Finding user account access to tables in a DB - sql-server-2005

Question

I'm trying to write a query to tell me what tables in a database a certain user can access. This is a domain user and not just a SQL user.
Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Assuming your only interested in users/logins as opposed to roles etc, you grab the information your after as follows:
WITH RootPermissions
AS ( SELECT USER_NAME(p.grantee_principal_id) AS UserName ,
dp.principal_id ,
dp.type_desc AS UserType ,
OBJECT_NAME(p.major_id) AS ObjectName ,
p.class_desc AS ObjectType ,
p.permission_name AS Permission,
p.state_desc AS PermissionState
FROM sys.database_permissions AS p
INNER JOIN sys.database_principals AS dp ON p.grantee_principal_id = dp.principal_id
),
UnionResults ( UserName, UserType, ObjectName, ObjectType, Permission, PermissionState, role_name )
AS ( SELECT UserName ,
UserType ,
ObjectName ,
ObjectType ,
Permission ,
PermissionState ,
CAST(NULL AS SYSNAME) AS role_name
FROM RootPermissions AS p
WHERE ( UserType <> 'DATABASE_ROLE' )
UNION
SELECT rm.member_principal_name ,
rm.principal_type_desc ,
p.ObjectType ,
p.ObjectName ,
p.Permission ,
p.PermissionState ,
rm.role_name
FROM RootPermissions AS p
RIGHT OUTER JOIN ( SELECT rm.role_principal_id ,
dp.type_desc AS principal_type_desc ,
rm.member_principal_id ,
USER_NAME(rm.member_principal_id) AS member_principal_name ,
USER_NAME(rm.role_principal_id) AS role_name
FROM sys.database_role_members AS rm
INNER JOIN sys.database_principals AS dp ON rm.member_principal_id = dp.principal_id
) AS rm ON rm.role_principal_id = p.principal_id
)
SELECT ObjectName ,
UserName ,
ObjectType ,
UserType ,
Permission ,
PermissionState ,
role_name
FROM UnionResults
WHERE ( ObjectName IS NOT NULL )
ORDER BY ObjectName ,
UserName