Retrieve permissions on SQL Server database

SQL Server permissions can be granted to on an object level (schema, database, database objects). In newer versions of SQL Server permissions can be given to user at a more granular level.

To retrieve all the permissions granted to a specific user SQL server has a function named: fn_my_permission.  This function is only accessible to system administrator. e.g

following query will retrieve all the permissions on server.

select * From fn_my_permissions(NULL, NULL) 

following query retrieve all the permissions on a database:

select * From fn_my_permissions(NULL, ‘database’)

following query retrieve all the permissions on a dbo schema:

select * From fn_my_permissions(’dbo’, ’schema’)