Grant Azure AD group to access SQL Server - sql

We are trying to grant a Azure AD group to one of our SQL Server Database. When try to run the script
CREATE USER [Group Name] FROM EXTERNAL PROVIDER WITH DEFAULT_SCHEMA = [dbo];
The SSMS is giving an error
Principal 'Group Name' could not be found or this principal type is
not supported.
We tried with a different group name without spaces in the name. That worked.
Can somebody let us know what is going wrong?
Regards,
John

Make sure you are using the Security Group Display Name instead of an alias. Make sure also to download the latest version of SQL Server Management Studio from here.

I suggest to enter a support case. In the meantime use your workaround w/o spaces

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How to identify server admin account name in windows Azure SQL Database

There are two administrative accounts (Server admin and Active Directory admin) that act as administrators. My requirement is to find out the names of these accounts. I have looked into sys.database_principles view and sys.sql_logins view but could not find anything relevant to the same. From SQL query i could not find any helpful system view to fetch the information. Can anyone please help me here?
You can use the TSQL script below to get the Server Admin and Active Directory Admin account names.
SELECT [name], [type], [type_desc], [authentication_type], [authentication_type_desc] FROM sys.database_principals
WHERE (type = 'S' AND [name] != 'dbo' AND authentication_type = 1) OR
(type = 'X' AND authentication_type = 4)
Important Note:
You need to run the TSQL against the master system database
Use the latest version of SQL Server Management Studio
Alternatively, you can get both account names from the Azure portal as shown below.
Reference: Controlling and granting database access

Invalid Object Name in mssql 2005

We currently have an issue with our MSSQL 2005 database. We've recently undergone a migration from windows server 2003 to 2008. SQL Server has remained as 2005. I'm using SQL Server Management Studio to work on.
All the tables in the database follow the format: [SCHEMA].[TABLE_NAME]
When I enter the SQL:
SELECT * FROM [table_name]
I get the error message: Invalid object name '[table_name]'.
If I type in:
SELECT * FROM [schema].[table_name]
This works fine. The username we log into the database with owns the schema which is prepended to all the table names.
The problem is, we have 3rd party companies which have software which exports data from the database. 2 companies have now tried to run their exporters, however are getting the error 'Invalid object name'. The software is logging in with the username which owns the schema.
My question is exactly the same as this one I've found on the internet:
http://www.sqlteam.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=99802
However the answer on that question seems to be full of keywords rather than actual sentences which makes it very hard to understand.
If anyone could help, it'd be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks
Phil
Set the default schema for the 3rd party's username to the schema their un-prefixed references should point to:
ALTER USER foo WITH DEFAULT_SCHEMA = [bar];
(This is different from owning the schema.)
And tell them to write software correctly. In SQL Server you should always be specifying the schema name, even if you always use dbo.

Problem creating database using SQL Server Management Express

I am trying to create a database using SQL Server Management Express.
The following error occurs:
TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server Management
Studio Express
Create failed for Database
'dbTestDBase'.
(Microsoft.SqlServer.Express.Smo)
For help, click:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&ProdVer=9.00.2047.00&EvtSrc=Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.ExceptionTemplates.FailedOperationExceptionText&EvtID=Create+Database&LinkId=20476
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
An exception occurred while executing
a Transact-SQL statement or batch.
(Microsoft.SqlServer.Express.ConnectionInfo)
CREATE DATABASE permission denied in
database 'master'. (Microsoft SQL
Server, Error: 262)
For help, click:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&ProdVer=09.00.1399&EvtSrc=MSSQLServer&EvtID=262&LinkId=20476
Run Microsft SQL Server Studio as administrator....your problem will be solved
It's very clear: the credential you are using doesn't have enough privileges to be able to create a new database. Are you logged in using Integrated Windows Authentication or Sql Server Authentication? Make sure your credentials have the dbcreator role either way.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms176014%28v=SQL.90%29.aspx
If the computer is part of Domain. Log-in as local administrator account on the work station (maybe because the MSQSQL is installed on the computer using local administrator account, means that the local administrator account has systemadmin access on SMSQL), then when you are already logged as local administrator. open the MSSQL , now add/edit MSSQL security account.
I had this same problem. but solved!
you should go to your specify folder where database created (ex:C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL14.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA)
then right click on data folder -> properties-> advanced
then uncheck compress content to save disk space.
that's it.
Well, the error message seems to be pretty clear:
CREATE DATABASE permission denied in
database 'master'.
Obviously, the user account you're using doesn't have the permission to create a new database. Is that possible? What kind of user are you using?
Also: can you show us the CREATE DATABASE statement you're using??
Just check whether path is specified or not
For example : "C:..\MSSQL\DATA", in both the columns of Database files in the New Database wizard
I hope this solution will help someone!
My problem started when I had deleted the previous user from PC Management and from registry. Then I create a fresh-std user. and trying to create database from the new user, and that's where my problem started.
After searching for the better solution, I conclude by Uninstalling MS Server Express Database completely from my PC and re-install it again. This save time and solved my problem.
I hope this solution helps someone too!
I had similar issue and was solved by executing below command
--Step1 Find if it is used by some other PID
Use
master
GO
IF
EXISTS(SELECT request_session_id FROM
sys.dm_tran_locks
WHERE resource_database_id =
DB_ID('Model'))
PRINT
'Model Database being used by some other session'
ELSE
PRINT
'Model Database not used by other session'
-- Step 2 - Identify
SELECT request_session_id FROM
sys.dm_tran_locks
-- Step 3 Get PID
WHERE resource_database_id =
DB_ID('Model')
-- Step 4 Get the EventInfo
DBCC InputBuffer(214)
-- Step 5 Kill the PID
Kill 214
Hope this helps
I had the same problem when trying to create the database with Right Click + New Database on Databases.
The solve was using New Query and the command to create database:
CREATE DATABASE databasename;
In the end I want to mention that I was logged in Management Studio with (localdb)\v11.0 over windows authentication.

Adding tables to sql server result in Domain\user.name.tablename

Our app uses migratordotnet to modify the backing SQL Server 2005 database. This works great 99% of the time but we are running into an issue. We have a client that is using and Active Directory group for sql server login and when new tables are added it creates them as Domain\login.table_name. What permissions are needed to be given to the AD group to add the tables as dbo.table_name? This does not happen in with all of our clients with similar configurations so I must be missing something.
Make sure that the default schema for that login / group is set to dbo.
Can you set the default schema for a group? I was unable to do that using the management studio. I am trying a solution now that specifies the schema "dbo.table_name"

SQL Server 2005: Invalid object name exception

In VS2005, I am using a DLL which accesses a SQL Server. The DLL returns a SQLException
Invalid object name 'tableXYZ'
but tableXYZ is a table in the database.
Should it be looking for dbo.tableXYZ instead? Is this a permissions issue with the login being used?
This could be an issue with the owner of the tableand permissions.
for example the table owner may be dbo so the full table name will be dbo.TableXYZ The user you connect as, could be for example SQLUser may not have access to the dbo schema. So can only access tables such as SQLuser.TableXYZ
I'd check the permissions that you use to connect to the database.
Using dbo.tableXYZ makes it clearer what you want - the tableXYZ in the default dbo schema. There could be a tableXYZ in another schema, too - then SQL Server might not know which one you want.
And it could most definitely be a permissions issue. If you connect to that database in SQL SErver Mgmt Studio as that user - can you see that tableXYZ table??
UPDATE: does the DLL require a specific connection string, that you might not have copied into your calling app's app.config file?? DLL's in .NET can't really have their own mylibrary.dll.config - it will not be read by .NET by default.
you have to use the databasename in your connection-string - otherwise it would just connect und you have to use dbo.databasename.tableXYZ.
you can find the various connection-strings here
As a starting point, you could turn on an SQL Server Profiler trace, to see how the DLL is connecting to the database. e.g. you should be able to see what credentials are being used. You could also confirm to make sure the code is connecting to the right database etc.