Hide databases in EM/QA

I have a MSSQL 2000 SP4 with ~200 databases of our clients.
Each client can access only his own database, but in Enterprise Manager
he able to view all databases on server.
How can I hide all other databases from client?Unfortunately, with SQL Server 2000, using Enterprise Mangler and Query
Analyzer, you will find that almost impossible.
Arnie Rowland, Ph.D.
Westwood Consulting, Inc
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<slousch@.gmail.com> wrote in message
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>I have a MSSQL 2000 SP4 with ~200 databases of our clients.
> Each client can access only his own database, but in Enterprise Manager
> he able to view all databases on server.
> How can I hide all other databases from client?
>|||This is only true for Enterprise Manager. The users will be
able to see all the user databases although they can only
access those that they have been granted access to
explicitly or implicitly (groups, guest account
considerations).
In Query Analyzer, the databases will be restricted or
filtered to those which the user has access to.
-Sue
On Wed, 25 Oct 2006 12:18:33 -0700, "Arnie Rowland"
<arnie@.1568.com> wrote:

>Unfortunately, with SQL Server 2000, using Enterprise Mangler and Query
>Analyzer, you will find that almost impossible.|||Sue,
Maybe I'm doing something wrong, but this seems to work and provide a list
of all databases on the server EVEN if the login does not have permissions
for the database.
SELECT name
FROM master..sysdatabases
Arnie Rowland, Ph.D.
Westwood Consulting, Inc
Most good judgment comes from experience.
Most experience comes from bad judgment.
- Anonymous
You can't help someone get up a hill without getting a little closer to the
top yourself.
- H. Norman Schwarzkopf
"Sue Hoegemeier" <Sue_H@.nomail.please> wrote in message
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> This is only true for Enterprise Manager. The users will be
> able to see all the user databases although they can only
> access those that they have been granted access to
> explicitly or implicitly (groups, guest account
> considerations).
> In Query Analyzer, the databases will be restricted or
> filtered to those which the user has access to.
> -Sue
> On Wed, 25 Oct 2006 12:18:33 -0700, "Arnie Rowland"
> <arnie@.1568.com> wrote:
>
>|||That does not affect the view. Look at the available
databases in QA from the databases drop down.
-Sue
On Wed, 25 Oct 2006 22:48:19 -0700, "Arnie Rowland"
<arnie@.1568.com> wrote:

>Sue,
>Maybe I'm doing something wrong, but this seems to work and provide a list
>of all databases on the server EVEN if the login does not have permissions
>for the database.
>SELECT name
>FROM master..sysdatabases|||While I agree that the databases won't show up in the Object Explorer, I
read the OP's question as "How can I hide all other databases from client?",
and I replied that that was virtually impossible.
Your rejoinder seems to indicate to the OP that is was safe to use QA since
"the databases will be restricted or filtered to those which the user has
access to."
And I disagree that is it possible to 'hide all other databases" while using
QA.
Arnie Rowland, Ph.D.
Westwood Consulting, Inc
Most good judgment comes from experience.
Most experience comes from bad judgment.
- Anonymous
You can't help someone get up a hill without getting a little closer to the
top yourself.
- H. Norman Schwarzkopf
"Sue Hoegemeier" <Sue_H@.nomail.please> wrote in message
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> That does not affect the view. Look at the available
> databases in QA from the databases drop down.
> -Sue
> On Wed, 25 Oct 2006 22:48:19 -0700, "Arnie Rowland"
> <arnie@.1568.com> wrote:
>
>