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leduke79
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Posted - 2008-05-14 : 10:14:44

Hi

I'm not a sql server savvy, so I need assistance on the following two scenarios:

A customer runs a script like this (slightly larger, but I ripped away the meat)
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create database test_database
go

USE [test_database]
exec sp_changedbowner 'sa'

use master;
go
sp_grantlogin 'server01\CUSTOM_ADMIN';
go

use test_database;
go

-- lots of table creations, where one of the tables are TEST_TABLE

sp_addrole 'ADMIN_ROLE';
Go
sp_grantdbaccess @loginame = 'server01\CUSTOM_ADMIN', @name_in_db = 'USER_ADMIN';
go
sp_addrolemember @rolename ='ADMIN_ROLE' , @membername = 'USER_ADMIN';
Go

GRANT SELECT , UPDATE , INSERT , DELETE ON [dbo].[TEST_TABLE] TO [ADMIN_ROLE]
GO
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Now, if a person is added to the server01\CUSTOM_ADMIN group, he/she should be able to do the following: (let's say it's a he)

- Create a test.udl-file (win xp). Set a provider to sql server.
- On the connection-tab enter hostname of database server in the Data Source-field and use windows NT Integrated security.
- When he now test the connection, it should work, since he has access to the database.
- Also, using the dropdown "3. Enter the initial catalog to use:", he should see SOME datatables. Not ALL, not none. The ones that he has access to.

So, if TEST_DATABASE is the only access that server01\CUSTOM_ADMIN has, that database and only that one should show, right?

In my customers scenario, some databases show (irrelevant ones), but not TEST_DATABASE. In my test, I still get ALL databases. Even after I rip the guy out of the Administrators-group and Users-group. He's only a member of the CUSTOM_ADMIN-group on server01. "Test connection" succeeds, and all the databases on the server shows.

What I hope for is following questions like "He's probably sysadmin, check it" etc, so that I can systematically (using your brains) filter out the reasons for these scenarios to happen.

Thanks in advance.

rmiao
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

7266 Posts

Posted - 2008-05-14 : 22:43:40

Which sql tool do yo use?