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How to map a user to a database?
Officially, you want to create a database user that is mapped to a login. To do that, you would use: This obviously requires that the login exist. After that you would then call: This presumes that the account with which you are connecting to the database has privileges to add members to the db_owner role. My complete solution for SQL.
How to restore a database in standby mode?
In 2014+, you can use CONNECT ANY DATABASE and SELECT ALL USER SECURABLES IN SQL SERVER to grant read only access. I have a standby database that is being restored in standby mode using log-shipped transaction files downloaded from a vendor’s sFTP site on a daily basis.
What does it mean to have a standby database?
A configuration in which a primary database automatically archives redo logs to a standby site. If the standby database is in managed recovery mode, it automatically applies the logs received from the primary database to the standby database.
How can I transfer logs from a standby database?
If you implement a non-managed standby environment,you must transfer the logs manually. If the standby database is in managed recovery mode,the standby database automatically applies logs received from the primary database. You can also apply logs manually to the standby database by placing it in manual recovery mode.
How to give a database owner access to a user?
Usually we would have to go into logins and right click on the username and go to user mapping and select the database to associate it with and give it owner access and click OK. You need to do two things, both running in the context of the target database (i.e., execute USE (database) first):
To authorize additional users to create new users, grant that selected user the ALTER ANY USER permission, by using a statement such as: To give additional users full control of the database, make them a member of the db_owner fixed database role. In Azure SQL Database or synapse serverless, use the ALTER ROLE statement.
How to assign a user to a database?
In general, if you have SQL Server Management Studio 2005 or higher, you can go into the UI for an operation, fill out the dialog box (in this case, assigning the user to the database & adding roles), and then click the “Script” button at the top. Instead of executing the command, it will write a script for the action to a new query window.