Permissions

Permissions determine the actions that users can perform on SQL Server or in a database. Permissions are granted according to the login ID, group memberships, and role memberships. Users must have appropriate permissions before they can perform any action that changes database definitions or accesses data. Three types of permissions are used in SQL Server:

  • Object permissions

  • Statement permissions

  • Implicit permissions

Object Permissions

In SQL Server 2005, all object permissions are grantable. You can manage permissions for specific objects, all objects of particular types, and all objects belonging to a specific schema. The objects for which you can manage permissions depend on the scope. At the server level, you can grant object permissions ...

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