MS SQL Server Interview Question:

Who Is the Owner of a Schema in MS SQL Server?

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When you create a schema in a database, SQL Server will assign a owner (a database user) to this schema. If your login name is mapped to the owner of a schema at the database level, you have the full permission on all objects in this schema.

The following tutorial exercise shows you how to see who is the owner of a schema:

-- Login with "sa"

USE GlobalGuideLineDatabase;
GO

SELECT s.name, u.name AS owner
FROM sys.schemas s, sys.database_principals u
WHERE s.principal_id = u.principal_id;
GO
<pre>name owner
------------------- --------------------
dbo dbo
ggl dbo
guest guest
...</pre>
The last query shows that schame "ggl" is owned by "dbo".
Submitted by: Administrator