Script To Generate Server level Permissions in SQL Server

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SET NOCOUNT ON

SELECT  'USE' + SPACE(1) + QUOTENAME('MASTER') AS '--Database Context'

-- Role Members

SELECT  'EXEC sp_addsrvrolemember @rolename =' + SPACE(1)

        + QUOTENAME(usr1.name, '''') + ', @loginame =' + SPACE(1)

        + QUOTENAME(usr2.name, '''') AS '--Role Memberships'

FROM    sys.server_principals AS usr1

        INNER JOIN sys.server_role_members AS rm ON usr1.principal_id = rm.role_principal_id

        INNER JOIN sys.server_principals AS usr2 ON rm.member_principal_id = usr2.principal_id

ORDER BY rm.role_principal_id ASC

-- Permissions

SELECT  server_permissions.state_desc COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS

        + ' ' + server_permissions.permission_name COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS

        + ' TO [' + server_principals.name COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS

        + ']' AS '--Server Level Permissions'

FROM    sys.server_permissions AS server_permissions WITH ( NOLOCK )

        INNER JOIN sys.server_principals AS server_principals WITH ( NOLOCK ) ON server_permissions.grantee_principal_id = server_principals.principal_id

WHERE   server_principals.type IN ( 'S', 'U', 'G' )

ORDER BY server_principals.name,

        server_permissions.state_desc,

        server_permissions.permission_name

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