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How to create users on secondary standby database in log shipping?
1. Create login on production server 2. Create user in database mapped to login 3. Drop login on production server 4. Grant any required permissions to user in database 5. Create login on log shipping standby server
Can you read from a log shipping secondary database?
In many scenarios, you only want to grant read access to a user on the log shipping secondary database. You do not want that user to be able to access the primary. This is tricky. To read from a database, you need a login with an associated database user.
How to create a user in log shipping database?
By specifying the SID, that login will have the same SID as the user in your logshipped database – you should then be able to log into that user. Create a login with server-level permissions (i.e. sysadmin) on your log shipping destination. This is a really bad idea for a multitude of reasons (especially if you have other databases on that server).
How to disable the log shipping primary instance?
And a lot of things could go wrong over time as tables are added, modified, and dropped. Create the login on the log shipping primary instance with the associated database user, and disable the login on the log shipping primary instance.
Can you create a user on a secondary server?
I cannot do this because the secondary database is in standby mode. I thought if I create these logins on Primary server it will be copied over to secondary server then the logs are restored there but this isnt the case.
How do I add a second server to log shipping?
In order to add a secondary Server, press the Add button. You can add multiple Secondary Servers in Log Shipping. Additionally, you can use a third instance to monitor the Log Shipping process by checking the Use a monitor server instance and specifying the settings.