I have 100 databases in MSSQL 2008 Server. I need to create a read only user to read all these databases. Is there a server wide role: db_datareader I can assigned the user to, so that I don't need to go through each database to add user mapping.
Thanks,
tim
For whom it may helps, this is my final script:
--You will need Server Level's Login user123 created first.
-- >=7 filtered out the system database, use this to find out your number
-- EXEC sp_MSForEachDB 'use ? SELECT DB_ID(), DB_NAME()'
EXEC sp_MSForEachDB
'USE ?
IF DB_ID() >= 7
BEGIN
CREATE USER user123 FOR LOGIN user123
EXEC sp_addrolemember db_datareader, user123
END
'
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