GRANT Server Permissions (Transact-SQL)
Grants permissions on a server.
Syntax
GRANT permission [ ,...n ]
TO <grantee_principal> [ ,...n ] [ WITH GRANT OPTION ]
[ AS <grantor_principal> ]
<grantee_principal> ::=SQL_Server_login
| SQL_Server_login_mapped_to_Windows_login
| SQL_Server_login_mapped_to_Windows_group
| SQL_Server_login_mapped_to_certificate
| SQL_Server_login_mapped_to_asymmetric_key<grantor_principal> ::=SQL_Server_login
| SQL_Server_login_mapped_to_Windows_login
| SQL_Server_login_mapped_to_Windows_group
| SQL_Server_login_mapped_to_certificate
| SQL_Server_login_mapped_to_asymmetric_key
Arguments
permission
Specifies a permission that can be granted on a server. For a list of the permissions, see the Remarks section later in this topic.TO <grantee_principal>
Specifies the principal to which the permission is being granted.AS <grantor_principal>
Specifies the principal from which the principal executing this query derives its right to grant the permission.WITH GRANT OPTION
Indicates that the principal will also be given the ability to grant the specified permission to other principals.SQL_Server_login
Specifies a SQL Server login.SQL_Server_login_mapped_to_Windows_login
Specifies a SQL Server login mapped to a Windows login.SQL_Server_login_mapped_to_Windows_group
Specifies a SQL Server login mapped to a Windows group.SQL_Server_login_mapped_to_certificate
Specifies a SQL Server login mapped to a certificate.SQL_Server_login_mapped_to_asymmetric_key
Specifies a SQL Server login mapped to an asymmetric key.
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, and information about server principals is visible in the sys.server_principals catalog view. Information about membership of server roles is visible in the sys.server_role_members catalog view.
A server is the highest level of the permissions hierarchy. The most specific and limited permissions that can be granted on a server are listed in the following table.
Server permission |
Implied by server permission |
---|---|
ADMINISTER BULK OPERATIONS |
CONTROL SERVER |
ALTER ANY CONNECTION |
CONTROL SERVER |
ALTER ANY CREDENTIAL |
CONTROL SERVER |
ALTER ANY DATABASE |
CONTROL SERVER |
ALTER ANY ENDPOINT |
CONTROL SERVER |
ALTER ANY EVENT NOTIFICATION |
CONTROL SERVER |
ALTER ANY LINKED SERVER |
CONTROL SERVER |
ALTER ANY LOGIN |
CONTROL SERVER |
ALTER ANY SERVER AUDIT |
CONTROL SERVER |
ALTER RESOURCES |
CONTROL SERVER |
ALTER SERVER STATE |
CONTROL SERVER |
ALTER SETTINGS |
CONTROL SERVER |
ALTER TRACE |
CONTROL SERVER |
AUTHENTICATE SERVER |
CONTROL SERVER |
CONNECT SQL |
CONTROL SERVER |
CONTROL SERVER |
CONTROL SERVER |
CREATE ANY DATABASE |
ALTER ANY DATABASE |
CREATE DDL EVENT NOTIFICATION |
ALTER ANY EVENT NOTIFICATION |
CREATE ENDPOINT |
ALTER ANY ENDPOINT |
CREATE TRACE EVENT NOTIFICATION |
ALTER ANY EVENT NOTIFICATION |
EXTERNAL ACCESS ASSEMBLY |
CONTROL SERVER |
SHUTDOWN |
CONTROL SERVER |
UNSAFE ASSEMBLY |
CONTROL SERVER |
VIEW ANY DATABASE |
VIEW ANY DEFINITION |
VIEW ANY DEFINITION |
CONTROL SERVER |
VIEW SERVER STATE |
ALTER SERVER STATE |
Permissions
The grantor (or the principal specified with the AS option) must have either the permission itself with GRANT OPTION or a higher permission that implies the permission being granted. Members of the sysadmin fixed server role can grant any permission.
Examples
A. Granting a permission to a login
The following example grants CONTROL SERVER permission to the SQL Server login TerryEminhizer.
USE master;
GRANT CONTROL SERVER TO TerryEminhizer;
GO
B. Granting a permission that has GRANT permission
The following example grants ALTER ANY EVENT NOTIFICATION to SQL Server login JanethEsteves with the right to grant that permission to another login.
USE master;
GRANT ALTER ANY EVENT NOTIFICATION TO JanethEsteves WITH GRANT OPTION;
GO
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