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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Executing "Shell" commands.

Hi,
IIRC it is possible to execute shell commands in SQL server, is this the
case?
I intend to give public access to a test server (MSDE). My main concern is
that people could use SQLServer shell commands as a back door to hack my
operating system.
I'm not too concerned at this stage about securing the data though, since it
is only for testing & debugging.
Please advise, many thanks.
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Mike Collier BSc( Hons) Comp Sci
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Ray Higdon MCSE, MCDBA, CCNA
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"Mike Collier" <mike@.adoanywhere.com> wrote in message
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quote:

> Hi,
> IIRC it is possible to execute shell commands in SQL server, is this the
> case?
> I intend to give public access to a test server (MSDE). My main concern is
> that people could use SQLServer shell commands as a back door to hack my
> operating system.
> I'm not too concerned at this stage about securing the data though, since

it
quote:

> is only for testing & debugging.
> Please advise, many thanks.
> --
> Mike Collier BSc( Hons) Comp Sci
> Offer: Get a copy of AdoAnywhere Browser FREE when you register for the
> forum.
> http://www.adoanywhere.com/forum
>
>
|||> look up xp_cmdshell in BOL, do not use an SA level account for your web
quote:

> service accounts

Thank you, very much appreciated.
Mike.