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Attaching a database in SSMS gives error

I am accessing SQL Server using SSMS, and a user with adequate permissions. When this user tries to attach a database by using SSMS (by right clicking on database node and then clicking on attach), ...
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Can SQL Server 2008 / 2012 have execute permission in a function for a user, but not for a table used in the function?

I have a function that returns a table. This function SELECTS DB1.dbo.table1 user1 has SELECT permission in this function only, but when selecting from the function error comes up stating that the ...
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Add user to sql server with the required permission

In my sql server express 2008 r2 i have about 15 login account. Now i want some about 5 users have full permission while some other 5 users with limited access to some database, and other users only ...
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Database user permissions: GRANT VIEW DEFINITION but DENY on some object types

I'm trying to figure out a combination of permissions that will allow a partner to see basic db schema but not expose objects including code. So, VIEW and SELECT on TABLES (including keys) ...
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How to deny access to see the logins in a database

I create a login in SQL Server 2008 R2, and when that user connects to a database, it can see all the logins in the security logins. Can I deny access to watch the logins of the database?
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Executing sys.dm_fts_parser without sysadmin server role

A web application needs to execute sys.dm_fts_parser to discover which words SQL Server Fulltext Search used to match documents for the purpose of syntax highlighting. That stored procedure can only ...
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Even when user has 'bulkadmin' role, query says user does not have role - SQL Server 2012

I am facing a weird issue with SQL Server 2012. I have a user (say RS\sqluser) which has bulkadmin role. Now when i run this query Select IS_SRVROLEMEMBER('bulkadmin', 'RS\sqluser') output is 0. ...
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Track grant permission on tables

I'd like to see if there are any changes on the permissions granted for a specific table. For example, I don't want to have the login 'John' have the SELECT permission on the table Invoices. If ...
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Granting permissions only on a set list of objects

I have a SQL Server 2005 database with a large number of tables in the dbo schema. I now created a new schema (call it myschema) that only has three table-valued functions and two stored procedures in ...
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Cannot grant, deny, or revoke permissions to sa, dbo, entity owner, information_schema, sys, or yourself

I encounter the following error: Cannot grant, deny, or revoke permissions to sa, dbo, entity owner, information_schema, sys, or yourself. when I was trying these commands USE ASPState GO GRANT ...
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SQl Server 2008 R2 - sa can login but not access database

Up until this morning I had no problems accessing our database. This morning, something has changed and I can no longer access our database (called EMS_Main) using the sa login. I can log into the ...
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SSRS appears to be ignoring Permissions set using Report Manager

I have setup SSRS on SQL Server 2008 in native mode. As an administrator I can login to report manager, upload reports and run them, and also use the Web Service URL to generate reports. I have also ...
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Does this mean the 'public' has full select, insert, update, and delete access?

I'm trying to create a new DB user in SQL Server 2008 R2 that can only select from one SQL View. But no matter what I try when I login as this new user I can select from any table. I ran this query: ...
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Get the windows account which runs the query?

I'm using sql server 2008 r2. I logged in to ssms which in turn connects to a remote sql server machine. im writing a query which writes a file. I need to know - which windows permissions I should ...
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How to test permissions on an empty database?

It's usual in an organization I work in that I need to request a database creation to the DBA group (I am a developer). As such, they will also create a user for me to use and a database dedicated to ...
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How to grant a user UNSAFE ASSEMBLY permission

How can we assign a user , e.g.: the database owner (DBO) the UNSAFE ASSEMBLY permission? I'm asking it to enable a user to create an assembly and don't know the SA password, so EXEC sp_changedbowner ...
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One database with two schemas: cross-schema View permissions issue?

I have a database on SQL Server 2008 R2 that has two schemas, the default dbo and a new one called Test. I have a view in the Test schema called View1 that selects from dbo.Table1. Both schemas are ...
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Enumerate drives available to SQL Server

I'm trying to work out a way of listing the drives that a particular instance of SQL Server is "aware" of, and understand the process. I can run EXEC master..xp_fixeddrives which gives me a list of ...
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SELECT Statements only please

I have a user that wants to use SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) to run SELECT statements. I don't want him to be able to modify data. I can't regulate his permissions through Windows ...
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Select permission inside stored procedure?

I have granted a user execute permission for a stored procedure through SSMS, but when he tries to execute it, he gets the error: The SELECT permission was denied on the object '[table name]', ...
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Broken NTFS Permissions for MSSQL$SQLEXPRESS

I have been "securing" our database server. To do this I removed some permissions from the folders that the SQL Express install created. D:\SQL D:\SQL\Data D:\SQL\Backup etc.. I kept the ...
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Error Authenticating Proxy Account when Executing SSIS job

I have a SQL Server instance that runs 5 scheduled tasks each night, each of which run SSIS packages. These packages have been running for years and the associated steps run via a Proxy Account ...
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BUILTIN\Administrators accidently removed

Hi, so recently when trying to fix another bug within my sql server 2008 R2 db I removed the BUILTIN\Administrators login from sysadmin. Now it will not let me change anything winthin the database. ...
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Are there reasons why I should not set my db owner to [sa]?

Yesterday I asked this question regarding changing the dbo of multiple databases that I have. The change makes sense, but I want to be clear. Is there any, good reason or circumstance why I should ...
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Active Directory domain being shutdown— Do I have to update my DBO accounts?

I manage a SQL Server machine (with SQL Server 2000 and 2005 installed) that was first created on an Active Directory domain that we are transitioning away from and are about to shut down. All of my ...
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SQL Server 2008 linked server to an Access 2007 DB that is in a protected directory on the Network

We have a SQL Server 2008 database that we are attempting to link with an Access 2007 DB (the maintainer works down the hall and refuses to migrate to SQL Server). We have the password to the database ...
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Is there a way to DENY CRUD operations on connections from linked server?

I have a SQL Server instance, RPT1 (2008 R2), that was set up for "power users" to run their own queries. This server is linked to our production reporting server, PRD1 (SQL Server 2008 instance), ...
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What permission is needed to set Database read-only?

I am dbowner of a database which I want to set read-only. (through sql management studio). When I try that I get a permission error (297) Which role is needed to perform that action?
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How do I find out *why* a user has certain effective permissions?

I know that I can query effective permissions by using sys.fn_my_permissions: USE myDatabase; SELECT * FROM fn_my_permissions('dbo.myTable', 'OBJECT') entity_name | subentity_name | ...
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unreachable SQL Server for a group of computers

I'm deploying SQL Server 2008 Express in my company. I already installed, did a application, tested, gave permission to user. All desktop users run the program without any problem. But the notebook ...
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What are the security implications of sp_executesql?

By default, in SQL Server, the [public] role has EXECUTE rights on sp_executesql. However, I've inherited a database server where the previous DBA has revoked the EXECUTE right on sp_executesql. As ...
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CREATE DATABASE vs. CREATE ANY DATABASE permissions

In Microsoft SQL Server, what is the difference between the CREATE DATABASE and CREATE ANY DATABASE permissions? I am unable to find an authoritative answer. The best I can infer is that either (a) ...
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Move (Restore) SQL Server 2005 database which does not exist before

I did not ready about this but found out after trying to restore a database from remote server and it wont restore if the database did not exist before. What I would do is create a .bak file ...
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SQL Server : Execute as multiple users simultaneously?

I need to query a proprietary database where the software vendor has set tight permissions on each schema (one username per schema), and each schema-user is only allowed to read from their own schema. ...
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Maintaining or Re-Gaining access after SQL Server database restore without SYSADMIN rights?

I am struggling with maintaining or re-gaining access after restoring an SQL Server database (2008 R2, if that makes any difference). Here is what I am trying: SQLServer login APPUSER is member of ...
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Can I restore the defult SQL Server Public Role?

I setup a new user login and attached it to a specific database on my server. I then opened up management studio on my local pc, connected to the database using the server IP and selecting the ...
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Should developers be able to query production databases?

Should developers be given permission to query (SELECT / read only) production databases? The previous place I worked, the development team had the db_datareader role; where I work now the ...
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Allow db_owner to add/view existing logins to database

On our development server (SQL 2008 R2) we want local dbo's to be able to add existing logins on the server to the database. The problem is they can't view them, they can only see themselves in the ...
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Receiving “The SELECT permission was denied on the object” even though it's been granted

I'm a programmer, not a dba... I know just enough to be dangerous. I've inherited a database with a legacy user that is a db_owner for the database. We can't adjust this user's permission for ...
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SQL Server: hierarchy of permissions for schema?

We have several databases under development and I would like to start using SQL Server schemas for permission management and logical grouping of database objects. Under Schema Properties there is ...
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Possible to detach a database from SQL Server while retaining file permissions?

When a user detaches a database from MS SQL Server, it sets the owner of the data and log files to that user. It also removes all non-owner permissions from the files. This is partially explained at ...
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Set permissions on a view

I'm creating a view on a SQL Server 2005 database via SQL Server Management Studio 2008, the view reads from two tables. The view is accessed from a web application and I want users to be able to ...
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Granting permission to SQL database

How do you grant a user xp_cmdshell, sp_OACreate, sp_OAmethod, and sp_Destroy on SQL server 2008? What is the prons and cons of granting this permission? Please let me know. Thank you!
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User Permissions Messed Up following a Backup -> Restore Operation

I had to move several SQL Server 2008 databases to our new db server so I backed them all up (to .bak files), copied these files over to the new box and restored them (all done using SQL Management ...
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Grant permissions to run an SQL server job

I have a job on my MSSQL server 2005, that I want to allow any database user to run. I'm not worried about security, since the input to the job's actual work comes from a database table. Just running ...
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Granting SA privileges for Developers on the development box

In spite of our vehement protests, our management has decided that the development team must be granted 'sa' rights on the development server. The catch is that we, the DB support group are still ...