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SQL SERVER – Database Properties – Number of Users

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26 Dec 2011CPOL1 min read 30.5K  
SQL SERVER – Database Properties – Number of Users

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First of all, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everybody. I wish you all the best in the holiday season.

In today’s blog post – I am sharing a very small question received by one of the readers. Though simple, sometimes a small question makes people think. He sent me an image very similar to the following one and asked a few questions. As his image represented his server’s information, I am reproducing a very similar image using AdventureWorks database.

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Question: What does the number of users signify in database properties? Does this mean current connected users or total active users or total enabled users or what exactly?”

Answer: Database Properties >> Number of Users indicates how many users exist in the database.

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In my current example, you can see that there are 5 users and that is displayed in the above properties screen. Though it is very simple question, now I am going to ask you a question back.

Question to readers: If you notice, there is a small arrow besides GUEST or SYS login. It is a RED arrow on the south. What does this arrow mean?

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Please leave your answer in the comments area.

Reference

Pinal Dave (http://blog.SQLAuthority.com)

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