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What Role is required for Identity column change?
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Microsoft SQL Server
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SQL Server:
SQL Server 2008
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Thread ID:
01568094
Message ID:
01568103
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>>Hi,
>>
>>I know I have done this type of change before (on some other customers' server) but this time I am hitting a wall. I need to set a column of a table to be Identity (that table is empty).
>>
>>But when I connect to the customer SQL Server, go to SSMS - connect using SQL server authentication. My SQL Server password has the following roles set in the database:
>>db_datareader, db_datawriter, db_owner.
>>Yes, when I try to set the PK column of a couple of table to Identity I am denied.
>>
>>What am I missing? TIA.
>
>What is the exact error message you're getting?

Please see my reply to William for the solution.
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