Change the Configuration Settings for a Database
Applies to: SQL Server Azure SQL Database
This topic describes how to change database-level options in SQL Server by using SQL Server Management Studio or Transact-SQL. These options are unique to each database and do not affect other databases.
In This Topic
Before you begin:
To change the option settings for a database, using:
Before You Begin
Limitations and Restrictions
- Only the system administrator, database owner, members of the sysadmin and dbcreator fixed server roles and db_owner fixed database roles can modify these options.
Security
Permissions
Requires ALTER permission on the database.
Using SQL Server Management Studio
To change the option settings for a database
In Object Explorer, connect to a Database Engine instance, expand the server, expand Databases, right-click a database, and then click Properties.
In the Database Properties dialog box, click Options to access most of the configuration settings. File and filegroup configurations, mirroring and log shipping are on their respective pages.
Using Transact-SQL
To change the option settings for a database
Connect to the Database Engine.
From the Standard bar, click New Query.
Copy and paste the following example into the query window and click Execute. This example sets the recovery model and data page verification options for the
AdventureWorks2022
sample database.
USE master;
GO
ALTER DATABASE AdventureWorks2022
SET RECOVERY FULL, PAGE_VERIFY CHECKSUM;
GO
For more examples, see ALTER DATABASE SET Options (Transact-SQL).
See Also
ALTER DATABASE Compatibility Level (Transact-SQL)
ALTER DATABASE Database Mirroring (Transact-SQL)
ALTER DATABASE SET HADR (Transact-SQL)
Rename a Database
Shrink a Database