Just after returning from Christmas holiday, I got a requirement to send a report having a list of users with db_owner role in all databases in SQL Server Instance. There was an internal audit going on and the auditor wanted that report.
I knew my dear friend “Internet” will help me get that report in lieu of few clicks. I really didn’t want to spend time on writing a whole new script as I was still in holiday mood.

Wait a sec! I think I already had something which I could modify a bit to get the work done. What I had was List all permissions for a user in all or selective databases

But the output is something which I cannot send a report since it shows blank rows for the databases on which the user does not have access to as shown below:
Image of query output showing some blank rows

So, I used a temporary table to get the result I wanted. In fact I have added the same in the above article as well upon realization of the problem.

There are two ways you can pull the same report.

  • Using Cursor to scan through all the databases.
  • Using the undocumented stored procedure sp_MSforeachdb.
Using Cursor to retrieve a List of users with db_owner role in all databases:
DECLARE @dbname VARCHAR(50)   
DECLARE @statement NVARCHAR(MAX)

CREATE TABLE #UserPermission
(
   ServerName SYSNAME,
   DbName SYSNAME,
   UserName SYSNAME,
   TypeOfLogIn VARCHAR(50),
   PermissionLevel VARCHAR(50),
   TypeOfRole VARCHAR(50)
)

DECLARE db_cursor CURSOR 
LOCAL FAST_FORWARD
FOR  
SELECT name
FROM master.sys.databases
WHERE state_desc='online' 
OPEN db_cursor  
FETCH NEXT FROM db_cursor INTO @dbname  
WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0  
BEGIN  
 
SELECT @statement = 'use '+@dbname +';'+ 'SELECT

ServerName=@@servername, dbname=db_name(db_id()),p.name as UserName, p.type_desc as TypeOfLogin, pp.name as PermissionLevel, pp.type_desc as TypeOfRole 
FROM sys.database_role_members roles
JOIN sys.database_principals p ON roles.member_principal_id = p.principal_id
JOIN sys.database_principals pp ON roles.role_principal_id = pp.principal_id
where pp.name=''db_owner'' and p.name<>''dbo'''

INSERT INTO #UserPermission
EXEC sp_executesql @statement

FETCH NEXT FROM db_cursor INTO @dbname  
END  
CLOSE db_cursor  
DEALLOCATE db_cursor

SELECT * FROM #UserPermission

DROP TABLE #UserPermission
Sample output:

Image showing output of all users with db_owner role in all databases using cursor

Using sp_MSforeachdb to retrieve the same information:
CREATE TABLE #UserPermission
(
   ServerName SYSNAME,
   DbName SYSNAME,
   UserName SYSNAME,
   TypeOfLogIn VARCHAR(50),
   PermissionLevel VARCHAR(50),
   TypeOfRole VARCHAR(50)
)

INSERT #UserPermission
EXEC sp_MSforeachdb '

use [?]

BEGIN

  SELECT ServerName=@@servername, dbname=db_name(db_id()),p.name as UserName, p.type_desc as TypeOfLogin,
  pp.name as PermissionLevel, pp.type_desc as TypeOfRole 
  FROM sys.database_role_members roles
  JOIN sys.database_principals p ON roles.member_principal_id = p.principal_id
  JOIN sys.database_principals pp ON roles.role_principal_id = pp.principal_id
  where pp.name=''db_owner'' and p.name<>''dbo'' 

END '

SELECT * FROM  #UserPermission

DROP TABLE #UserPermission
Sample output is same as above:
Image showing the sample out of sp_MSforeachdb
Query to Retrieve List of all users having db_owner role in Selective databases:
DECLARE @dbname VARCHAR(50)
DECLARE @statement NVARCHAR(MAX)

CREATE TABLE #UserPermission
(
ServerName SYSNAME,
DbName SYSNAME,
UserName SYSNAME,
TypeOfLogIn VARCHAR(50),
PermissionLevel VARCHAR(50),
TypeOfRole VARCHAR(50)
)

DECLARE db_cursor CURSOR
LOCAL FAST_FORWARD
FOR
SELECT name
FROM master.sys.databases
WHERE name IN ('master','ReportServerSSRS','ReportServerSSRSTempDB') -- change the database names as applicable
AND state_desc='online'
OPEN db_cursor
FETCH NEXT FROM db_cursor INTO @dbname
WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
SELECT @statement = 'use '+@dbname +';'+ 'SELECT
ServerName=@@servername, dbname=db_name(db_id()),p.name as UserName, p.type_desc as TypeOfLogin,
pp.name as PermissionLevel, pp.type_desc as TypeOfRole
FROM sys.database_role_members roles
JOIN sys.database_principals p ON roles.member_principal_id = p.principal_id
JOIN sys.database_principals pp ON roles.role_principal_id = pp.principal_id
where pp.name=''db_owner'' and p.name<>''dbo'''

INSERT INTO #UserPermission
EXEC sp_executesql @statement

FETCH NEXT FROM db_cursor INTO @dbname
END
CLOSE db_cursor
DEALLOCATE db_cursor

SELECT * FROM #UserPermission

DROP TABLE #UserPermission
Sample output of selective databases:
Sample Output for selective databases
Using sp_MSforeachdb to list users with db_owner role only in user databases:
CREATE TABLE #UserPermission
(
   ServerName SYSNAME,
   DbName SYSNAME,
   UserName SYSNAME,
   TypeOfLogIn VARCHAR(50),
   PermissionLevel VARCHAR(50),
   TypeOfRole VARCHAR(50)
)

INSERT #UserPermission
EXEC sp_MSforeachdb '

use [?]

IF ''?'' <> ''master'' AND ''?'' <> ''model'' AND ''?'' <> ''msdb'' AND ''?'' <> ''tempdb''
BEGIN

  SELECT ServerName=@@servername, dbname=db_name(db_id()),p.name as UserName, p.type_desc as TypeOfLogin,
  pp.name as PermissionLevel, pp.type_desc as TypeOfRole 
  FROM sys.database_role_members roles
  JOIN sys.database_principals p ON roles.member_principal_id = p.principal_id
  JOIN sys.database_principals pp ON roles.role_principal_id = pp.principal_id
  where pp.name=''db_owner'' and p.name<>''dbo''   

END '

SELECT * FROM  #UserPermission

DROP TABLE #UserPermission
Sample result set:

Image showing output of sp_MSforeach db for user databases

Hope this helps. If you have any suggestion please feel free to put in comments section.

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