In SQL Server 2005, is there an easy way to “copy” permissions on an object from one user/role to another?

Question

I asked another question about roles and permissions, which mostly served to reveal my ignorance. One of the other outcomes was the advice that one should generally stay aw

Answer 1

The idea of having a role is that you only need to setup the permissions once. You can then assign users, or groups of users to that role.

It's also possible to nest roles, so that a role can contain other roles.

Not sure if its best practice, but it makes sense that if you have a complex set of permissions, with groups of users that need access to multiple applications you go something like:

NT User -> NT Security Group -> SQL Server Role -> SQL Server Role A, Role B ...