Checking if a SQL Server login already exists

Question

I need to check if a specific login already exists on the SQL Server, and if it doesn\'t, then I need to add it.

I have found the following code to actually add the

Answer 1

From here

If not Exists (select loginname from master.dbo.syslogins 
    where name = @loginName and dbname = 'PUBS')
Begin
    Select @SqlStatement = 'CREATE LOGIN ' + QUOTENAME(@loginName) + ' 
    FROM WINDOWS WITH DEFAULT_DATABASE=[PUBS], DEFAULT_LANGUAGE=[us_english]')

    EXEC sp_executesql @SqlStatement
End

Answer 2

You can use the built-in function:

SUSER_ID ( [ 'myUsername' ] )

via

IF [value] IS NULL [statement]

like:

IF SUSER_ID (N'myUsername') IS NULL
CREATE LOGIN [myUsername] WITH PASSWORD=N'myPassword', 
DEFAULT_LANGUAGE=[us_english], 
CHECK_EXPIRATION=OFF, 
CHECK_POLICY=OFF 
GO

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms176042(v=sql.110).aspx

Answer 3

As a minor addition to this thread, in general you want to avoid using the views that begin with sys.sys* as Microsoft is only including them for backwards compatibility. For your code, you should probably use sys.server_principals. This is assuming you are using SQL 2005 or greater.

Answer 4

In order to hande naming conflict between logins, roles, users etc. you should check the type column according to Microsoft sys.database_principals documentation

In order to handle special chacters in usernames etc, use N'<name>' and [<name>] accordingly.

Create login

USE MASTER
IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM master.sys.server_principals WHERE 
[name] = N'<loginname>' and [type] IN ('C','E', 'G', 'K', 'S', 'U'))
    CREATE LOGIN [<loginname>] <further parameters>

Create database user

USE [<databasename>]
IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM sys.database_principals WHERE 
[name] = N'<username>' and [type] IN ('C','E', 'G', 'K', 'S', 'U'))
    CREATE USER [<username>] FOR LOGIN [<loginname>]

Create database role

USE [<databasename>]
IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM sys.database_principals WHERE 
[name] = N'<rolename>' and Type = 'R')
    CREATE ROLE [<rolename>]

Add user to role

USE [<databasename>]
EXEC sp_addrolemember N'<rolename>', N'<username>'

Grant rights to role

USE [<databasename>]
GRANT SELECT ON [<tablename>] TO [<rolename>]
GRANT UPDATE ON [<tablename>] ([<columnname>]) TO [<rolename>]
GRANT EXECUTE ON [<procedurename>] TO [<rolename>]

The SQL is tested on SQL Server 2005, 2008, 2008 R2, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019

Answer 5

First you have to check login existence using syslogins view:

IF NOT EXISTS 
    (SELECT name  
     FROM master.sys.server_principals
     WHERE name = 'YourLoginName')
BEGIN
    CREATE LOGIN [YourLoginName] WITH PASSWORD = N'password'
END

Then you have to check your database existence:

USE your_dbname

IF NOT EXISTS
    (SELECT name
     FROM sys.database_principals
     WHERE name = 'your_dbname')
BEGIN
    CREATE USER [your_dbname] FOR LOGIN [YourLoginName] 
END

Answer 6

Try this (replace 'user' with the actual login name):

IF NOT EXISTS(
SELECT name 
FROM [master].[sys].[syslogins]
WHERE NAME = 'user')

BEGIN 
    --create login here
END