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The user connections option specifies the maximum number of simultaneous user connections that are allowed on an instance of SQL Server. The actual number of user connections allowed also depends on the version of SQL Server that you are using, and also the limits of your application or applications and hardware. SQL Server allows a maximum of 32,767 user connections. Because user connections is by default a self-configuring value, with SQL Server adjusting the maximum number of user connections automatically as needed, up to the maximum value allowable. For example, if only 10 users are logged in, 10 user connection objects are allocated. In most cases, you do not have to change the value for this option. The default is 0, which means that the maximum (32,767) user connections are allowed. However if there is a number defined here that limits connections, SQL Server will not allow anymore above this limit. If the connections are at the limit, any new requests will be dropped, potentially causing lost data or outages for those using the database.

Risk Level

Low

Address

Reliability, Security

Compliance Standards

CISGCP, CBP

Triage and Remediation

Remediation

To remediate the SQL Server User Connections Flag misconfiguration in GCP using GCP console, follow the steps below:

  1. Log in to the Google Cloud Console and navigate to the Cloud SQL Instances page.
  2. Select the SQL Server instance that you want to remediate.
  3. Click on the “Edit” button at the top of the page.
  4. Scroll down to the “Flags” section and locate the “user connections” flag.
  5. Change the value of the “user connections” flag to “0” to set it to a non-limiting value.
  6. Click on the “Save” button at the bottom of the page to apply the changes.

After completing these steps, the SQL Server User Connections Flag misconfiguration will be remediated for the selected instance in GCP using GCP console.

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