create table permission denied

Hi,

i run an asp.net application which uses sql server express.
i defined a login 'aspnet' (IIS 5.0) and for the specific database, an user
'aspnet' with following roles:
db_datareader and db_datawriter.

Now, any user who uses that application must also be able to create
programmatically tables in that database. My question is: which role do i
have to give to user 'aspnet'?

I use Studio Management express.

Thanks
Tartuffe

The answer depends on which version of SQL Server you are using, since SQL Server 2005 dramatically enhanced permissions in the database. Which version?

Also, must the user be able to create ANY table in the database, or only a specific table? I think the former, but please confirm.

Don

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Hi, thanks for replying.

I use sql server 2005 express with Studio Management express.

Each windows-account in the domain in our organization who starts the application creates automatically (in code-behnd) a table with his personal (unique) number in the organization (e.g. L0564).

This happens only the first time he starts the application. So each member has his own table.

We use IIS 5.1, so the account which runs under asp.net is ASPNET. For another application, i defined a login in Studio Management and then for the database of that application, i defined a user 'aspnet' with following roles: db_reader and db_writer (i didn't use schema's because it's not very clear to me ..). This works, but there was no need to cerate a table.

I did the same for this new application +I db_owner and then it works. But i think it's probably too many privileges ... So: my question is: which privileges to give to 'aspnet' and how to do that in Studio Management?

Thanks

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You need the dbowner... only then you will be able to do the specific operations like creating tables and other things. DBWrite and Read will allow you to do simple updates insert and deletes.

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Thanks. I'll try.

If you don't mind, .. what if the ASPNET account must also be able to create databases? Is it suffisant with db_owner only?

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Yes i think so .. it doesn't matter which account it is .. till the time you map correct roles

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i tried with db_owner and Aspnet can create tables programmatically.

But Aspnet cannot create a new database with only db_owner.

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you need to be sysadmin for that

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Thanks

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