Privileges of DB User for FortiDB

This section indicate the privileges necessary for a target database user who connects FortiDB to the target database. This user name is used in the FortiDB Target connection page, in order to connect to the target database for Assessment, and DB Activity Monitoring.

To grant privileges to the FortiDB user, use the GRANT statement. Some examples are:
GRANT SELECT_CATALOG_ROLE TO <username>
GRANT SELECT ON dbo.syscolumns TO <username>
GRANT SELECT ON SYSIBM.SYSCOLAUTH TO <username>
GRANT ROLE SSO_ROLE TO <username>
For Microsoft SQL Server, use the following command to add a login as a member of sysadmin;
sp_addsrvrolemember 'username', 'sysadmin'
Related reference
Privileges for Assessment
Privileges for Monitoring Data
Privileges for Monitoring Privilege
Privileges for Monitoring Metadata



FortiDB 5.0.0 Handbook
1st Edition , July 11 2013
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