmin 
    BEGIN 
    SET @tmpstr = 'exec master.dbo.sp_addsrvrolemember @loginame=''' + @name + ''', @rolename=''diskadmin''' 
    PRINT @tmpstr 
    END 
    
    IF @xstatus &1024 = 1024 -- dbcreator 
    BEGIN 
    SET @tmpstr = 'exec master.dbo.sp_addsrvrolemember @loginame=''' + @name + ''', @rolename=''dbcreator''' 
    PRINT @tmpstr 
    END 
    
    IF @xstatus &4096 = 4096 -- bulkadmin 
    BEGIN 
    SET @tmpstr = 'exec master.dbo.sp_addsrvrolemember @loginame=''' + @name + ''', @rolename=''bulkadmin''' 
    PRINT @tmpstr 
    END 
    
    FETCH NEXT FROM login_curs INTO @SID_varbinary, @name, @xstatus, @binpwd, @dfltdb 
    END 
    END 
    
    CLOSE login_curs 
    DEALLOCATE login_curs 
    RETURN 0 
    GO
    
    exec sp_help_revlogin_2000_to_2005 @login_name=NULL, @include_db=1, @include_role=1
    GO
    

    The copy/save the output and run it on the 2012 Server

    For more info see this