Add-DbaDbRoleMember

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Synopsis

Adds a Database User to a database role for each instance(s) of SQL Server.

Description

The Add-DbaDbRoleMember adds users in a database to a database role or roles for each instance(s) of SQL Server.

Syntax

Add-DbaDbRoleMember
    [[-SqlInstance] <DbaInstanceParameter[]>]
    [[-SqlCredential] <PSCredential>]
    [[-Database] <String[]>]
    [[-Role] <String[]>]
    [-Member] <String[]>
    [[-InputObject] <Object[]>]
    [-EnableException]
    [-WhatIf]
    [-Confirm]
    [<CommonParameters>]

Examples

Example: 1

PS C:\> Add-DbaDbRoleMember -SqlInstance localhost -Database mydb -Role db_owner -Member user1

Adds user1 to the role db_owner in the database mydb on the local default SQL Server instance

Example: 2

PS C:\> Add-DbaDbRoleMember -SqlInstance localhost, sql2016 -Role SqlAgentOperatorRole -Member user1 -Database msdb

Adds user1 in servers localhost and sql2016 in the msdb database to the SqlAgentOperatorRole

Example: 3

PS C:\> $servers = Get-Content C:\servers.txt
PS C:\> $servers | Add-DbaDbRoleMember -Role SqlAgentOperatorRole -Member user1 -Database msdb

Adds user1 to the SqlAgentOperatorROle in the msdb database in every server in C:\servers.txt

Example: 4

PS C:\> Add-DbaDbRoleMember -SqlInstance localhost -Role "db_datareader","db_datawriter" -Member user1 -Database DEMODB

Adds user1 in the database DEMODB on the server localhost to the roles db_datareader and db_datawriter

Example: 5

PS C:\> $roles = Get-DbaDbRole -SqlInstance localhost -Role "db_datareader","db_datawriter" -Database DEMODB
PS C:\> $roles | Add-DbaDbRoleMember -Member user1

Adds user1 in the database DEMODB on the server localhost to the roles db_datareader and db_datawriter

Required Parameters

-Member

The member(s) (user or role) to add to the Roles specified.

Optional Parameters

-SqlInstance

The target SQL Server instance or instances. This can be a collection and receive pipeline input to allow the function to be executed against multiple SQL Server instances.

-SqlCredential

Login to the target instance using alternative credentials. Accepts PowerShell credentials (Get-Credential). Windows Authentication, SQL Server Authentication, Active Directory - Password, and Active Directory - Integrated are all supported. For MFA support, please use Connect-DbaInstance.

-Database

The database(s) to process. This list is auto-populated from the server. If unspecified, all databases will be processed.

-Role

The role(s) to process.

-InputObject

Enables piped input from Get-DbaDbRole or Get-DbaDatabase

-EnableException

By default, when something goes wrong we try to catch it, interpret it and give you a friendly warning message. This avoids overwhelming you with "sea of red" exceptions, but is inconvenient because it basically disables advanced scripting. Using this switch turns this "nice by default" feature off and enables you to catch exceptions with your own try/catch.

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the command were to run. No actions are actually performed.

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before executing any changing operations within the command.