Running XP_SubDirs for normal SQL users

I have a requirement where a normal SQL Autheticated user wants to run xp_subdirs.The user is simply a db_reader , db_writer on user database.
Could you advice how is it achievable ?
Please Vote & "Mark As Answer" if this post is helpful to you. Cheers Prakash Nandwana Bangalore , India

Most likely this falls under the same rules as normal security handling in SQL Server. I.e., create a user for the person in question (for the login) in the master database and grant EXEC permissions to this xp to the user you just created.
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