SQL - Delete SQL User

Octopus.Script exported 07/11/2018 by octobob belongs to 'SQL Server' category.

Deletes a SQL User from the server without using SMO.

Parameters

When steps based on the template are included in a project's deployment process, the parameters below can be set.

SQL Server

createSqlServer

The SQL Server to perform the action on

SQL Login

createSqlLoginUserWhoHasCreateUserRights

The user who has permissions to create the user

Leave blank for integrated security

SQL Password

createSqlLoginPasswordWhoHasRights

The password of the user who has permissions to create SQL Logins

Leave blank for integrated security

Username to delete

deleteSqlLogin

The SQL Login which will be deleted

Script body

Steps based on this template will execute the following PowerShell script.
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if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($createSqlLoginUserWhoHasCreateUserRights) -eq $true){
	Write-Host "No username found, using integrated security"
    $connectionString = "Server=$createSqlServer;Database=master;integrated security=true;"
}
else {
	Write-Host "Username found, using SQL Authentication"
    $connectionString = "Server=$createSqlServer;Database=master;User ID=$createSqlLoginUserWhoHasCreateUserRights;Password=$createSqlLoginPasswordWhoHasRights;"
}

$sqlConnection = New-Object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection
$sqlConnection.ConnectionString = $connectionString

$command = $sqlConnection.CreateCommand()
$command.CommandType = [System.Data.CommandType]'Text'

Write-Host "Opening the connection to $createSqlServer"
$sqlConnection.Open()

$escapedLogin = $deleteSqlLogin.Replace("'", "''")

Write-Host "Running the if not exists then delete user command on the server"
$command.CommandText = "IF EXISTS(SELECT 1 FROM sys.server_principals WHERE name = '$escapedLogin')
	DROP LOGIN [$deleteSqlLogin]"            
$command.ExecuteNonQuery()

Write-Host "Successfully deleted the account $createSqlLogin"
Write-Host "Closing the connection to $createSqlServer"
$sqlConnection.Close()

To use this template in Octopus Deploy, copy the JSON below and paste it into the Library → Step templates → Import dialog.

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{
  "Id": "3c3757a6-eab2-4c37-8e9d-1b713a657357",
  "Name": "SQL - Delete SQL User",
  "Description": "Deletes a SQL User from the server without using SMO.",
  "Version": 1,
  "ExportedAt": "2018-07-11T20:39:04.366Z",
  "ActionType": "Octopus.Script",
  "Author": "octobob",
  "Parameters": [
    {
      "Id": "a891f549-3de1-40e6-a657-dfe5770484eb",
      "Name": "createSqlServer",
      "Label": "SQL Server",
      "HelpText": "The SQL Server to perform the action on",
      "DefaultValue": "",
      "DisplaySettings": {
        "Octopus.ControlType": "SingleLineText"
      }
    },
    {
      "Id": "a26a532f-40e2-469d-9ea3-b556e82ca001",
      "Name": "createSqlLoginUserWhoHasCreateUserRights",
      "Label": "SQL Login",
      "HelpText": "The user who has permissions to create the user\n\nLeave blank for integrated security",
      "DefaultValue": "",
      "DisplaySettings": {
        "Octopus.ControlType": "SingleLineText"
      }
    },
    {
      "Id": "3f9d69dd-14c8-4854-97ab-c9a186bf9285",
      "Name": "createSqlLoginPasswordWhoHasRights",
      "Label": "SQL Password",
      "HelpText": "The password of the user who has permissions to create SQL Logins\n\nLeave blank for integrated security",
      "DefaultValue": "",
      "DisplaySettings": {
        "Octopus.ControlType": "Sensitive"
      }
    },
    {
      "Id": "b791dca9-e95e-41b7-8388-4585dfa3011e",
      "Name": "deleteSqlLogin",
      "Label": "Username to delete",
      "HelpText": "The SQL Login which will be deleted",
      "DefaultValue": "",
      "DisplaySettings": {
        "Octopus.ControlType": "SingleLineText"
      }
    }
  ],
  "Properties": {
    "Octopus.Action.Script.ScriptSource": "Inline",
    "Octopus.Action.Script.Syntax": "PowerShell",
    "Octopus.Action.Script.ScriptBody": "if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($createSqlLoginUserWhoHasCreateUserRights) -eq $true){\n\tWrite-Host \"No username found, using integrated security\"\n    $connectionString = \"Server=$createSqlServer;Database=master;integrated security=true;\"\n}\nelse {\n\tWrite-Host \"Username found, using SQL Authentication\"\n    $connectionString = \"Server=$createSqlServer;Database=master;User ID=$createSqlLoginUserWhoHasCreateUserRights;Password=$createSqlLoginPasswordWhoHasRights;\"\n}\n\n$sqlConnection = New-Object System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection\n$sqlConnection.ConnectionString = $connectionString\n\n$command = $sqlConnection.CreateCommand()\n$command.CommandType = [System.Data.CommandType]'Text'\n\nWrite-Host \"Opening the connection to $createSqlServer\"\n$sqlConnection.Open()\n\n$escapedLogin = $deleteSqlLogin.Replace(\"'\", \"''\")\n\nWrite-Host \"Running the if not exists then delete user command on the server\"\n$command.CommandText = \"IF EXISTS(SELECT 1 FROM sys.server_principals WHERE name = '$escapedLogin')\n\tDROP LOGIN [$deleteSqlLogin]\"            \n$command.ExecuteNonQuery()\n\nWrite-Host \"Successfully deleted the account $createSqlLogin\"\nWrite-Host \"Closing the connection to $createSqlServer\"\n$sqlConnection.Close()"
  },
  "Category": "SQL Server",
  "HistoryUrl": "https://github.com/OctopusDeploy/Library/commits/master/step-templates/sql-delete-sql-user.json",
  "Website": "/step-templates/3c3757a6-eab2-4c37-8e9d-1b713a657357",
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