MSSQL SERVER TEMPDB Restrictions

The following operations cannot be performed on the tempdb database:

• Adding filegroups.
• Backing up or restoring the database.
• Changing collation. The default collation is the server collation.
• Changing the database owner. tempdb is owned by dbo.
• Creating a database snapshot.
• Dropping the database.
• Dropping the guest user from the database.
• Enabling change data capture.
• Participating in database mirroring.
• Removing the primary filegroup, primary data file, or log file.
• Renaming the database or primary filegroup.
• Running DBCC CHECKALLOC.
• Running DBCC CHECKCATALOG.
• Setting the database to OFFLINE.
• Setting the database or primary filegroup to READ_ONLY.