Set-SqlDscServerPermission: Added support for assigning permissions to a server role

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -102,6 +102,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
     setup.exe ([issue #1171](https://github.com/dsccommunity/SqlServerDsc/issues/1171)).
 - SqlRSSetup
   - The DSC resource has been refactored into a class-based resource.
+- `Set-SqlDscServerPermission`
+  - Added support for assigning permissions to a server role.
 
 ### Fixed
 

source/Public/Set-SqlDscServerPermission.ps1

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <#
     .SYNOPSIS
-        Set permission for a login.
+        Set permission for a server principal.
 
     .DESCRIPTION
-        This command sets the permissions for a existing login on a SQL Server
+        This command sets the permissions for a existing principal on a SQL Server
         Database Engine instance.
 
     .PARAMETER ServerObject
@@ -94,14 +94,15 @@ function Set-SqlDscServerPermission
             $ConfirmPreference = 'None'
         }
 
-        $testSqlDscIsLoginParameters = @{
+        $testSqlDscIsPrincipalParameters = @{
             ServerObject = $ServerObject
             Name         = $Name
         }
 
-        $isLogin = Test-SqlDscIsLogin @testSqlDscIsLoginParameters
+        $isLogin = Test-SqlDscIsLogin @testSqlDscIsPrincipalParameters
+        $isRole = Test-SqlDscIsRole @testSqlDscIsPrincipalParameters
 
-        if ($isLogin)
+        if ($isLogin -or $isRole)
         {
             # Get the permissions names that are set to $true in the ServerPermissionSet.
             $permissionName = $Permission |

source/en-US/SqlServerDsc.strings.psd1

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ ConvertFrom-StringData @'
     IsDatabasePrincipal_DatabaseMissing = The database '{0}' cannot be found.
 
     ## Get-SqlDscServerPermission, Set-SqlDscServerPermission
-    ServerPermission_MissingPrincipal = The principal '{0}' is not a login on the instance '{1}'.
+    ServerPermission_MissingPrincipal = The principal '{0}' is not a login nor role on the instance '{1}'.
 
     ## Set-SqlDscServerPermission
     ServerPermission_IgnoreWithGrantForStateDeny = The parameter WithGrant cannot be used together with the state Deny, the parameter WithGrant is ignored.