Instance Wide Backup user

  • Hi

    I need to have a instance wide user that can only backup and restore databases.

    I looked at the below link and it looks like dbcreator is the user that I need but not sure if I'm correct. Does this user have the same permissions as db_backupoperator has a a single database?

    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms188659.aspx


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  • EXEC sp_srvrolepermission 'dbcreator';

    EXEC sp_dbfixedrolepermission 'db_backupoperator';

    DBCreator can only restore while db_backupoperator can backup.

    Easiest thing to do is add the user to the model database with db_backupoperator and then when a new DB is created, so is the login with the backup role.

    Granted will need to add the user to the already exsiting DB's but that would be a simple script wrapped in a sp_msforeachdb call.

  • awesome thank you 😀


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