Detaching system databases...

I need to detach (in order to move the datafiles) MASTER,
MSDB, MODEL, TEMPDB. I am using EM and the sp_detach
options om SQL Server 2000 but it's saying "Can't detach
system databases". Am I missing a step?
Do I need to end all connections'
Thanks,
ToddWhy are you detaching the system databases? Are you planning on moving them
to another server? Here is some information about moving system databases,
that might help.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;224071&Product=sql2k
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"Todd" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I need to detach (in order to move the datafiles) MASTER,
> MSDB, MODEL, TEMPDB. I am using EM and the sp_detach
> options om SQL Server 2000 but it's saying "Can't detach
> system databases". Am I missing a step?
> Do I need to end all connections'
> Thanks,
> Todd|||Ugh, you can go through everything in KB #224071 and cross your fingers that
it all works well. Or, you can detach your *user* databases (or hopefully
you already have valid backups you can simply restore), uninstall SQL
Server, and then reinstall - placing the data directory where you should
have.
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Aaron Bertrand
SQL Server MVP
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"Todd" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:f1c901c43db7$4ed332f0$a401280a@.phx.gbl...
> I need to detach (in order to move the datafiles) MASTER,
> MSDB, MODEL, TEMPDB. I am using EM and the sp_detach
> options om SQL Server 2000 but it's saying "Can't detach
> system databases". Am I missing a step?
> Do I need to end all connections'
> Thanks,
> Todd|||I want to move the datafiles because I put them on the C:\
(only 3GB) by mistake when I installed the SQL Server. I
want to move everything to another drive with 50GB+. I
have moved the user databases successfully but the system
databases don't want to go.
I reinstall would not be bad but I would prefer not to;)
>--Original Message--
>Why are you detaching the system databases? Are you
planning on moving them
>to another server? Here is some information about moving
system databases,
>that might help.
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=3Dkb;en-us;224071&Product=
=3Dsql2k
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>"Todd" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>news:f1c901c43db7$4ed332f0$a401280a@.phx.gbl...
>> I need to detach (in order to move the datafiles) MASTER,
>> MSDB, MODEL, TEMPDB. I am using EM and the sp_detach
>> options om SQL Server 2000 but it's saying "Can't detach
>> system databases". Am I missing a step?
>> Do I need to end all connections'
>> Thanks,
>> Todd
>
>.
>|||>> I reinstall would not be bad but I would prefer not to;)
Why? It's much cleaner, IMHO.|||KB 224071, which Aaron suggested, describes moving files for system databases.
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<anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:f40501c43dc5$006531a0$a101280a@.phx.gbl...
I want to move the datafiles because I put them on the C:\
(only 3GB) by mistake when I installed the SQL Server. I
want to move everything to another drive with 50GB+. I
have moved the user databases successfully but the system
databases don't want to go.
I reinstall would not be bad but I would prefer not to;)
>--Original Message--
>Why are you detaching the system databases? Are you
planning on moving them
>to another server? Here is some information about moving
system databases,
>that might help.
>http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;224071&Product=sql2k
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>"Todd" <anonymous@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>news:f1c901c43db7$4ed332f0$a401280a@.phx.gbl...
>> I need to detach (in order to move the datafiles) MASTER,
>> MSDB, MODEL, TEMPDB. I am using EM and the sp_detach
>> options om SQL Server 2000 but it's saying "Can't detach
>> system databases". Am I missing a step?
>> Do I need to end all connections'
>> Thanks,
>> Todd
>
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