IDERA SQL Compliance Manager requires specific permissions and rights to successfully audit events. By default, the setup program assigns the Collection Service and SQL Compliance Manager Agent Service accounts read and write permissions on the respective trace directory.

Management Console user permissions

ActionsPermissions Requirements
Administer SQL Compliance Manager and configure audit settingssysadmin rights on the Repository databases
Generate and view audit reportsRead permissions (public rights) on the Repository databases
Deploy SQL Compliance Manager Agent to registered SQL Server instanceAdministrator permissions on the computer hosting the target instance
Connect to the SQL Server that hosts the Repository databasesSQL Server login

Collection service permissions

ActionsPermissions Requirements
Store audit settings and manage archive databases in the Repositorysysadmin rights on each Repository database
Process trace filesRead, write, and delete permissions on the Collection Server trace directory
Manage trace directoryLocal Administrator permissions on the computer that hosts the Collection Service
Run as a serviceLog on as a Service right on the computer that is running the audited SQL Server instance

SQL Compliance Manager Agent service permissions

ActionsPermissions Requirements
Starting and stopping traces, and managing SQLcompliance stored proceduressysadmin rights on the audited SQL Server instance or database
Manage trace filesRead, write, and delete permissions on the SQL Compliance Manager Agent trace directory
Manage trace directory for an audited SQL Server instanceLocal Administrator permissions on the computer that hosts the registered SQL Server
Manage trace directory for an audited virtual SQL ServerAdministrator permissions on each node in the cluster hosting the virtual SQL Server
Run as a serviceLog on as a Service right on the computer that is running the audited SQL Server instance

SQL Server service permissions on the Collection Server

ActionsPermissions Requirements
Load trace files so the Collection Server can process these eventsRead permissions on the Collection Server trace directory

SQL Server service permissions on the registered SQL Server

ActionsPermissions Requirements
Write events to trace files for the registered SQL Server instance and audited databasesWrite permissions on the SQL Compliance Manager Agent trace directory

To successfully run and pass the Permissions Check, make sure you are logged in as one of the following users:

  • SQL Compliance Agent Service User 
  • SQL Server Service User 
  • Current Logged-in User

Using Windows Authentication

The SQL Compliance Manager Management Console and Agent require Windows authentication. Windows authentication uses the logged on user account to establish trusted connections through the operating system. The credentials of the logged on user account are passed to the SQL Server database servers. Your database server then verifies the user matches an established SQL Server login account that has the appropriate permissions. Only after verification will a connection open.

When using Windows authentication, the account logged on to the Management Console computer must have the appropriate SQL Compliance Manager permissions.

Using SQL Server Authentication

The SQLcompliance Collection Service leverages existing SQL Server logins that contain the appropriate SQL privileges. However, SQL Compliance Manager does not support SQL Server authentication.



SQL Compliance Manager monitor, audit and alert on SQL user activity and data changes.
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