SQL Server 2005/2008 - Why is the sys.sysobjects view available to users without the schema name?

Question

I\'ve noticed some strange behavior in SQL Server Express 2008, and I\'ve been trying to track down the cause. When you create a new database, you are able to access the sys

Answer 1

IIRC, SQL Server looks for objects in the following order:

1. sys schema
2. users schema (This is different for Stored Procs - it will look in the stroed procs schema rather than the users schema.
3. dbo schema