SQL Server 2008 R2 Stuck in Single User Mode

Question

Having executed a DB deploy (from a VS SQL Server database project) on a local database, which failed, the database has been left in a state where it has single user mode left o

Answer 1

This was answered here, the code is:

use master
ALTER DATABASE YourDatabase SET SINGLE_USER WITH ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE 

--do you stuff here 

ALTER DATABASE YourDatabase SET MULTI_USER

Answer 2

To force the update use " with rollback immediate"

ALTER DATABASE [DATABASE_NAME] SET MULTI_USER  with rollback immediate

Answer 3

In first run following query in master database

exec sp_who

If you can't find the culprit, try

SELECT request_session_id FROM sys.dm_tran_locks 
WHERE resource_database_id = DB_ID('YourDatabase')

Then kill all process that use your database with following query:

KILL spid

Then run following query:

USE Master
ALTER DATABASE YourDatabase SET MULTI_USER

Answer 4

Try the below commands

First run these three commands

USE [master] 
SET DEADLOCK_PRIORITY HIGH
exec sp_dboption MyDBName, 'single user', 'FALSE';

Second run these two commands

ALTER DATABASE MyDBName SET MULTI_USER WITH NO_WAIT
ALTER DATABASE MyDBName SET MULTI_USER WITH ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE

Answer 5

Use DAC (Dedicated Admin Connection). Make sure you have enabled it first In SSMS type in admin: for Server Name after connecting to master ALTER DATABASE SET MULTI_USER