I generated script from old database, created a new database and imported all data from old database. So far so good, however, no user has execute rights for stored procedures. I know I can use
GRANT EXECUTE ON [storedProcName] TO [userName]
If it was just a few procedures, however, I have about 100 so what's the easiest way for me to grant execute access for a specific user to all of them?
Create a role add this role to users, and then you can grant execute to all the routines in one shot to this role.
CREATE ROLE <abc>
GRANT EXECUTE TO <abc>
EDIT
This works in SQL Server 2005, I'm not sure about backward compatibility of this feature, I'm sure anything later than 2005 should be fine.
Without over-complicating the problem, to grant the EXECUTE on chosen database:
USE [DB]
GRANT EXEC TO [User_Name];
This is a solution that means that as you add new stored procedures to the schema, users can execute them without having to call grant execute on the new stored procedure:
IF EXISTS (SELECT * FROM sys.database_principals WHERE name = N'asp_net')
DROP USER asp_net
GO
IF EXISTS (SELECT * FROM sys.database_principals
WHERE name = N'db_execproc' AND type = 'R')
DROP ROLE [db_execproc]
GO
--Create a database role....
CREATE ROLE [db_execproc] AUTHORIZATION [dbo]
GO
--...with EXECUTE permission at the schema level...
GRANT EXECUTE ON SCHEMA::dbo TO db_execproc;
GO
--http://www.patrickkeisler.com/2012/10/grant-execute-permission-on-all-stored.html
--Any stored procedures that are created in the dbo schema can be
--executed by users who are members of the db_execproc database role
--...add a user e.g. for the NETWORK SERVICE login that asp.net uses
CREATE USER asp_net
FOR LOGIN [NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE]
WITH DEFAULT_SCHEMA=[dbo]
GO
--...and add them to the roles you need
EXEC sp_addrolemember N'db_execproc', 'asp_net';
EXEC sp_addrolemember N'db_datareader', 'asp_net';
EXEC sp_addrolemember N'db_datawriter', 'asp_net';
GO
Reference: Grant Execute Permission on All Stored Procedures
use below code , change proper database name and user name and then take that output and execute in SSMS. FOR SQL 2005 ABOVE
USE <database_name>
select 'GRANT EXECUTE ON ['+name+'] TO [userName] '
from sys.objects
where type ='P'
and is_ms_shipped = 0
USE [DATABASE]
DECLARE @USERNAME VARCHAR(500)
DECLARE @STRSQL NVARCHAR(MAX)
SET @USERNAME='[USERNAME] '
SET @STRSQL=''
select @STRSQL+=CHAR(13)+'GRANT EXECUTE ON ['+ s.name+'].['+obj.name+'] TO'+@USERNAME+';'
from
sys.all_objects as obj
inner join
sys.schemas s ON obj.schema_id = s.schema_id
where obj.type in ('P','V','FK')
AND s.NAME NOT IN ('SYS','INFORMATION_SCHEMA')
EXEC SP_EXECUTESQL @STRSQL
