GRANT Server Principal Permissions (Transact-SQL)
Applies to:
SQL Server
Azure SQL Managed Instance
Grants permissions on a SQL Server login.
Transact-SQL syntax conventions
Syntax
GRANT permission [ ,...n ] }
ON
{ [ LOGIN :: SQL_Server_login ]
| [ SERVER ROLE :: server_role ] }
TO <server_principal> [ ,...n ]
[ WITH GRANT OPTION ]
[ AS SQL_Server_login ]
<server_principal> ::=
SQL_Server_login
| SQL_Server_login_from_Windows_login
| SQL_Server_login_from_certificate
| SQL_Server_login_from_AsymKey
| server_role
Note
To view Transact-SQL syntax for SQL Server 2014 (12.x) and earlier versions, see Previous versions documentation.
Arguments
permission
Specifies a permission that can be granted on a SQL Server login. For a list of the permissions, see the Remarks section later in this topic.
LOGIN :: SQL_Server_login
Specifies the SQL Server login on which the permission is being granted. The scope qualifier (::) is required.
SERVER ROLE :: server_role
Specifies the user-defined server role on which the permission is being granted. The scope qualifier (::) is required.
TO <server_principal> Specifies the SQL Server login or server role to which the permission is being granted.
SQL_Server_login
Specifies the name of a SQL Server login.
SQL_Server_login_from_Windows_login
Specifies the name of a SQL Server login created from a Windows login.
SQL_Server_login_from_certificate
Specifies the name of a SQL Server login mapped to a certificate.
SQL_Server_login_from_AsymKey
Specifies the name of a SQL Server login mapped to an asymmetric key.
server_role
Specifies the name of a user-defined server role.
WITH GRANT OPTION
Indicates that the principal will also be given the ability to grant the specified permission to other principals.
AS SQL_Server_login
Specifies the SQL Server login from which the principal executing this query derives its right to grant the permission.
Remarks
Permissions at the server scope can be granted only when the current database is master.
Information about server permissions is visible in the sys.server_permissions catalog view. Information about server principals is visible in the sys.server_principals catalog view.
SQL Server logins and server roles are server-level securables. The most specific and limited permissions that can be granted on a SQL Server login or server role are listed in the following table, together with the more general permissions that include them by implication.
SQL Server login or server role permission | Implied by SQL Server login or server role permission | Implied by server permission |
---|---|---|
CONTROL | CONTROL | CONTROL SERVER |
IMPERSONATE | CONTROL | CONTROL SERVER |
VIEW DEFINITION | CONTROL | VIEW ANY DEFINITION |
ALTER | CONTROL | ALTER ANY LOGIN ALTER ANY SERVER ROLE |
Permissions
For logins, requires CONTROL permission on the login or ALTER ANY LOGIN permission on the server.
For server roles, requires CONTROL permission on the server role or ALTER ANY SERVER ROLE permission on the server.
Examples
A. Granting IMPERSONATE permission on a login
The following example grants IMPERSONATE
permission on the SQL Server login WanidaBenshoof
to a SQL Server login created from the Windows user AdvWorks\YoonM
.
USE master;
GRANT IMPERSONATE ON LOGIN::WanidaBenshoof to [AdvWorks\YoonM];
GO
B. Granting VIEW DEFINITION permission with GRANT OPTION
The following example grants VIEW DEFINITION
on the SQL Server login EricKurjan
to the SQL Server login RMeyyappan
with GRANT OPTION
.
USE master;
GRANT VIEW DEFINITION ON LOGIN::EricKurjan TO RMeyyappan
WITH GRANT OPTION;
GO
C. Granting VIEW DEFINITION permission on a server role
The following example grants VIEW DEFINITION
on the Sales
server role to the Auditors
server role.
USE master;
GRANT VIEW DEFINITION ON SERVER ROLE::Sales TO Auditors ;
GO
See Also
sys.server_principals (Transact-SQL)
sys.server_permissions (Transact-SQL)
CREATE LOGIN (Transact-SQL)
Principals (Database Engine)
Permissions (Database Engine)
Security Functions (Transact-SQL)
Security Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)