REVOKE Database Permissions (Transact-SQL)
Applies to: SQL Server Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Managed Instance Azure Synapse Analytics Analytics Platform System (PDW) SQL analytics endpoint in Microsoft Fabric Warehouse in Microsoft Fabric
Revokes permissions granted and denied on a database.
Transact-SQL syntax conventions
Syntax
REVOKE [ GRANT OPTION FOR ] <permission> [ ,...n ]
{ TO | FROM } <database_principal> [ ,...n ]
[ CASCADE ]
[ AS <database_principal> ]
<permission> ::=
permission | ALL [ PRIVILEGES ]
<database_principal> ::=
Database_user
| Database_role
| Application_role
| Database_user_mapped_to_Windows_User
| Database_user_mapped_to_Windows_Group
| Database_user_mapped_to_certificate
| Database_user_mapped_to_asymmetric_key
| Database_user_with_no_login
Arguments
permission
Specifies a permission that can be denied on a database. For a list of the permissions, see the Remarks section later in this topic.
ALL
This option does not revoke all possible permissions. Revoking ALL is equivalent to revoking the following permissions: BACKUP DATABASE, BACKUP LOG, CREATE DATABASE, CREATE DEFAULT, CREATE FUNCTION, CREATE PROCEDURE, CREATE RULE, CREATE TABLE, and CREATE VIEW.
PRIVILEGES
Included for ISO compliance. Does not change the behavior of ALL.
GRANT OPTION
Indicates that the right to grant the specified permission to other principals will be revoked. The permission itself will not be revoked.
Important
If the principal has the specified permission without the GRANT option, the permission itself will be revoked.
CASCADE
Indicates that the permission being revoked is also revoked from other principals to which it has been granted or denied by this principal.
Caution
A cascaded revocation of a permission granted WITH GRANT OPTION will revoke both GRANT and DENY of that permission.
AS <database_principal> Specifies a principal from which the principal executing this query derives its right to revoke the permission.
Database_user
Specifies a database user.
Database_role
Specifies a database role.
Application_role
Applies to: SQL Server 2008 (10.0.x) and later, SQL Database
Specifies an application role.
Database_user_mapped_to_Windows_User
Applies to: SQL Server 2008 (10.0.x) and later
Specifies a database user mapped to a Windows user.
Database_user_mapped_to_Windows_Group
Applies to: SQL Server 2008 (10.0.x) and later
Specifies a database user mapped to a Windows group.
Database_user_mapped_to_certificate
Applies to: SQL Server 2008 (10.0.x) and later
Specifies a database user mapped to a certificate.
Database_user_mapped_to_asymmetric_key
Applies to: SQL Server 2008 (10.0.x) and later
Specifies a database user mapped to an asymmetric key.
Database_user_with_no_login
Specifies a database user with no corresponding server-level principal.
Remarks
The statement will fail if CASCADE is not specified when you are revoking a permission to a principal that was granted that permission with the GRANT OPTION specified.
A database is a securable contained by the server that is its parent in the permissions hierarchy. The most specific and limited permissions that can be revoked on a database are listed in the following table, together with the more general permissions that include them by implication.
Database permission | Implied by database permission | Implied by server permission |
---|---|---|
ADMINISTER DATABASE BULK OPERATIONS Applies to: SQL Database. |
CONTROL | CONTROL SERVER |
ALTER | CONTROL | ALTER ANY DATABASE |
ALTER ANY APPLICATION ROLE | ALTER | CONTROL SERVER |
ALTER ANY ASSEMBLY | ALTER | CONTROL SERVER |
ALTER ANY ASYMMETRIC KEY | ALTER | CONTROL SERVER |
ALTER ANY CERTIFICATE | ALTER | CONTROL SERVER |
ALTER ANY COLUMN ENCRYPTION KEY | ALTER | CONTROL SERVER |
ALTER ANY COLUMN MASTER KEY DEFINITION | ALTER | CONTROL SERVER |
ALTER ANY CONTRACT | ALTER | CONTROL SERVER |
ALTER ANY DATABASE AUDIT | ALTER | ALTER ANY SERVER AUDIT |
ALTER ANY DATABASE DDL TRIGGER | ALTER | CONTROL SERVER |
ALTER ANY DATABASE EVENT NOTIFICATION | ALTER | ALTER ANY EVENT NOTIFICATION |
ALTER ANY DATABASE EVENT SESSION Applies to: Azure SQL Database. |
ALTER | ALTER ANY EVENT SESSION |
ALTER ANY DATABASE SCOPED CONFIGURATION Applies to: SQL Server 2016 (13.x) and later, SQL Database. |
CONTROL | CONTROL SERVER |
ALTER ANY DATASPACE | ALTER | CONTROL SERVER |
ALTER ANY EXTERNAL DATA SOURCE | ALTER | CONTROL SERVER |
ALTER ANY EXTERNAL FILE FORMAT | ALTER | CONTROL SERVER |
ALTER ANY EXTERNAL LIBRARY Applies to: SQL Server 2017 (14.x). |
CONTROL | CONTROL SERVER |
ALTER ANY FULLTEXT CATALOG | ALTER | CONTROL SERVER |
ALTER ANY MASK | CONTROL | CONTROL SERVER |
ALTER ANY MESSAGE TYPE | ALTER | CONTROL SERVER |
ALTER ANY REMOTE SERVICE BINDING | ALTER | CONTROL SERVER |
ALTER ANY ROLE | ALTER | CONTROL SERVER |
ALTER ANY ROUTE | ALTER | CONTROL SERVER |
ALTER ANY SCHEMA | ALTER | CONTROL SERVER |
ALTER ANY SECURITY POLICY Applies to: Azure SQL Database. |
CONTROL | CONTROL SERVER |
ALTER ANY SERVICE | ALTER | CONTROL SERVER |
ALTER ANY SYMMETRIC KEY | ALTER | CONTROL SERVER |
ALTER ANY USER | ALTER | CONTROL SERVER |
AUTHENTICATE | CONTROL | AUTHENTICATE SERVER |
BACKUP DATABASE | CONTROL | CONTROL SERVER |
BACKUP LOG | CONTROL | CONTROL SERVER |
CHECKPOINT | CONTROL | CONTROL SERVER |
CONNECT | CONNECT REPLICATION | CONTROL SERVER |
CONNECT REPLICATION | CONTROL | CONTROL SERVER |
CONTROL | CONTROL | CONTROL SERVER |
CREATE AGGREGATE | ALTER | CONTROL SERVER |
CREATE ASSEMBLY | ALTER ANY ASSEMBLY | CONTROL SERVER |
CREATE ASYMMETRIC KEY | ALTER ANY ASYMMETRIC KEY | CONTROL SERVER |
CREATE CERTIFICATE | ALTER ANY CERTIFICATE | CONTROL SERVER |
CREATE CONTRACT | ALTER ANY CONTRACT | CONTROL SERVER |
CREATE DATABASE | CONTROL | CREATE ANY DATABASE |
CREATE DATABASE DDL EVENT NOTIFICATION | ALTER ANY DATABASE EVENT NOTIFICATION | CREATE DDL EVENT NOTIFICATION |
CREATE DEFAULT | ALTER | CONTROL SERVER |
CREATE FULLTEXT CATALOG | ALTER ANY FULLTEXT CATALOG | CONTROL SERVER |
CREATE FUNCTION | ALTER | CONTROL SERVER |
CREATE MESSAGE TYPE | ALTER ANY MESSAGE TYPE | CONTROL SERVER |
CREATE PROCEDURE | ALTER | CONTROL SERVER |
CREATE QUEUE | ALTER | CONTROL SERVER |
CREATE REMOTE SERVICE BINDING | ALTER ANY REMOTE SERVICE BINDING | CONTROL SERVER |
CREATE ROLE | ALTER ANY ROLE | CONTROL SERVER |
CREATE ROUTE | ALTER ANY ROUTE | CONTROL SERVER |
CREATE RULE | ALTER | CONTROL SERVER |
CREATE SCHEMA | ALTER ANY SCHEMA | CONTROL SERVER |
CREATE SERVICE | ALTER ANY SERVICE | CONTROL SERVER |
CREATE SYMMETRIC KEY | ALTER ANY SYMMETRIC KEY | CONTROL SERVER |
CREATE SYNONYM | ALTER | CONTROL SERVER |
CREATE TABLE | ALTER | CONTROL SERVER |
CREATE TYPE | ALTER | CONTROL SERVER |
CREATE VIEW | ALTER | CONTROL SERVER |
CREATE XML SCHEMA COLLECTION | ALTER | CONTROL SERVER |
DELETE | CONTROL | CONTROL SERVER |
EXECUTE | CONTROL | CONTROL SERVER |
EXECUTE ANY EXTERNAL SCRIPT Applies to: SQL Server 2016 (13.x). |
CONTROL | CONTROL SERVER |
INSERT | CONTROL | CONTROL SERVER |
KILL DATABASE CONNECTION Applies to: Azure SQL Database. |
CONTROL | ALTER ANY CONNECTION |
REFERENCES | CONTROL | CONTROL SERVER |
SELECT | CONTROL | CONTROL SERVER |
SHOWPLAN | CONTROL | ALTER TRACE |
SUBSCRIBE QUERY NOTIFICATIONS | CONTROL | CONTROL SERVER |
TAKE OWNERSHIP | CONTROL | CONTROL SERVER |
UNMASK | CONTROL | CONTROL SERVER |
UPDATE | CONTROL | CONTROL SERVER |
VIEW ANY COLUMN ENCRYPTION KEY DEFINITION | CONTROL | VIEW ANY DEFINITION |
VIEW ANY COLUMN MASTER KEY DEFINITION | CONTROL | VIEW ANY DEFINITION |
VIEW DATABASE STATE | CONTROL | VIEW SERVER STATE |
VIEW DEFINITION | CONTROL | VIEW ANY DEFINITION |
Permissions
The principal that executes this statement (or the principal specified with the AS option) must have CONTROL permission on the database or a higher permission that implies CONTROL permission on the database.
If you are using the AS option, the specified principal must own the database.
Examples
A. Revoking permission to create certificates
The following example revokes CREATE CERTIFICATE
permission on the AdventureWorks2022
database from user MelanieK
.
Applies to: SQL Server 2008 (10.0.x) and later
USE AdventureWorks2022;
REVOKE CREATE CERTIFICATE FROM MelanieK;
GO
B. Revoking REFERENCES permission from an application role
The following example revokes REFERENCES
permission on the AdventureWorks2022
database from application role AuditMonitor
.
Applies to: SQL Server 2008 (10.0.x) and later, SQL Database
USE AdventureWorks2022;
REVOKE REFERENCES FROM AuditMonitor;
GO
C. Revoking VIEW DEFINITION with CASCADE
The following example revokes VIEW DEFINITION
permission on the AdventureWorks2022
database from user CarmineEs
and from all principals to which CarmineEs
has granted VIEW DEFINITION
permission.
USE AdventureWorks2022;
REVOKE VIEW DEFINITION FROM CarmineEs CASCADE;
GO
See Also
sys.database_permissions (Transact-SQL)
sys.database_principals (Transact-SQL)
GRANT Database Permissions (Transact-SQL)
DENY Database Permissions (Transact-SQL)
Permissions (Database Engine)
Principals (Database Engine)