Script to kill all connections to a database (More than RESTRICTED_USER ROLLBACK)

Question

I have a development database that re-deploy frequently from a Visual Studio Database project (via a TFS Auto Build).

Sometimes when I run my build I get this error:

Answer 1

Little known: the GO sql statement can take an integer for the number of times to repeat previous command.

So if you:

ALTER DATABASE [DATABASENAME] SET SINGLE_USER
GO

Then:

USE [DATABASENAME]
GO 2000

This will repeat the USE command 2000 times, force deadlock on all other connections, and take ownership of the single connection. (Giving your query window sole access to do as you wish.)

Answer 2

Matthew's supremely efficient script updated to use the dm_exec_sessions DMV, replacing the deprecated sysprocesses system table:

USE [master];
GO

DECLARE @Kill VARCHAR(8000) = '';

SELECT
    @Kill = @Kill + 'kill ' + CONVERT(VARCHAR(5), session_id) + ';'
FROM
    sys.dm_exec_sessions
WHERE
    database_id = DB_ID('<YourDB>');

EXEC sys.sp_executesql @Kill;

Alternative using WHILE loop (if you want to process any other operations per execution):

USE [master];
GO

DECLARE @DatabaseID SMALLINT = DB_ID(N'<YourDB>');    
DECLARE @SQL NVARCHAR(10);

WHILE EXISTS ( SELECT
                1
               FROM
                sys.dm_exec_sessions
               WHERE
                database_id = @DatabaseID )    
    BEGIN;
        SET @SQL = (
                    SELECT TOP 1
                        N'kill ' + CAST(session_id AS NVARCHAR(5)) + ';'
                    FROM
                        sys.dm_exec_sessions
                    WHERE
                        database_id = @DatabaseID
                   );
        EXEC sys.sp_executesql @SQL;
    END;