I have a window Application and I have some tables in database(sql server) that can be updated from the application .I need to host this database to the client machine .How I can protect our tables to be modified directly.Its a simple sql table that has some Data.Please Help.
You can use GRANT to remove the "unwanted" rights (e.g. UPDATE) from the user(s).
In general I would use database-level roles for that: introduce a special "read-only-role" and GRANT the needed rights (in your case only SELECT) to that role.
Second create a kind of "writer-role" and do the same (e.g. with INSERT,UPDATE,DELETE).
This is only an example - you should make clear what roles/user groups you need on database level and what rights these roles should have.
Try to keep it simple and give as few right s as possible to the users.
For further help - this article gives a nice introduction.
Please also have a look at the Identity and Access Control-section of the SQL Server 2008-R2 Technet documentation.
Hope that helped a bit.
*Jost
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I would like to create a user account in SQL Server 2012 with limited access, i.e., he should be only able to run queries and view data and nothing else. No backups, restores, user modifications should be allowed.
I tried looking at the built in server roles, but could not really understand it too well. The Server consists of some 7-8 different databases and we would like this user to have only querying access across all databases and nothing more. Would be great if somebody could guide me as to how to implement it.
Regards
Saurabh
Simple create role and grant access to needed objects with command GRANT. Example:
GRANT SELECT ON TABLE1 TO ROLE_ONLY_VIEW_FOR_EXAMPLE
Then you can assign this role to any user you want.
I was just wondering if there are any access methods or rules to prevent people from accessing a database? I'm pretty new to sql so if so, how would you implement a method or rule to a database? Is it through properties of the database, or does it have to be written in SQL script somewhere?
I am using Microsoft SQL Server 2008.
Any help appreciated, thanks in advance.
At a high level:
To allow a user access you need to have a login present at server level (the level higher than your DB's). There will be a 'Security' node at the server level where you can 'add login'. Depending on whether you're using windows user accounts (integrated security) or sql server logins the precise format of the logins will vary, but the user added will want to match the format of the accounts you are using.
Once you have granted a user access to the server in terms of a server login, you can then grant permissions at a database level. There will also be a 'Security' node at database level where you can add a new login at database level.
The database level login needs to match or be mapped to a login at server level.
At database level you can grant/deny all kinds of permissions, but it would be common to grant roles to a user, SQL includes built in roles such as 'datareader'/'datawriter' which are often used for 'generic access'
The image Diego posted illustrates in the GUI where to find some of these options, but the permutations are lengthy and it would be hard to explain any more without knowing some specifics about what you are trying to do.
Read about Logins and Users.
Logins protect you at a server level and Users at a database level. A user usually inherits a login's information.
you can see them on SSMS:
there is no point on writing too much as you can simple google it and find tons of explanations
Why does SQL Server create schemas for the initial DB roles, such as db_accessadmin, db_datareader, etc.? I understand the roles and why they exist, but I don't understand why they are given schemas when the database is created. Does anybody use them? I can't imagine that Microsoft recommends adding tables to them. I can't see adding an employee or product table to db_datawriter. Are there some kind of hidden system objects owned by them?
Others have said legacy/backwards compatibility without really explaining it.
When SQL Server 2005 was introduced, they introduced user/schema separation. Before that time, each user and role implicitly had a schema of the same name associated with it (and there was no way to create schemas, other than by creating users or roles).
So, for those built in roles that existed in the 2000 (or earlier) versions of SQL Server, there was always a schema "available" in the database with the same name as that role. So some code may have been written assuming that such schemas existed; later versions of SQL Server ensure this is still true, to avoid breaking such code.
Legacy.
You should use explicit GRANT (say GRANT ALTER USER TO ...) rather then using the legacy fixed database roles.
If you use sp_grantdbaccess you also get a schema created: you should be using CREATE USER
I have to access some customers databases being hosted in a shared environment. There are numerous databases being hosted on any given customers instance. So everytime I access a database I have to scroll and search.
I would like to be able to configure Management Studio to just go directly to the database I want to work with for a given connection and hide all others on that connection/instance. But i still want to be able to see databases on other instances i might be working with, i.e. local using the same Object Explorer.
If that not possible is there any reason why the web hosting provider would grant their customers the VIEW ANY DATABASE permission? Im assuming thats why I can see all the other dbs?
If i cant configure Management studio to do what i want as per (1) then I was going to email the provider and ask that they prevent me from seeing them from the "server" end. Would this be an easy thing for them to do? If they REVOKE the VIEW ANY DATABASE permission then that should solve my "problem" right? But would it create any others?
You will require access to the master db to effect the outcome you want. There are no options to configure Sql Server management Studio (SSMS) to do what you want.
So (1) is out.
(2) however is a go so long as your service provider play alongs. You are right they will have to
DENY VIEW ANY DATABASE TO youruseracount
which will require access to the master db. But before they do this they will have to set youruseraccount as the owner of your database.
sp_changedbowner 'youruseraccount'
The side affect of all of this is
a. You wont be able to see any other databases in the instance which is what you want.
b. Only one user will be able to use SSMS to admininster your database with the 'View Only My Db' list. This is because only one user can be the Database Owner.
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Richard
2 articles describe it (no point if I copy/paste, really)
One and Two
I was wondering if anybody knew exactly what permissions where needed on a database in SQL Server 2005+ so that when a person uses SQL Server Management Studio, they could then be able to at minimum see the Database Diagrams.
I have tried giving the person db_datareader, db_datawriter, and db_ddladmin, but to no avail.
I have also tried giving them access in the Properties → Effective Permissions of the user. Under Effective Permissions, I could not find the database object type for "database diagrams" or anything like that to give the user access to.
They are running SQL Server Management Studio (non-express version.)
Any help would be great.
FYI, I did not want to give them db_owner access.
EDIT:
As to one of the comments: Yes, the database is an SQL Server 2005 database.
As to one of the answers, moving the DB from production to development is not an option.
Giving admin rights is not the right approach, you need to be Database Owner for Database Diagrams, check out this thread for more details.
First you need to set up Diagram Designer (you need to be db_owner for that). Just expand the Diagrams node, and press 'Yes' to enable diagramming.
After that all other db users can create diagrams and see their own diagrams. Only db_owner can see other's diagrams.
Also the db_owner can change diagram owner to himself, but the original owner must be removed from database before doing that.
Copy the database to a development system, and grant the developers administrative rights. Anything else is a waste of time (like researching this question.)
See this post for better explanations.