> This is true the master db does contain info about the DB
> including the security settings and things like that. But I
> think as long as the services are stopped then there should
> not be a problem.
>
> Again I am not sure because the only thing I have done it
> with was a small static DB but it is worth a try.
There's no need to try this. You can easily back up your database to a file,
copy the file to a new server, and restore from that file, without having to
shut down the database server or worry about losing info. I do this quite
often when I have to deploy a new version of a database.
Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software
http://www.figleaf.com/
voice: (202) 797-5496
fax: (202) 797-5444
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