FIX MS SQL SERVER ERROR: 15138

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. What is the error 15138 in SQL Server?

2. Resolution

3. Resolution using SSMS

4. Resolution using T-SQL

5. Conclusion

WHAT IS SQL ERROR: 15138?Error 15138 defined itself. It tells, that the database user which you are trying to drop is the database schema owner.

Msg 15138 Level 16, State 1, Line 1“The database principal owns a schema in the database, and can not be dropped.”

RESOLUTION

There are two methods of changing the owner of the schema of the database. These are given as following:

1. Using T-SQL

2. Using SSMS

USING SSMS

First of all, open the database engine having valid credentials.

Expand the Databases > select the desired database which you want to change the schema owner.

1. Go to the security of database > right click >select properties option.

2. A window will appear named as Schema Properties and INFORMATION_SCHEMA. Click on the search button to find the schema owner to drop.

3. Now a new window will open named as Search Roles and Users, enter the schema name or browse the object to change the owner now select the schema and click OK to drop the particular schema.

USING T-SQL

For the deletion of Orphaned users in SQL Server Using T-SQL follow given steps:

Detect Orphaned Users in Database Relink the Server Login Account Alter the Logins of Orphaned Users

To drop the user you need to find the assigned schema of users in database to find the orphaned users run the given following query.

USE database_name;

GO;

sp_change_users_login @Action='Report';

GO;

1. Detect Orphaned User in Database

Relink the server login account by login name with the database user using database_user.

USE

database_name;

GO

sp_change_users_login @Action=‘update_one’,

@UserNamePattern='database_user',

@LoginName=‘login_name';

GO

2. Relink the Server Login Account

Now user can alter the password of the login_name login account using sp_password SP, like this-

USE master

GO

sp_password @old=NULL, @new='password',

@loginame='login_name‘

GO

3. Alter the Logins of Orphaned Users

CONCLUSIONIn this presentation you can see that how can we change the owner of orphaned schema. We can change the owner using SSMS and T-SQL Statements, which are described here step by step.

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