--- in fixed database Roles (e.g., db_datareader) and membership in any --- fixed server roles. --- BUG/FEATURE: Doesn't account for the fact that each Login is de facto a member of Public.

Use the following steps to grant an existing database user db_owner permissions. Theses steps assume that you are connected to SQL Database in Object Explorer in SSMS and are connected to your SQL ...

In SQL Server 2000, it was difficult to allow users to see the SQL Server Agent jobs on your database server without giving the user sysadmin permissions. SQL Server 2005 makes assigning this ...

In SQL Server, this means assigning the most restrictive set of permissions that still allows users to accomplish their tasks. For example, if a user only needs to read data from a database, they ...

During the last few articles, we have covered the basics of working with SQL server using the Server Management Objects (SMO) and PowerShell. We have covered things such as viewing the state of ...

Most SQL Server databases have a number of users viewing and accessing data, which makes security a major concern for the administrator. The smart administrator will take full advantage of SQL ...

I have worked with SQL Server for many years now, back to Sybase SQL Server days and there has always been confusion over Logins and Users. Even though they typically use the same name they are ...

Hoping to pull from the hive mind on this one. I'm wondering if there is a way for someone to be able to do maintenance work on a sql server without actually being able to look at the data. What ...