How to automatically script the securables assigned to a SQL account?

Question

I want to generate a script to assign a user account to some securables, e.g. Table:Select.

How to do this?

Answer 1

I had the same problem and solved it with Justins suggestion.

• Right-click a template/example user in the database hive.
• Choose properties, securables.
• Make a change
• Do Ctrl+Shift+N to get a script of the change.

Answer 2

Link from RYU is dead.

Found another script that does the job here:

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/blogdoezequiel/archive/2010/04/26/the-sql-swiss-army-knife-1.aspx

In case it ever dies here it is:

IF EXISTS (SELECT * FROM dbo.sysobjects WHERE id = OBJECT_ID(N'[dbo].[usp_SecurCreation]') AND OBJECTPROPERTY(id, N'IsProcedure') = 1)
DROP PROCEDURE [dbo].[usp_SecurCreation]
GO

CREATE PROCEDURE usp_SecurCreation @User NVARCHAR(128) = NULL, @DB NVARCHAR(256) = NULL
WITH ENCRYPTION
AS
-- 
--  Does not deal with CERTIFICATE_MAPPED_LOGIN and ASYMMETRIC_KEY_MAPPED_LOGIN types 
-- 
--  All users: EXEC usp_SecurCreation 
-- 
--  One user, All DBs: EXEC usp_SecurCreation '<User>'
--
--  One user, One DBs: EXEC usp_SecurCreation '<User>', '<DBName>'
--
--  All users, One DBs: EXEC usp_SecurCreation NULL, '<DBName>'
-- 

SET NOCOUNT ON

DECLARE @SC NVARCHAR(4000), @SCUser NVARCHAR(4000), @SCDB NVARCHAR(4000)
CREATE TABLE #TempSecurables ([State] VARCHAR(100),
            [State2] VARCHAR(100),
            [PermName] VARCHAR(100),
            [Type] NVARCHAR(60),
            [Grantor] VARCHAR(100),
            [User] VARCHAR(100)
            )    
CREATE TABLE #TempSecurables2 ([DBName] sysname,
                [State] VARCHAR(1000)
                )    

IF @User IS NULL AND @DB IS NULL
BEGIN
    --Server level Privileges to User or User Group

    INSERT INTO #TempSecurables
    SELECT CASE CAST(p.state AS VARCHAR(100)) WHEN 'D' THEN 'DENY' WHEN 'R' THEN 'REVOKE' WHEN 'G' THEN 'GRANT' WHEN 'W' THEN 'GRANT' END, 
    CASE CAST(p.state AS VARCHAR(100)) WHEN 'W' THEN 'WITH GRANT OPTION' ELSE '' END, CAST(p.permission_name AS VARCHAR(100)), RTRIM(p.class_desc),
    (SELECT [name] FROM sys.server_principals WHERE principal_id = p.grantor_principal_id), CAST(l.name AS VARCHAR(100))
    FROM sys.server_permissions p JOIN sys.server_principals l 
    ON p.grantee_principal_id = l.principal_id
    AND l.is_disabled = 0
    AND l.type IN ('S', 'U', 'G', 'R')

    INSERT INTO #TempSecurables2
    EXEC master.dbo.sp_MSforeachdb @command1='USE [?] 
    --Privileges for Procedures/Functions/CLR/Views to the User
    SELECT ''[?]'', CASE WHEN (b.state_desc COLLATE database_default) = ''GRANT_WITH_GRANT_OPTION'' THEN ''GRANT'' ELSE (b.state_desc COLLATE database_default) END + '' EXECUTE ON ['' + c.name + ''].['' + a.name + ''] TO '' + QUOTENAME(USER_NAME(b.grantee_principal_id)) +
    CASE STATE WHEN ''W'' THEN '' WITH GRANT OPTION'' 
    ELSE '''' END FROM sys.all_objects a, sys.database_permissions b, sys.schemas c 
    WHERE a.OBJECT_ID = b.major_id AND a.type IN (''X'',''P'',''FN'',''AF'',''FS'',''FT'') AND b.grantee_principal_id <>0 
    AND b.grantee_principal_id <>2 AND a.schema_id = c.schema_id
    ORDER BY c.name

    --Table and View Level Privileges to the User
    SELECT ''[?]'', ''GRANT '' + privilege_type + '' ON ['' + table_schema + ''].['' + table_name + ''] TO ['' + grantee + '']'' +
    CASE IS_GRANTABLE WHEN ''YES'' THEN '' WITH GRANT OPTION'' 
    ELSE '''' END FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLE_PRIVILEGES
    WHERE GRANTEE <> ''public''

    --Column Level Privileges to the User 
    SELECT ''[?]'', ''GRANT '' + privilege_type + '' ON ['' + table_schema + ''].['' + table_name + ''] ('' + column_name + '') TO ['' + grantee + '']'' +
    CASE IS_GRANTABLE WHEN ''YES'' THEN '' WITH GRANT OPTION'' 
    ELSE '''' END FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMN_PRIVILEGES
    WHERE GRANTEE <> ''public'''
END
ELSE IF @User IS NULL AND @DB IS NOT NULL
BEGIN
    --Server level Privileges to User or User Group

    INSERT INTO #TempSecurables
    SELECT CASE CAST(p.state AS VARCHAR(100)) WHEN 'D' THEN 'DENY' WHEN 'R' THEN 'REVOKE' WHEN 'G' THEN 'GRANT' WHEN 'W' THEN 'GRANT' END, 
    CASE CAST(p.state AS VARCHAR(100)) WHEN 'W' THEN 'WITH GRANT OPTION' ELSE '' END, CAST(p.permission_name AS VARCHAR(100)), RTRIM(p.class_desc),
    (SELECT [name] FROM sys.server_principals WHERE principal_id = p.grantor_principal_id), CAST(l.name AS VARCHAR(100))
    FROM sys.server_permissions AS p JOIN sys.server_principals AS l 
    ON p.grantee_principal_id = l.principal_id
    AND l.is_disabled = 0
    AND l.type IN ('S', 'U', 'G', 'R')

    SET @SCDB='USE [' + @DB + '] 
    --Privileges for Procedures/Functions/CLR/Views to the User
    SELECT ''[' + @DB + ']'', CASE WHEN (b.state_desc COLLATE database_default) = ''GRANT_WITH_GRANT_OPTION'' THEN ''GRANT'' ELSE (b.state_desc COLLATE database_default) END + '' EXECUTE ON ['' + c.name + ''].['' + a.name + ''] TO '' + QUOTENAME(USER_NAME(b.grantee_principal_id)) +
    CASE STATE WHEN ''W'' THEN '' WITH GRANT OPTION'' 
    ELSE '''' END FROM sys.all_objects a, sys.database_permissions b, sys.schemas c 
    WHERE a.OBJECT_ID = b.major_id AND a.type IN (''X'',''P'',''FN'',''AF'',''FS'',''FT'') AND b.grantee_principal_id <>0 
    AND b.grantee_principal_id <>2 AND a.schema_id = c.schema_id
    ORDER BY c.name

    --Table and View Level Privileges to the User
    SELECT ''[' + @DB + ']'', ''GRANT '' + privilege_type + '' ON ['' + table_schema + ''].['' + table_name + ''] TO ['' + grantee + '']'' +
    CASE IS_GRANTABLE WHEN ''YES'' THEN '' WITH GRANT OPTION'' 
    ELSE '''' END FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLE_PRIVILEGES
    WHERE GRANTEE <> ''public''

    --Column Level Privileges to the User 
    SELECT ''[' + @DB + ']'', ''GRANT '' + privilege_type + '' ON ['' + table_schema + ''].['' + table_name + ''] ('' + column_name + '') TO ['' + grantee + '']'' +
    CASE IS_GRANTABLE WHEN ''YES'' THEN '' WITH GRANT OPTION'' 
    ELSE '''' END FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMN_PRIVILEGES
    WHERE GRANTEE <> ''public'''

    INSERT INTO #TempSecurables2
    EXEC master..sp_executesql @SCDB
END
ELSE IF @User IS NOT NULL AND @DB IS NOT NULL
BEGIN
    --Server level Privileges to User or User Group

    INSERT INTO #TempSecurables
    SELECT CASE CAST(p.state AS VARCHAR(100)) WHEN 'D' THEN 'DENY' WHEN 'R' THEN 'REVOKE' WHEN 'G' THEN 'GRANT' WHEN 'W' THEN 'GRANT' END, 
    CASE CAST(p.state AS VARCHAR(100)) WHEN 'W' THEN 'WITH GRANT OPTION' ELSE '' END, CAST(p.permission_name AS VARCHAR(100)), RTRIM(p.class_desc),
    (SELECT [name] FROM sys.server_principals WHERE principal_id = p.grantor_principal_id), CAST(l.name AS VARCHAR(100))
    FROM sys.server_permissions AS p JOIN sys.server_principals AS l 
    ON p.grantee_principal_id = l.principal_id
    AND l.is_disabled = 0
    AND l.type IN ('S', 'U', 'G', 'R')
    AND QUOTENAME(l.name) = QUOTENAME(@User)

    SET @SCDB='USE [' + @DB + '] 
    --Privileges for Procedures/Functions/CLR/Views to the User
    SELECT ''[' + @DB + ']'', CASE WHEN (b.state_desc COLLATE database_default) = ''GRANT_WITH_GRANT_OPTION'' THEN ''GRANT'' ELSE (b.state_desc COLLATE database_default) END + '' EXECUTE ON ['' + c.name + ''].['' + a.name + ''] TO '' + QUOTENAME(USER_NAME(b.grantee_principal_id)) +
    CASE STATE WHEN ''W'' THEN '' WITH GRANT OPTION'' 
    ELSE '''' END FROM sys.all_objects a, sys.database_permissions b, sys.schemas c 
    WHERE a.OBJECT_ID = b.major_id AND a.type IN (''X'',''P'',''FN'',''AF'',''FS'',''FT'') AND b.grantee_principal_id <>0 
    AND b.grantee_principal_id <>2 AND a.schema_id = c.schema_id
    AND QUOTENAME(USER_NAME(b.grantee_principal_id)) = ''[' + @User + ']''
    ORDER BY c.name

    --Table and View Level Privileges to the User
    SELECT ''[' + @DB + ']'', ''GRANT '' + privilege_type + '' ON ['' + table_schema + ''].['' + table_name + ''] TO ['' + grantee + '']'' +
    CASE IS_GRANTABLE WHEN ''YES'' THEN '' WITH GRANT OPTION'' 
    ELSE '''' END FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLE_PRIVILEGES
    WHERE GRANTEE <> ''public''
    AND grantee = ''[' + @User + ']''

    --Column Level Privileges to the User 
    SELECT ''[' + @DB + ']'', ''GRANT '' + privilege_type + '' ON ['' + table_schema + ''].['' + table_name + ''] ('' + column_name + '') TO ['' + grantee + '']'' +
    CASE IS_GRANTABLE WHEN ''YES'' THEN '' WITH GRANT OPTION'' 
    ELSE '''' END FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMN_PRIVILEGES
    WHERE GRANTEE <> ''public''
    AND grantee = ''[' + @User + ']'''

    INSERT INTO #TempSecurables2
    EXEC master..sp_executesql @SCDB
END
ELSE
BEGIN
    --Server level Privileges to User or User Group
    INSERT INTO #TempSecurables
    SELECT CASE CAST(p.state AS VARCHAR(100)) WHEN 'D' THEN 'DENY' WHEN 'R' THEN 'REVOKE' WHEN 'G' THEN 'GRANT' WHEN 'W' THEN 'GRANT' END, 
    CASE CAST(p.state AS VARCHAR(100)) WHEN 'W' THEN 'WITH GRANT OPTION' ELSE '' END, CAST(p.permission_name AS VARCHAR(100)), RTRIM(p.class_desc),
    (SELECT [name] FROM sys.server_principals WHERE principal_id = p.grantor_principal_id), CAST(l.name AS VARCHAR(100))
    FROM sys.server_permissions p JOIN sys.server_principals l 
    ON p.grantee_principal_id = l.principal_id
    AND l.is_disabled = 0
    AND l.type IN ('S', 'U', 'G', 'R')
    AND QUOTENAME(l.name) = QUOTENAME(@User)

    SET @SCUser = 'USE [?] 
    --Privileges for Procedures/Functions/CLR/Views to the User
    SELECT ''[?]'', CASE WHEN (b.state_desc COLLATE database_default) = ''GRANT_WITH_GRANT_OPTION'' THEN ''GRANT'' ELSE (b.state_desc COLLATE database_default) END + '' EXECUTE ON ['' + c.name + ''].['' + a.name + ''] TO '' + QUOTENAME(USER_NAME(b.grantee_principal_id)) +
    CASE STATE WHEN ''W'' THEN '' WITH GRANT OPTION'' 
    ELSE '''' END FROM sys.all_objects a, sys.database_permissions b, sys.schemas c 
    WHERE a.OBJECT_ID = b.major_id AND a.type IN (''X'',''P'',''FN'',''AF'',''FS'',''FT'') AND b.grantee_principal_id <>0 
    AND b.grantee_principal_id <>2 AND a.schema_id = c.schema_id
    AND QUOTENAME(USER_NAME(b.grantee_principal_id)) = ''[' + @User + ']''
    ORDER BY c.name

    --Table and View Level Privileges to the User
    SELECT ''[?]'', ''GRANT '' + privilege_type + '' ON ['' + table_schema + ''].['' + table_name + ''] TO ['' + grantee + '']'' +
    CASE IS_GRANTABLE WHEN ''YES'' THEN '' WITH GRANT OPTION'' 
    ELSE '''' END FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLE_PRIVILEGES
    WHERE GRANTEE <> ''public''
    AND grantee = ''[' + @User + ']''

    --Column Level Privileges to the User 
    SELECT ''[?]'', ''GRANT '' + privilege_type + '' ON ['' + table_schema + ''].['' + table_name + ''] ('' + column_name + '') TO ['' + grantee + '']'' +
    CASE IS_GRANTABLE WHEN ''YES'' THEN '' WITH GRANT OPTION'' 
    ELSE '''' END FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMN_PRIVILEGES
    WHERE GRANTEE <> ''public''
    AND grantee = ''[' + @User + ']'''

    INSERT INTO #TempSecurables2
    EXEC master.dbo.sp_MSforeachdb @command1=@SCUser
END

DECLARE @tmpstr NVARCHAR(128)
SET @tmpstr = '** Generated ' + CONVERT (VARCHAR, GETDATE()) + ' on ' + @@SERVERNAME + ' */'
PRINT @tmpstr

PRINT CHAR(13) + '--##### Server level Privileges to User or User Group #####' + CHAR(13)

DECLARE cSC CURSOR FAST_FORWARD FOR SELECT 'USE [master];' + CHAR(10) + RTRIM(ts.[State]) + ' ' + RTRIM(ts.[PermName]) + ' TO ' + QUOTENAME(RTRIM(ts.[User])) + ' ' + RTRIM(ts.[State2]) + ';' + CHAR(10) + 'GO' FROM #TempSecurables ts WHERE RTRIM([Type]) = 'SERVER'
OPEN cSC  
FETCH NEXT FROM cSC INTO @SC
WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0 
    BEGIN 
        PRINT @SC
        FETCH NEXT FROM cSC INTO @SC
    END
CLOSE cSC 
DEALLOCATE cSC

DECLARE cSC CURSOR FAST_FORWARD FOR SELECT 'USE [master];' + CHAR(10) + RTRIM(ts.[State]) + ' ' + RTRIM(ts.[PermName]) + ' ON ' + CASE WHEN RTRIM(ts.[Type]) = 'SERVER_PRINCIPAL' THEN 'LOGIN' ELSE 'ENDPOINT' END + '::' + QUOTENAME(RTRIM(ts.[Grantor])) + ' TO ' + QUOTENAME(RTRIM(ts.[User])) + ' ' +RTRIM(ts.[State2]) + ';' + CHAR(10) + 'GO' FROM #TempSecurables ts WHERE RTRIM([Type]) <> 'SERVER'
OPEN cSC  
FETCH NEXT FROM cSC INTO @SC
WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0 
    BEGIN 
        PRINT @SC
        FETCH NEXT FROM cSC INTO @SC
    END
CLOSE cSC 
DEALLOCATE cSC
DROP TABLE #TempSecurables

PRINT CHAR(13) + '--##### Procedures/Functions/CLR/Views, Table and Column Level Privileges to the User #####' + CHAR(13)

DECLARE cSC CURSOR FAST_FORWARD FOR SELECT 'USE ' + ts2.DBName +';' + CHAR(10) + RTRIM(ts2.[State]) + ';' + CHAR(10) + 'GO' FROM #TempSecurables2 ts2
OPEN cSC  
FETCH NEXT FROM cSC INTO @SC
WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0 
    BEGIN 
        PRINT @SC
        FETCH NEXT FROM cSC INTO @SC
    END
CLOSE cSC 
DEALLOCATE cSC

DROP TABLE #TempSecurables2
GO