Prevent geodatabase connections
Available with Standard or Advanced license.
As a geodatabase administrator, you can change a setting in the geodatabase to prevent new connections to the geodatabase. Existing connections remain.
An example of when you may want to block new connections to a geodatabase is before you perform certain maintenance operations such as compressing, upgrading, or making a full backup of the geodatabase.
To prevent anyone but the geodatabase administrator from connecting to the geodatabase, complete the following steps:
Start ArcGIS Pro.
Connect to the geodatabase as the geodatabase administrator.
Right-click the database connection and click Properties.
Click Connections.
Uncheck Geodatabase is accepting connections.
No new connections can be made to the geodatabase. Existing connections remain active.
Note:
The geodatabase administrator can always make a connection to the geodatabase regardless of how this option is set.
If you also need to remove existing connections, see Manage connections to an enterprise geodatabase in SQL Server.