Feb 28, 2025 · Database-level roles are database-wide in their permissions scope. To add and remove users to a database role, use the ADD MEMBER and DROP MEMBER options of the ALTER ROLE statement. Analytics Platform System (PDW) and Azure Synapse Analytics doesn't support the use of ALTER ROLE.

Nov 22, 2024 · Every SQL Server securable has associated permissions that can be granted to a principal. Permissions in the Database Engine are managed at the server level assigned to logins and server roles, and at the database level assigned to database users and database roles.

Nov 9, 2017 · I have tried to search this and was able to find few but could not find exactly the way to script out the database level permissions for a database. I am migrating this database whose logins I can create using sp_help_revlogin, but user permissions will not get copied. I can extract permissions with below query:

Mar 3, 2025 · In SQL Server, you can create your own server roles and assign server-level permissions to them. Logins can be added to the server roles using the ALTER SERVER ROLE ... ADD MEMBER statement. For more information, see ALTER SERVER ROLE. SQL Database doesn't support the user-defined server roles.

Aug 13, 2024 · SQL Server roles are predefined sets of permissions used to control access to server resources. They are created at the server level and typically assigned to logins or other server roles, which helps administrators manage permissions and security for the entire SQL Server instance.

Jun 1, 2022 · This query is intended to provide a list of permissions that a user has either applied directly to the user account, or through roles that the user has. UserName : SQL or Windows/Active Directory user account. This could also be an Active Directory group. UserType : Value will be either 'SQL User' or 'Windows User'.

Nov 28, 2018 · How can I give a user (who was created WITHOUT LOGIN) full control over a contained database without having to specify that database's name, like GRANT CONTROL ON DATABASE::DatabaseName TO UserName, but without using a database name?

Apr 1, 2021 · When a login or database user is a member of a role, they inherit the role’s permissions. When role-based security is used, the actual access permissions to SQL Server resources are granted to a role and not a specific login or user.

Mar 30, 2009 · SQL Server 2005 introduced a new concept to SQL Server security and permissions: securables. Securables are anything within SQL Server that can have a permission assigned. One such securable is the database. Below are the list of database-level permissions: This grants or denies the ability to alter the existing database.

Here is a combined list of the new fixed server roles and their permissions. Members of the ##MS_DatabaseConnector## fixed server role can connect to any database without requiring a User-account in the database to connect to.