How to create Custom Database Role and Manage its permissions

This post was written by namwar on April 5, 2009
Posted Under: How-To, Query, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008, TSQL, Tuning

Custom database roles is the best way to manage object permission for the given database in structured way. Following script will demonstrate the steps necessary to create a new role and manage object permissions through it

--- Step 1 -------- Create Role ------------
USE [MyTestDB]
GO
CREATE ROLE [TestRole1] AUTHORIZATION [dbo]
Go

--- Step 2 -------- Assign Permissions to role  ------------
USE [MyTestDB]
GO
GRANT ALTER,EXECUTE, SELECT,INSERT,UPDATE,DELETE
ON SCHEMA ::dbo
TO TestRole1
Go

USE [MyTestDB]
GO
GRANT BACKUP DATABASE,BACKUP LOG To [TestRole1]
Go

--- Step 3 ---- Add user to our role --------------
USE [MyTestDB]
GO
EXEC sp_addrolemember N'TestRole1', N'SPUser7'
GO

-- ******  Create user *********************

--- Step 1 ---- Create Windows Login For SQL Server ------------
USE [master]
GO
CREATE LOGIN [TestDomain\SPUser7] FROM WINDOWS WITH DEFAULT_DATABASE=[MyTestDB]
GO

--- Step 2 ---- Create Database User for our database --------------
USE [MyTestDB]
GO
CREATE USER [SPUser7] FOR LOGIN [TestDomain\SPUser7]
GO

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