We have a user who wants to run Standard Reports, i.e. the Disk Usage report, on his databases. We want to avoid giving the user the sysadmin role, if at all possible. Is there a specific permission or permissions that we can give that would enable him to run various reports? I might add that his databases are in their own separate instance. Thank you.
Barbara Plume
Trying to find a definitive answer on this one is proving difficult, however most of the standard reports use DMVs, and according to BOL:
To query a dynamic management view or function requires SELECT permission on object and VIEW SERVER STATE or VIEW DATABASE STATE permission
Initially I would try allowing the user to the dmv's.
VIEW SERVER state and VIEW DATABASE STATE.... DOH i got the "reload answers".. +1 Kev.
To tie them down you can then deny SELECT on the dmv's you dont what the user to access...
