create database security

• pedro.ribeiro

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  April 7, 2009 at 7:28 am

  #201800

  Hi Masters,

  I want that a user can create databases, what are the minium privileges that i can give to him?

  tks,

  Pedro

• GSquared

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  April 7, 2009 at 7:41 am

  #973348

  You can specifically grant the right to create databases.

  Take a look at "Grant" in Books Online. From there, you'll want to go to "Grant Database Permissions".

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• Steve Jones - SSC Editor

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  April 7, 2009 at 7:46 am

  #973357

  There's a DBcreator role

  http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms175892.aspx

• Steve Jones - SSC Editor

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  April 7, 2009 at 8:59 am

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  Sorry, that was a 2008 link.

  http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa905184(SQL.80).aspx