Re: Newbie: I don't understand user permissions for table access

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From: Peter the Spate (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 07/28/04


Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 08:34:52 -0700

Probably because you do not have permissions in Access to
chenge the database, however in SQL Server you have
db_owner permission that does allow you to.

Peter

>-----Original Message-----
>Thanks for the quick response from all you guys. Now,
tackle the other
>email that I sent! ;-)
>
>Why can I get to my SQL Server db tables through EM but
NOT through a Access
>project? In the Access project I can read/select any
table in the database,
>but no modify/add/delete capabilities.
>
>????????????
>
>Thanks, again.
>
>Larry Woods
>
>"Peter the Spate" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote in message
>news:5c1a01c474b4$b6cba070$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>> Hi Larry,
>>
>> ob_owner means you can do anything to that particular
>> database. If there are other databases you can attack to
>> then you may have different access rights.
>>
>> I would sugest you have a look at
>> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?
>> url=/library/en-us/architec/8_ar_da_8yur.asp and its sub
>> groups for a bit of background
>>
>> Peter
>> MCDBA
>>
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >My database is remote to my workstation. I am using EM
>> on the workstation.
>> >The database has a userid/password (not 'sa') but the
>> userid has "public"
>> >and "db_owner" roles. Does the "db_owner" have
complete
>> access to all
>> >tables/fields WITHOUT specifying anything in the
>> permissions dialogs?
>> >
>> >My "public" role only has "SELECT" and "EXEC"
permissions.
>> >
>> >Thanks, again.
>> >
>> >Larry Woods
>> >
>> >And,
>> >"Keith Kratochvil" <sqlguy.back2u@comcast.net> wrote in
>> message
>> >news:%23PTfc5KdEHA.3728@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> >> wrong
>> >> table permissions are important. They are required
in
>> order to
>> >> access/update/delete data.
>> >>
>> >> HOW are you connecting to SQL Server?
>> >> NT Authentication?
>> >> SQL Server Authentication?
>> >>
>> >> If SQL Server auth, what account are you using? sa?
>> If so, that is the
>> >> "GOD" account. You have full permissions to do
>> anything and everything.
>> >>
>> >> If you are using NT auth, what rights does your NT
>> account have? Is it
>> >> assigned server or database roles that allow the
>> activities that you are
>> >> performing?
>> >>
>> >> Finally, what rights/permissions have been granted to
>> the PUBLIC role?
>> >> Often (unfortunately) companies simply grant all
rights
>> to the public
>> >> role...and then evey account (SQL and NT) inherit the
>> rights assigned to
>> >the
>> >> public role. For obvious reasons this is a bad
>> security model.
>> >>
>> >> SQL Server has a strong security model and it works
>> well when it is setup
>> >by
>> >> someone who knows what they are doing. In the wrong
>> hands....
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Keith
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "Larry Woods" <larry@NOSPAMlwoods.com> wrote in
message
>> >> news:eM31J1KdEHA.3864@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> >> > I have a SQL Server database that has database
>> userid/password
>> >protection.
>> >> > When I open the database through EM I can
>> add/delete/modify any table,
>> >but
>> >> > when I look at the permissions for any of the
tables
>> there are NO
>> >options
>> >> > set for any user of the database! I don't
understand
>> the purpose of the
>> >> > permissions, I guess, since they don't have to be
set
>> in order to get
>> >> access
>> >> > to the tables.
>> >> >
>> >> > TIA,
>> >> >
>> >> > Larry Woods
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >
>
>
>.
>



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