Grant ALTER TRACE permission in SQL Server

Now if I try to create a trace with “testuser” credentials then I will get the following error message saying that the user does not adequate permissions to run trace.

Now lets see how to give the user ALTER TRACE permission:

SSMS – Under Security tab –> Logins –> Right click the login name to modify the properties –> Securables tab –>Click Search –> Select the instance you want to add the permissions to –> Under Explicit tab –> Select the GRANT Check box against ALTER trace permission. –> Click OK

Now lets try to create trace with the “testuser” login:

Yes we can create the trace as “testuser” . So this explains how we

can give ALTER TRACE permission to a login.