FIX: Permission Denied Error 229 Updating Table in Another DB

• Microsoft SQL Server, version 6.5

SYMPTOMS

A non-system administrator (SA) user will receive a Permission Denied error message (number 229) when he or she tries to update a table through a stored procedure, even if the user has permission to run the stored procedure. If the SA or database owner (DBO) runs the stored procedure first, the user will then be able to use the stored procedure. This problem occurs when the following sequence of events occurs:

1. Non-SA user runs stored procedure A.

2. Stored procedure A calls procedure B.

3. Procedure B updates a table through a cursor in which the table is located in another database.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, do one of the following:

• Do not use cursors to update tables when the cursor is in a stored procedure that is called by another procedure.
• Give the user permissions to the underlying table.
• Have the DBO run all stored procedures affected by this problem every time SQL Server is restarted. This allows normal users to run the stored procedures.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft SQL Server version 6.5. This problem has been corrected in U.S. Service Pack 2 for Microsoft SQL Server version 6.5. For more information, contact your primary support provider.