Depending on the way you have your SQL database security set up you may end up with stored procedures and other objects having an owner other than dbo. The typical case of this happening is when running the upgrade with an account that is not an SA on the SQL Server.

If unresolved, this naming issue can give you grief. Here's a way to fix it.

This ownership issue will ultimately end up in causing a lot of errors such as the Deployment Console not opening or certain tasks failing. Basically anything that tries to call the stored procedure will fail because the name is wrong. For example: A stored procedure in the DS database called dbo.del_computer may have its name changed during an upgrade to username.del_computer.

To fix this situation run the following SQL script. Change the USERNAME to whatever the owner is for the objects that need to be changed.

DECLARE
 @OldOwner sysname,
 @NewOwner sysname

 SET @OldOwner = 'USERNAME'
 SET @NewOwner = 'dbo'...

Hi all,

Check out this Symantec White Paper to get details on the Best Practices for Windows Vista Migration Planning and Management.

http://cramsession.bitpipe.com...

Note: You will need to register for this library site. Though it takes some time for registering....This paper is worth it!

Cheers'
Viju

The final chapter of the The Altiris-sponsored e-book, "The Definitive Guide to Vista Migration" is now availalble for download. Get the details here.

Download Chapter 10 here.

Here's What's Covered:

The project is almost complete. Two phases of the QUOTE System are left. The Transfer phase will focus on the manufacturing activities of the project, running through the pilot project, and then migrating all systems to Vista. The Evaluate phase will focus on project closure, running through the hand off to internal support teams, performing the project post-mortem, and preparing for system evolution.

In order to complete these phases, you need to run through a series of activities which include:

• Oversee...

Remember that {choke}cute{cough} owl that the sales guys used to hand out on their visits to coerce, I mean, to propose your purchase of an Altiris product?

Well that guy used to be called Solution Sam, now he has gone into hibernation somewhere, or was killed when they cut down his giant redwood tree to print up more Altiris manuals.

Either way, his legacy lives on as a website, and now you can go right there to get all of the latest and greatest binaries for each Altiris solution.

This gets updated all the time. Sometimes without ever changing the actual version of a solution, just the size of the files change for some reason. But the XML file's date will tell you when it was last updated. Sneaky, sneaky.

Here's the site:
http://www.solutionsam.com/solutions/6_0/