SQL Server query to find all permissions/access fo

Question

I would like to write a query on a sql 2008 that will report all the users that have access to a specific database, or objects within the database such as tables, views, and stored procedures, either directly or due to roles, etc. This report would be used for security auditing purposes. Not sure if anyone has a query that will fit my needs completely, but hopefully something that will give me a good start. Either sql 2008, 2005 or 2000 will do, I can probably convert as needed.

Answer 1

Here is a complete version of Jeremy's Aug 2011 query with the changes suggested by Brad (Oct 2011) and iw.kuchin (May 2012) incorporated:

1. Brad: Correct [ObjectType] and [ObjectName] for schemas.
2. iw.kuchin: For [ObjectType] it's better to use obj.type_desc only for OBJECT_OR_COLUMN permission class. For all other cases use perm.[class_desc].
3. iw.kuchin: Handle IMPERSONATE permissions.
4. iw.kuchin: Replace sys.login_token with sys.server_principals as it will show also SQL Logins, not only Windows ones.
5. iw.kuchin: Include Windows groups.
6. iw.kuchin: Exclude users sys and INFORMATION_SCHEMA.

Hopefully this saves someone else an hour or two of their lives. :)

/*
Security Audit Report
1) List all access provisioned to a SQL user or Windows user/group directly
2) List all access provisioned to a SQL user or Windows user/group through a database or application role
3) List all access provisioned to the public role

Columns Returned:
UserType        : Value will be either 'SQL User', 'Windows User', or 'Windows Group'.
                  This reflects the type of user/group defined for the SQL Server account.
DatabaseUserName: Name of the associated user as defined in the database user account.  The database user may not be the
                  same as the server user.
LoginName       : SQL or Windows/Active Directory user account.  This could also be an Active Directory group.
Role            : The role name.  This will be null if the associated permissions to the object are defined at directly
                  on the user account, otherwise this will be the name of the role that the user is a member of.
PermissionType  : Type of permissions the user/role has on an object. Examples could include CONNECT, EXECUTE, SELECT
                  DELETE, INSERT, ALTER, CONTROL, TAKE OWNERSHIP, VIEW DEFINITION, etc.
                  This value may not be populated for all roles.  Some built in roles have implicit permission
                  definitions.
PermissionState : Reflects the state of the permission type, examples could include GRANT, DENY, etc.
                  This value may not be populated for all roles.  Some built in roles have implicit permission
                  definitions.
ObjectType      : Type of object the user/role is assigned permissions on.  Examples could include USER_TABLE,
                  SQL_SCALAR_FUNCTION, SQL_INLINE_TABLE_VALUED_FUNCTION, SQL_STORED_PROCEDURE, VIEW, etc.
                  This value may not be populated for all roles.  Some built in roles have implicit permission
                  definitions.
Schema          : Name of the schema the object is in.
ObjectName      : Name of the object that the user/role is assigned permissions on.
                  This value may not be populated for all roles.  Some built in roles have implicit permission
                  definitions.
ColumnName      : Name of the column of the object that the user/role is assigned permissions on. This value
                  is only populated if the object is a table, view or a table value function.
*/

    --1) List all access provisioned to a SQL user or Windows user/group directly
    SELECT
        [UserType] = CASE princ.[type]
                         WHEN 'S' THEN 'SQL User'
                         WHEN 'U' THEN 'Windows User'
                         WHEN 'G' THEN 'Windows Group'
                     END,
        [DatabaseUserName] = princ.[name],
        [LoginName]        = ulogin.[name],
        [Role]             = NULL,
        [PermissionType]   = perm.[permission_name],
        [PermissionState]  = perm.[state_desc],
        [ObjectType] = CASE perm.[class]
                           WHEN 1 THEN obj.[type_desc]        -- Schema-contained objects
                           ELSE perm.[class_desc]             -- Higher-level objects
                       END,
        [Schema] = objschem.[name],
        [ObjectName] = CASE perm.[class]
                           WHEN 3 THEN permschem.[name]       -- Schemas
                           WHEN 4 THEN imp.[name]             -- Impersonations
                           ELSE OBJECT_NAME(perm.[major_id])  -- General objects
                       END,
        [ColumnName] = col.[name]
    FROM
        --Database user
        sys.database_principals            AS princ
        --Login accounts
        LEFT JOIN sys.server_principals    AS ulogin    ON ulogin.[sid] = princ.[sid]
        --Permissions
        LEFT JOIN sys.database_permissions AS perm      ON perm.[grantee_principal_id] = princ.[principal_id]
        LEFT JOIN sys.schemas              AS permschem ON permschem.[schema_id] = perm.[major_id]
        LEFT JOIN sys.objects              AS obj       ON obj.[object_id] = perm.[major_id]
        LEFT JOIN sys.schemas              AS objschem  ON objschem.[schema_id] = obj.[schema_id]
        --Table columns
        LEFT JOIN sys.columns              AS col       ON col.[object_id] = perm.[major_id]
                                                           AND col.[column_id] = perm.[minor_id]
        --Impersonations
        LEFT JOIN sys.database_principals  AS imp       ON imp.[principal_id] = perm.[major_id]
    WHERE
        princ.[type] IN ('S','U','G')
        -- No need for these system accounts
        AND princ.[name] NOT IN ('sys', 'INFORMATION_SCHEMA')

UNION

    --2) List all access provisioned to a SQL user or Windows user/group through a database or application role
    SELECT
        [UserType] = CASE membprinc.[type]
                         WHEN 'S' THEN 'SQL User'
                         WHEN 'U' THEN 'Windows User'
                         WHEN 'G' THEN 'Windows Group'
                     END,
        [DatabaseUserName] = membprinc.[name],
        [LoginName]        = ulogin.[name],
        [Role]             = roleprinc.[name],
        [PermissionType]   = perm.[permission_name],
        [PermissionState]  = perm.[state_desc],
        [ObjectType] = CASE perm.[class]
                           WHEN 1 THEN obj.[type_desc]        -- Schema-contained objects
                           ELSE perm.[class_desc]             -- Higher-level objects
                       END,
        [Schema] = objschem.[name],
        [ObjectName] = CASE perm.[class]
                           WHEN 3 THEN permschem.[name]       -- Schemas
                           WHEN 4 THEN imp.[name]             -- Impersonations
                           ELSE OBJECT_NAME(perm.[major_id])  -- General objects
                       END,
        [ColumnName] = col.[name]
    FROM
        --Role/member associations
        sys.database_role_members          AS members
        --Roles
        JOIN      sys.database_principals  AS roleprinc ON roleprinc.[principal_id] = members.[role_principal_id]
        --Role members (database users)
        JOIN      sys.database_principals  AS membprinc ON membprinc.[principal_id] = members.[member_principal_id]
        --Login accounts
        LEFT JOIN sys.server_principals    AS ulogin    ON ulogin.[sid] = membprinc.[sid]
        --Permissions
        LEFT JOIN sys.database_permissions AS perm      ON perm.[grantee_principal_id] = roleprinc.[principal_id]
        LEFT JOIN sys.schemas              AS permschem ON permschem.[schema_id] = perm.[major_id]
        LEFT JOIN sys.objects              AS obj       ON obj.[object_id] = perm.[major_id]
        LEFT JOIN sys.schemas              AS objschem  ON objschem.[schema_id] = obj.[schema_id]
        --Table columns
        LEFT JOIN sys.columns              AS col       ON col.[object_id] = perm.[major_id]
                                                           AND col.[column_id] = perm.[minor_id]
        --Impersonations
        LEFT JOIN sys.database_principals  AS imp       ON imp.[principal_id] = perm.[major_id]
    WHERE
        membprinc.[type] IN ('S','U','G')
        -- No need for these system accounts
        AND membprinc.[name] NOT IN ('sys', 'INFORMATION_SCHEMA')

UNION

    --3) List all access provisioned to the public role, which everyone gets by default
    SELECT
        [UserType]         = '{All Users}',
        [DatabaseUserName] = '{All Users}',
        [LoginName]        = '{All Users}',
        [Role]             = roleprinc.[name],
        [PermissionType]   = perm.[permission_name],
        [PermissionState]  = perm.[state_desc],
        [ObjectType] = CASE perm.[class]
                           WHEN 1 THEN obj.[type_desc]        -- Schema-contained objects
                           ELSE perm.[class_desc]             -- Higher-level objects
                       END,
        [Schema] = objschem.[name],
        [ObjectName] = CASE perm.[class]
                           WHEN 3 THEN permschem.[name]       -- Schemas
                           WHEN 4 THEN imp.[name]             -- Impersonations
                           ELSE OBJECT_NAME(perm.[major_id])  -- General objects
                       END,
        [ColumnName] = col.[name]
    FROM
        --Roles
        sys.database_principals            AS roleprinc
        --Role permissions
        LEFT JOIN sys.database_permissions AS perm      ON perm.[grantee_principal_id] = roleprinc.[principal_id]
        LEFT JOIN sys.schemas              AS permschem ON permschem.[schema_id] = perm.[major_id]
        --All objects
        JOIN      sys.objects              AS obj       ON obj.[object_id] = perm.[major_id]
        LEFT JOIN sys.schemas              AS objschem  ON objschem.[schema_id] = obj.[schema_id]
        --Table columns
        LEFT JOIN sys.columns              AS col       ON col.[object_id] = perm.[major_id]
                                                           AND col.[column_id] = perm.[minor_id]
        --Impersonations
        LEFT JOIN sys.database_principals  AS imp       ON imp.[principal_id] = perm.[major_id]
    WHERE
        roleprinc.[type] = 'R'
        AND roleprinc.[name] = 'public'
        AND obj.[is_ms_shipped] = 0

ORDER BY
    [UserType],
    [DatabaseUserName],
    [LoginName],
    [Role],
    [Schema],
    [ObjectName],
    [ColumnName],
    [PermissionType],
    [PermissionState],
    [ObjectType]

Answer 2

The other answers that I have seen miss some permissions that are possible in the database. The first query in the code below will get the database level permission for everything that is not a system object. It generates the appropriate GRANT statements as well. The second query gets all the role meberships.

This has to be run for each database, but is too long to use with sp_MSforeachdb. If you want to do that you'd have to add it to the master database as a system stored procedure.

To cover all possibilities you'd also have to have a script that checks the server level permissions.

SELECT DB_NAME() AS database_name
    , class
    , class_desc
    , major_id
    , minor_id
    , grantee_principal_id
    , grantor_principal_id
    , databasepermissions.type
    , permission_name
    , STATE
    , state_desc
    , granteedatabaseprincipal.name AS grantee_name
    , granteedatabaseprincipal.type_desc AS grantee_type_desc
    , granteeserverprincipal.name AS grantee_principal_name
    , granteeserverprincipal.type_desc AS grantee_principal_type_desc
    , grantor.name AS grantor_name
    , granted_on_name
    , permissionstatement + N' TO ' + QUOTENAME(granteedatabaseprincipal.name) + CASE 
        WHEN STATE = N'W'
            THEN N' WITH GRANT OPTION'
        ELSE N''
        END AS permissionstatement
FROM (
    SELECT sys.database_permissions.class
        , sys.database_permissions.class_desc
        , sys.database_permissions.major_id
        , sys.database_permissions.minor_id
        , sys.database_permissions.grantee_principal_id
        , sys.database_permissions.grantor_principal_id
        , sys.database_permissions.type
        , sys.database_permissions.permission_name
        , sys.database_permissions.state
        , sys.database_permissions.state_desc
        , QUOTENAME(CONVERT(NVARCHAR(MAX), DB_NAME())) AS granted_on_name
        , CASE 
            WHEN sys.database_permissions.state = N'W'
                THEN N'GRANT'
            ELSE sys.database_permissions.state_desc
            END + N' ' + sys.database_permissions.permission_name COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS AS permissionstatement
    FROM sys.database_permissions
    WHERE (sys.database_permissions.class = 0)

    UNION ALL

    SELECT sys.database_permissions.class
        , sys.database_permissions.class_desc
        , sys.database_permissions.major_id
        , sys.database_permissions.minor_id
        , sys.database_permissions.grantee_principal_id
        , sys.database_permissions.grantor_principal_id
        , sys.database_permissions.type
        , sys.database_permissions.permission_name
        , sys.database_permissions.state
        , sys.database_permissions.state_desc
        , QUOTENAME(sys.schemas.name) + N'.' + QUOTENAME(sys.objects.name) AS granted_on_name
        , CASE 
            WHEN sys.database_permissions.state = N'W'
                THEN N'GRANT'
            ELSE sys.database_permissions.state_desc
            END + N' ' + sys.database_permissions.permission_name COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS + N' ON ' + QUOTENAME(sys.schemas.name) + N'.' + QUOTENAME(sys.objects.name) + COALESCE(N' (' + QUOTENAME(sys.columns.name) + N')', N'') AS permissionstatement
    FROM sys.database_permissions
    INNER JOIN sys.objects
        ON sys.objects.object_id = sys.database_permissions.major_id
    INNER JOIN sys.schemas
        ON sys.schemas.schema_id = sys.objects.schema_id
    LEFT OUTER JOIN sys.columns
        ON sys.columns.object_id = sys.database_permissions.major_id
            AND sys.columns.column_id = sys.database_permissions.minor_id
    WHERE (sys.database_permissions.major_id >= 0)
        AND (sys.database_permissions.class = 1)

    UNION ALL

    SELECT sys.database_permissions.class
        , sys.database_permissions.class_desc
        , sys.database_permissions.major_id
        , sys.database_permissions.minor_id
        , sys.database_permissions.grantee_principal_id
        , sys.database_permissions.grantor_principal_id
        , sys.database_permissions.type
        , sys.database_permissions.permission_name
        , sys.database_permissions.state
        , sys.database_permissions.state_desc
        , QUOTENAME(sys.schemas.name) AS granted_on_name
        , CASE 
            WHEN sys.database_permissions.state = N'W'
                THEN N'GRANT'
            ELSE sys.database_permissions.state_desc
            END + N' ' + sys.database_permissions.permission_name COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS + N' ON SCHEMA::' + QUOTENAME(sys.schemas.name) AS permissionstatement
    FROM sys.database_permissions
    INNER JOIN sys.schemas
        ON sys.schemas.schema_id = sys.database_permissions.major_id
    WHERE (sys.database_permissions.major_id >= 0)
        AND (sys.database_permissions.class = 3)

    UNION ALL

    SELECT sys.database_permissions.class
        , sys.database_permissions.class_desc
        , sys.database_permissions.major_id
        , sys.database_permissions.minor_id
        , sys.database_permissions.grantee_principal_id
        , sys.database_permissions.grantor_principal_id
        , sys.database_permissions.type
        , sys.database_permissions.permission_name
        , sys.database_permissions.state
        , sys.database_permissions.state_desc
        , QUOTENAME(targetPrincipal.name) AS granted_on_name
        , CASE 
            WHEN sys.database_permissions.state = N'W'
                THEN N'GRANT'
            ELSE sys.database_permissions.state_desc
            END + N' ' + sys.database_permissions.permission_name COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS + N' ON ' + targetPrincipal.type_desc + N'::' + QUOTENAME(targetPrincipal.name) AS permissionstatement
    FROM sys.database_permissions
    INNER JOIN sys.database_principals AS targetPrincipal
        ON targetPrincipal.principal_id = sys.database_permissions.major_id
    WHERE (sys.database_permissions.major_id >= 0)
        AND (sys.database_permissions.class = 4)

    UNION ALL

    SELECT sys.database_permissions.class
        , sys.database_permissions.class_desc
        , sys.database_permissions.major_id
        , sys.database_permissions.minor_id
        , sys.database_permissions.grantee_principal_id
        , sys.database_permissions.grantor_principal_id
        , sys.database_permissions.type
        , sys.database_permissions.permission_name
        , sys.database_permissions.state
        , sys.database_permissions.state_desc
        , QUOTENAME(sys.assemblies.name) AS granted_on_name
        , CASE 
            WHEN sys.database_permissions.state = N'W'
                THEN N'GRANT'
            ELSE sys.database_permissions.state_desc
            END + N' ' + sys.database_permissions.permission_name COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS + N' ON ASSEMBLY::' + QUOTENAME(sys.assemblies.name) AS permissionstatement
    FROM sys.database_permissions
    INNER JOIN sys.assemblies
        ON sys.assemblies.assembly_id = sys.database_permissions.major_id
    WHERE (sys.database_permissions.major_id >= 0)
        AND (sys.database_permissions.class = 5)

    UNION ALL

    SELECT sys.database_permissions.class
        , sys.database_permissions.class_desc
        , sys.database_permissions.major_id
        , sys.database_permissions.minor_id
        , sys.database_permissions.grantee_principal_id
        , sys.database_permissions.grantor_principal_id
        , sys.database_permissions.type
        , sys.database_permissions.permission_name
        , sys.database_permissions.state
        , sys.database_permissions.state_desc
        , QUOTENAME(sys.types.name) AS granted_on_name
        , CASE 
            WHEN sys.database_permissions.state = N'W'
                THEN N'GRANT'
            ELSE sys.database_permissions.state_desc
            END + N' ' + sys.database_permissions.permission_name COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS + N' ON TYPE::' + QUOTENAME(sys.types.name) AS permissionstatement
    FROM sys.database_permissions
    INNER JOIN sys.types
        ON sys.types.user_type_id = sys.database_permissions.major_id
    WHERE (sys.database_permissions.major_id >= 0)
        AND (sys.database_permissions.class = 6)

    UNION ALL

    SELECT sys.database_permissions.class
        , sys.database_permissions.class_desc
        , sys.database_permissions.major_id
        , sys.database_permissions.minor_id
        , sys.database_permissions.grantee_principal_id
        , sys.database_permissions.grantor_principal_id
        , sys.database_permissions.type
        , sys.database_permissions.permission_name
        , sys.database_permissions.state
        , sys.database_permissions.state_desc
        , QUOTENAME(sys.types.name) AS granted_on_name
        , CASE 
            WHEN sys.database_permissions.state = N'W'
                THEN N'GRANT'
            ELSE sys.database_permissions.state_desc
            END + N' ' + sys.database_permissions.permission_name COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS + N' ON TYPE::' + QUOTENAME(sys.types.name) AS permissionstatement
    FROM sys.database_permissions
    INNER JOIN sys.types
        ON sys.types.user_type_id = sys.database_permissions.major_id
    WHERE (sys.database_permissions.major_id >= 0)
        AND (sys.database_permissions.class = 6)

    UNION ALL

    SELECT sys.database_permissions.class
        , sys.database_permissions.class_desc
        , sys.database_permissions.major_id
        , sys.database_permissions.minor_id
        , sys.database_permissions.grantee_principal_id
        , sys.database_permissions.grantor_principal_id
        , sys.database_permissions.type
        , sys.database_permissions.permission_name
        , sys.database_permissions.state
        , sys.database_permissions.state_desc
        , QUOTENAME(sys.xml_schema_collections.name COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS) AS granted_on_name
        , CASE 
            WHEN sys.database_permissions.state = N'W'
                THEN N'GRANT'
            ELSE sys.database_permissions.state_desc
            END + N' ' + sys.database_permissions.permission_name COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS + N' ON XML SCHEMA COLLECTION::' + QUOTENAME(sys.xml_schema_collections.name) AS permissionstatement
    FROM sys.database_permissions
    INNER JOIN sys.xml_schema_collections
        ON sys.xml_schema_collections.xml_collection_id = sys.database_permissions.major_id
    WHERE (sys.database_permissions.major_id >= 0)
        AND (sys.database_permissions.class = 10)

    UNION ALL

    SELECT sys.database_permissions.class
        , sys.database_permissions.class_desc
        , sys.database_permissions.major_id
        , sys.database_permissions.minor_id
        , sys.database_permissions.grantee_principal_id
        , sys.database_permissions.grantor_principal_id
        , sys.database_permissions.type
        , sys.database_permissions.permission_name
        , sys.database_permissions.state
        , sys.database_permissions.state_desc
        , QUOTENAME(sys.service_message_types.name COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS) AS granted_on_name
        , CASE 
            WHEN sys.database_permissions.state = N'W'
                THEN N'GRANT'
            ELSE sys.database_permissions.state_desc
            END + N' ' + sys.database_permissions.permission_name COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS + N' ON MESSAGE TYPE::' + QUOTENAME(sys.service_message_types.name COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS) AS permissionstatement
    FROM sys.database_permissions
    INNER JOIN sys.service_message_types
        ON sys.service_message_types.message_type_id = sys.database_permissions.major_id
    WHERE (sys.database_permissions.major_id >= 0)
        AND (sys.database_permissions.class = 15)

    UNION ALL

    SELECT sys.database_permissions.class
        , sys.database_permissions.class_desc
        , sys.database_permissions.major_id
        , sys.database_permissions.minor_id
        , sys.database_permissions.grantee_principal_id
        , sys.database_permissions.grantor_principal_id
        , sys.database_permissions.type
        , sys.database_permissions.permission_name
        , sys.database_permissions.state
        , sys.database_permissions.state_desc
        , QUOTENAME(sys.service_contracts.name COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS) AS granted_on_name
        , CASE 
            WHEN sys.database_permissions.state = N'W'
                THEN N'GRANT'
            ELSE sys.database_permissions.state_desc
            END + N' ' + sys.database_permissions.permission_name COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS + N' ON CONTRACT::' + QUOTENAME(sys.service_contracts.name COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS) AS permissionstatement
    FROM sys.database_permissions
    INNER JOIN sys.service_contracts
        ON sys.service_contracts.service_contract_id = sys.database_permissions.major_id
    WHERE (sys.database_permissions.major_id >= 0)
        AND (sys.database_permissions.class = 16)

    UNION ALL

    SELECT sys.database_permissions.class
        , sys.database_permissions.class_desc
        , sys.database_permissions.major_id
        , sys.database_permissions.minor_id
        , sys.database_permissions.grantee_principal_id
        , sys.database_permissions.grantor_principal_id
        , sys.database_permissions.type
        , sys.database_permissions.permission_name
        , sys.database_permissions.state
        , sys.database_permissions.state_desc
        , QUOTENAME(sys.services.name COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS) AS granted_on_name
        , CASE 
            WHEN sys.database_permissions.state = N'W'
                THEN N'GRANT'
            ELSE sys.database_permissions.state_desc
            END + N' ' + sys.database_permissions.permission_name COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS + N' ON SERVICE::' + QUOTENAME(sys.services.name COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS) AS permissionstatement
    FROM sys.database_permissions
    INNER JOIN sys.services
        ON sys.services.service_id = sys.database_permissions.major_id
    WHERE (sys.database_permissions.major_id >= 0)
        AND (sys.database_permissions.class = 17)

    UNION ALL

    SELECT sys.database_permissions.class
        , sys.database_permissions.class_desc
        , sys.database_permissions.major_id
        , sys.database_permissions.minor_id
        , sys.database_permissions.grantee_principal_id
        , sys.database_permissions.grantor_principal_id
        , sys.database_permissions.type
        , sys.database_permissions.permission_name
        , sys.database_permissions.state
        , sys.database_permissions.state_desc
        , QUOTENAME(sys.remote_service_bindings.name COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS) AS granted_on_name
        , CASE 
            WHEN sys.database_permissions.state = N'W'
                THEN N'GRANT'
            ELSE sys.database_permissions.state_desc
            END + N' ' + sys.database_permissions.permission_name COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS + N' ON REMOTE SERVICE BINDING::' + QUOTENAME(sys.remote_service_bindings.name COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS) AS permissionstatement
    FROM sys.database_permissions
    INNER JOIN sys.remote_service_bindings
        ON sys.remote_service_bindings.remote_service_binding_id = sys.database_permissions.major_id
    WHERE (sys.database_permissions.major_id >= 0)
        AND (sys.database_permissions.class = 18)

    UNION ALL

    SELECT sys.database_permissions.class
        , sys.database_permissions.class_desc
        , sys.database_permissions.major_id
        , sys.database_permissions.minor_id
        , sys.database_permissions.grantee_principal_id
        , sys.database_permissions.grantor_principal_id
        , sys.database_permissions.type
        , sys.database_permissions.permission_name
        , sys.database_permissions.state
        , sys.database_permissions.state_desc
        , QUOTENAME(sys.routes.name COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS) AS granted_on_name
        , CASE 
            WHEN sys.database_permissions.state = N'W'
                THEN N'GRANT'
            ELSE sys.database_permissions.state_desc
            END + N' ' + sys.database_permissions.permission_name COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS + N' ON ROUTE::' + QUOTENAME(sys.routes.name COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS) AS permissionstatement
    FROM sys.database_permissions
    INNER JOIN sys.routes
        ON sys.routes.route_id = sys.database_permissions.major_id
    WHERE (sys.database_permissions.major_id >= 0)
        AND (sys.database_permissions.class = 19)

    UNION ALL

    SELECT sys.database_permissions.class
        , sys.database_permissions.class_desc
        , sys.database_permissions.major_id
        , sys.database_permissions.minor_id
        , sys.database_permissions.grantee_principal_id
        , sys.database_permissions.grantor_principal_id
        , sys.database_permissions.type
        , sys.database_permissions.permission_name
        , sys.database_permissions.state
        , sys.database_permissions.state_desc
        , QUOTENAME(sys.symmetric_keys.name) AS granted_on_name
        , CASE 
            WHEN sys.database_permissions.state = N'W'
                THEN N'GRANT'
            ELSE sys.database_permissions.state_desc
            END + N' ' + sys.database_permissions.permission_name COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS + N' ON ASYMMETRIC KEY::' + QUOTENAME(sys.symmetric_keys.name) AS permissionstatement
    FROM sys.database_permissions
    INNER JOIN sys.symmetric_keys
        ON sys.symmetric_keys.symmetric_key_id = sys.database_permissions.major_id
    WHERE (sys.database_permissions.major_id >= 0)
        AND (sys.database_permissions.class = 24)

    UNION ALL

    SELECT sys.database_permissions.class
        , sys.database_permissions.class_desc
        , sys.database_permissions.major_id
        , sys.database_permissions.minor_id
        , sys.database_permissions.grantee_principal_id
        , sys.database_permissions.grantor_principal_id
        , sys.database_permissions.type
        , sys.database_permissions.permission_name
        , sys.database_permissions.state
        , sys.database_permissions.state_desc
        , QUOTENAME(sys.certificates.name) AS granted_on_name
        , CASE 
            WHEN sys.database_permissions.state = N'W'
                THEN N'GRANT'
            ELSE sys.database_permissions.state_desc
            END + N' ' + sys.database_permissions.permission_name COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS + N' ON CERTIFICATE::' + QUOTENAME(sys.certificates.name) AS permissionstatement
    FROM sys.database_permissions
    INNER JOIN sys.certificates
        ON sys.certificates.certificate_id = sys.database_permissions.major_id
    WHERE (sys.database_permissions.major_id >= 0)
        AND (sys.database_permissions.class = 25)

    UNION ALL

    SELECT sys.database_permissions.class
        , sys.database_permissions.class_desc
        , sys.database_permissions.major_id
        , sys.database_permissions.minor_id
        , sys.database_permissions.grantee_principal_id
        , sys.database_permissions.grantor_principal_id
        , sys.database_permissions.type
        , sys.database_permissions.permission_name
        , sys.database_permissions.state
        , sys.database_permissions.state_desc
        , QUOTENAME(sys.asymmetric_keys.name) AS granted_on_name
        , CASE 
            WHEN sys.database_permissions.state = N'W'
                THEN N'GRANT'
            ELSE sys.database_permissions.state_desc
            END + N' ' + sys.database_permissions.permission_name COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS + N' ON ASYMMETRIC KEY::' + QUOTENAME(sys.asymmetric_keys.name) AS permissionstatement
    FROM sys.database_permissions
    INNER JOIN sys.asymmetric_keys
        ON sys.asymmetric_keys.asymmetric_key_id = sys.database_permissions.major_id
    WHERE (sys.database_permissions.major_id >= 0)
        AND (sys.database_permissions.class = 26)
    ) AS databasepermissions
INNER JOIN sys.database_principals AS granteedatabaseprincipal
    ON granteedatabaseprincipal.principal_id = grantee_principal_id
LEFT OUTER JOIN sys.server_principals AS granteeserverprincipal
    ON granteeserverprincipal.sid = granteedatabaseprincipal.sid
INNER JOIN sys.database_principals AS grantor
    ON grantor.principal_id = grantor_principal_id
ORDER BY grantee_name, granted_on_name

SELECT roles.name AS role_name
    , roles.principal_id
    , roles.type AS role_type
    , roles.type_desc AS role_type_desc
    , roles.is_fixed_role AS role_is_fixed_role
    , memberdatabaseprincipal.name AS member_name
    , memberdatabaseprincipal.principal_id AS member_principal_id
    , memberdatabaseprincipal.type AS member_type
    , memberdatabaseprincipal.type_desc AS member_type_desc
    , memberdatabaseprincipal.is_fixed_role AS member_is_fixed_role
    , memberserverprincipal.name AS member_principal_name
    , memberserverprincipal.type_desc member_principal_type_desc
    , N'ALTER ROLE ' + QUOTENAME(roles.name) + N' ADD MEMBER ' + QUOTENAME(memberdatabaseprincipal.name) AS AddRoleMembersStatement
FROM sys.database_principals AS roles
INNER JOIN sys.database_role_members
    ON sys.database_role_members.role_principal_id = roles.principal_id
INNER JOIN sys.database_principals AS memberdatabaseprincipal
    ON memberdatabaseprincipal.principal_id = sys.database_role_members.member_principal_id
LEFT OUTER JOIN sys.server_principals AS memberserverprincipal
    ON memberserverprincipal.sid = memberdatabaseprincipal.sid
ORDER BY role_name
    , member_name

Answer 3

From SQL Server 2005 on, you can use system views for that. For example, this query lists all users in a database, with their rights:

select  princ.name
,       princ.type_desc
,       perm.permission_name
,       perm.state_desc
,       perm.class_desc
,       object_name(perm.major_id)
from    sys.database_principals princ
left join
        sys.database_permissions perm
on      perm.grantee_principal_id = princ.principal_id

Be aware that a user can have rights through a role as well. For example, the db_data_reader role grants select rights on most objects.

Answer 4

CREATE PROCEDURE Get_permission 
AS 
    DECLARE @db_name  VARCHAR(200), 
            @sql_text VARCHAR(max) 

    SET @sql_text='Create table ##db_name (user_name varchar(max),' 

    DECLARE db_cursor CURSOR FOR 
      SELECT name 
      FROM   sys.databases 

    OPEN db_cursor 

    FETCH next FROM db_cursor INTO @db_name 

    WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0 
      BEGIN 
          SET @sql_text=@sql_text + @db_name + ' varchar(max),' 

          FETCH next FROM db_cursor INTO @db_name 
      END 

    CLOSE db_cursor 

    SET @sql_text=@sql_text + 'Server_perm varchar(max))' 

    EXEC (@sql_text) 

    DEALLOCATE db_cursor 

    DECLARE @RoleName VARCHAR(50) 
    DECLARE @UserName VARCHAR(50) 
    DECLARE @CMD VARCHAR(1000) 

    CREATE TABLE #permission 
      ( 
         user_name    VARCHAR(50), 
         databasename VARCHAR(50), 
         role         VARCHAR(50) 
      ) 

    DECLARE longspcur CURSOR FOR 
      SELECT name 
      FROM   sys.server_principals 
      WHERE  type IN ( 'S', 'U', 'G' ) 
             AND principal_id > 4 
             AND name NOT LIKE '##%' 
             AND name <> 'NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM' 
             AND name <> 'ONDEMAND\Administrator' 
             AND name NOT LIKE 'steel%' 

    OPEN longspcur 

    FETCH next FROM longspcur INTO @UserName 

    WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0 
      BEGIN 
          CREATE TABLE #userroles_kk 
            ( 
               databasename VARCHAR(50), 
               role         VARCHAR(50) 
            ) 

          CREATE TABLE #rolemember_kk 
            ( 
               dbrole     VARCHAR(100), 
               membername VARCHAR(100), 
               membersid  VARBINARY(2048) 
            ) 

          SET @CMD = 'use ? truncate table #RoleMember_kk insert into #RoleMember_kk exec sp_helprolemember  insert into #UserRoles_kk (DatabaseName, Role) select db_name(), dbRole from #RoleMember_kk where MemberName = ''' + @UserName + '''' 

          EXEC Sp_msforeachdb 
            @CMD 

          INSERT INTO #permission 
          SELECT @UserName 'user', 
                 b.name, 
                 u.role 
          FROM   sys.sysdatabases b 
                 LEFT OUTER JOIN #userroles_kk u 
                              ON u.databasename = b.name --and u.Role='db_owner' 
          ORDER  BY 1 

          DROP TABLE #userroles_kk; 

          DROP TABLE #rolemember_kk; 

          FETCH next FROM longspcur INTO @UserName 
      END 

    CLOSE longspcur 

    DEALLOCATE longspcur 

    TRUNCATE TABLE ##db_name 

    DECLARE @d1 VARCHAR(max), 
            @d2 VARCHAR(max), 
            @d3 VARCHAR(max), 
            @ss VARCHAR(max) 
    DECLARE perm_cur CURSOR FOR 
      SELECT * 
      FROM   #permission 
      ORDER  BY 2 DESC 

    OPEN perm_cur 

    FETCH next FROM perm_cur INTO @d1, @d2, @d3 

    WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0 
      BEGIN 
          IF NOT EXISTS(SELECT 1 
                        FROM   ##db_name 
                        WHERE  user_name = @d1) 
            BEGIN 
                SET @ss='insert into ##db_name(user_name) values (''' 
                        + @d1 + ''')' 

                EXEC (@ss) 

                SET @ss='update ##db_name set ' + @d2 + '=''' + @d3 
                        + ''' where user_name=''' + @d1 + '''' 

                EXEC (@ss) 
            END 
          ELSE 
            BEGIN 
                DECLARE @var            NVARCHAR(max), 
                        @ParmDefinition NVARCHAR(max), 
                        @var1           NVARCHAR(max) 

                SET @var = N'select @var1=' + @d2 
                           + ' from ##db_name where USER_NAME=''' + @d1 
                           + ''''; 
                SET @ParmDefinition = N'@var1 nvarchar(300) OUTPUT'; 

                EXECUTE Sp_executesql 
                  @var, 
                  @ParmDefinition, 
                  @var1=@var1 output; 

                SET @var1=Isnull(@var1, ' ') 
                SET @var= '  update ##db_name set ' + @d2 + '=''' + @var1 + ' ' 
                          + @d3 + ''' where user_name=''' + @d1 + '''  ' 

                EXEC (@var) 
            END 

          FETCH next FROM perm_cur INTO @d1, @d2, @d3 
      END 

    CLOSE perm_cur 

    DEALLOCATE perm_cur 

    SELECT * 
    FROM   ##db_name 

    DROP TABLE ##db_name 

    DROP TABLE #permission 

Answer 5

Great thanks for awesome audit scripts.

I highly recommend for audit user use awesome Kenneth Fisher (b | t) stored procedures:

• sp_DBPermissions
• sp_SrvPermissions