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SQL Server Agent access

  • July 23, 2008 at 3:14 pm

    #123360

    Hi everyone. The only way I can allow SSMS users from their clients to see the SQL Server Agent is to give their login account the sysadmin role within the SQL instance to which they're connecting. Is there another SQL role or group to assign a user to be able to see the Server Agent without giving such powerful permissions?

  • July 23, 2008 at 9:27 pm

    #847500

    There is a group in the msdb database that will allow non-admin users to view jobs. I am in a tight game of yahoo chess or i would look it up for you as it slips my mind. http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Skins/Classic/Dialogs/InsertEmotIcon.aspx?ControlID=txtPost#

  • July 23, 2008 at 10:12 pm

    #847508

    msdb has 3 roles (SQLAgentUserRole, SQLAgentReaderRole, or SQLAgentOperatorRole) that allow varying levels of access to SQL Agent.

    SQLAgentOperatorRole is the most powerful of them all - it allow a user to see all jobs (regardless of the job owner) and to start or create them.

  • July 24, 2008 at 2:17 pm

    #848078

    Thanks Eric. Happycat nailed it. I had to add the user to the msdb and add the user to the msdb SQLAgentOperator Role.

  • July 24, 2008 at 2:18 pm

    #848079

    You nailed it Happycat. I had to add the user to the msdb and add the user to the msdb SQLAgentOperator Role.

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