>>>>I think that xp_cmdshell is contained in the Master database, but if I don't see that database in my SQL Server Management Studio, what do I need to do?
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>>>Look under Databases/system databases
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>>Ok, I found this tree:
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>>

>>NTSERVER
>>----- Databases
>>---------- System Databases
>>--------------- master
>>-------------------- Tables
>>------------------------- System Tables
>>

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>>Where do I find the xp_cmdshell? There are other branches, like Views, Synonums, etc. but I didn't see that in them.
>
>Under Master, look at Programmability/Extended stored Procedures/system Extended Stored Procedures

It has a sys prefix. It is dbo in the script I inherited. Does that matter?