Monday, 4 July 2011

How to enable xp_cmdshell using sp_configure - SQL Server

The xp_cmdshell option is a server configuration option. xp_cmdshell enables system administrators to control whether the xp_cmdshell extended stored procedure can be executed on a system.


To allow advanced options to be changed:

EXEC sp_configure ‘show advanced options’, 1
GO
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To update the currently configured value for advanced options:

RECONFIGURE
GO
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To enable xp_cmdshell:

EXEC sp_configure ‘xp_cmdshell’, 1
GO
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To update the currently configured value for xp_cmdshell:

RECONFIGURE
GO


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Useful Links:

Using xp_cmdshell

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