Database.Grant Method (DatabasePermissionSet, String, Boolean, String)

Grants the specified set of permissions to the grantee and the ability to grant the set of permissions to other users on the database under an assumed role.

Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo (in microsoft.sqlserver.smo.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub Grant ( _
    permission As DatabasePermissionSet, _
    granteeName As String, _
    grantGrant As Boolean, _
    asRole As String _
)

public void Grant (
    DatabasePermissionSet permission,
    string granteeName,
    bool grantGrant,
    string asRole
)

public:
void Grant (
    DatabasePermissionSet^ permission, 
    String^ granteeName, 
    bool grantGrant, 
    String^ asRole
)

public void Grant (
    DatabasePermissionSet permission, 
    String granteeName, 
    boolean grantGrant, 
    String asRole
)

public function Grant (
    permission : DatabasePermissionSet, 
    granteeName : String, 
    grantGrant : boolean, 
    asRole : String
)

Parameters

• permission
  A DatabasePermissionSet object value that specifies the set of permissions.

• granteeName
  A String value that specifies a grantee to be denied access to the permission.

• grantGrant
  A Boolean property that specifies whether the grantee is given the ability to grant the specified set of permissions to other users on the database.

  If True, the grantee is given the ability to grant the specified set of permissions to other users on the database.

  If False, the grantee is not given the ability to grant the specified set of permissions to other users on the database.

• asRole
  A String value that specifies the role that the user assumes when granting the specified set of permissions to other users on the database. Use this parameter for grantees who are members of more than one role.

Remarks

Updated text:17 July 2006

This namespace, class, or member is supported only in version 2.0 of the Microsoft .NET Framework.

Example

The example shows how to use the Grant method with server permissions. The method is the same for database permissions.

'Connect to the local, default instance of SQL Server.
Dim svr As Server
svr = New Server()
'Define a ServerPermissionSet that contains permission to Create Endpoint and Alter Any Endpoint.
Dim sps As ServerPermissionSet
sps = New ServerPermissionSet(ServerPermission.CreateEndpoint)
sps.Add(ServerPermission.AlterAnyEndpoint)
'This sample assumes that the grantee already has permission to Create Endpoints. 
'Enumerate and display the server permissions in the set for the grantee specified in the vGrantee string variable.
Dim spis As ServerPermissionInfo()
spis = svr.EnumServerPermissions(vGrantee, sps)
Dim spi As ServerPermissionInfo
Console.WriteLine("=================Before revoke===========================")
For Each spi In spis
    Console.WriteLine(spi.Grantee & " has " & spi.PermissionType.ToString & " permission.")
Next
Console.WriteLine(" ")
'Remove a permission from the set.
sps.Remove(ServerPermission.CreateEndpoint)
'Revoke the create endpoint permission from the grantee.
svr.Revoke(sps, vGrantee)
'Enumerate and display the server permissions in the set for the grantee specified in the vGrantee string variable.
spis = svr.EnumServerPermissions(vGrantee, sps)
Console.WriteLine("=================After revoke============================")
For Each spi In spis
    Console.WriteLine(spi.Grantee & " has " & spi.PermissionType.ToString & " permission.")
Next
Console.WriteLine(" ")
'Grant the Create Endpoint permission to the grantee.
svr.Grant(sps, vGrantee)
'Enumerate and display the server permissions in the set for the grantee specified in the vGrantee string variable.
spis = svr.EnumServerPermissions(vGrantee, sps)
Console.WriteLine("=================After grant=============================")
For Each spi In spis
    Console.WriteLine(spi.Grantee & " has " & spi.PermissionType.ToString & " permission.")
Next
Console.WriteLine("")

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Microsoft Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Development Platforms

For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.

Target Platforms

For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.

See Also

Reference

Database Class
Database Members
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace

Other Resources

How to: Create, Alter, and Remove a Database in Visual Basic .NET
Granting, Revoking, and Denying Permissions
Creating, Altering, and Removing Databases
CREATE DATABASE (Transact-SQL)

Change History

Release	History
17 July 2006	Changed content: Added code to the Example section.