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# sp_resetstatus (Transact-SQL)
[!INCLUDE[tsql-appliesto-ss2008-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md](../../includes/tsql-appliesto-ss2008-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md.md)]

  Resets the status of a suspect database.  
  
> [!IMPORTANT]  
>  [!INCLUDE[ssNoteDepFutureAvoid](../../includes/ssnotedepfutureavoid-md.md)] Use [ALTER DATABASE](../../t-sql/statements/alter-database-transact-sql.md) instead.  
  
 ![Topic link icon](../../database-engine/configure-windows/media/topic-link.gif "Topic link icon") [Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions](../../t-sql/language-elements/transact-sql-syntax-conventions-transact-sql.md)  
  
## Syntax  
  
```  
  
sp_resetstatus [ @dbname = ] 'database'  
```  
  
## Arguments  
 [ @dbname= ] '*database*'  
 Is the name of the database to reset. *database* is **sysname**, with no default.  
  
## Return Code Values  
 0 (success) or 1 (failure)  
  
## Remarks  
 sp_resetstatus turns off the suspect flag on a database. This procedure updates the mode and status columns of the named database in sys.databases. The [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] error log should be consulted and all problems resolved before running this procedure. Stop and restart the instance of [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] after you execute sp_resetstatus.  
  
 A database can become suspect for several reasons. Possible causes include denial of access to a database resource by the operating system, and the unavailability or corruption of one or more database files.  
  
## Permissions  
 Requires membership in the sysadmin fixed server role.  
  
## Examples  
 The following example resets the status of the `AdventureWorks2012` database.  
  
```  
EXEC sp_resetstatus 'AdventureWorks2012';  
```  
  
## See Also  
 [System Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/system-stored-procedures-transact-sql.md)   
 [Database Engine Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/database-engine-stored-procedures-transact-sql.md)