sp_srvrolepermission (Transact-SQL)
Displays the permissions of a fixed server role. sp_srvrolepermission returns correct information in SQL Server 2000. The output does not reflect changes to the permissions hierarchy that were implemented in SQL Server 2005. For more information, see Permissions of Fixed Server Roles (Database Engine).
Important
This feature will be removed in a future version of Microsoft SQL Server. Avoid using this feature in new development work, and plan to modify applications that currently use this feature.
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Syntax
sp_srvrolepermission [ [ @srvrolename = ] 'role']
Arguments
[ @srvrolename = ] 'role'
Is the name of the fixed server role for which permissions are returned. role is sysname, with a default of NULL. If no role is specified, the permissions for all fixed server roles are returned. role can have one of the following values.Value
Description
sysadmin
System administrators
securityadmin
Security administrators
serveradmin
Server administrators
setupadmin
Setup administrators
processadmin
Process administrators
diskadmin
Disk administrators
dbcreator
Database creators
bulkadmin
Can execute BULK INSERT statements
Return Code Values
0 (success) or 1 (failure)
Result Sets
Column name |
Data type |
Description |
|---|---|---|
ServerRole |
sysname |
Name of a fixed server role |
Permission |
sysname |
Permission associated with ServerRole |
Remarks
The permissions listed include the Transact-SQL statements that can be executed, and other special activities that can be performed by members of the fixed server role. To display a list of the fixed server roles, execute sp_helpsrvrole.
The sysadmin fixed server role has the permissions of all the other fixed server roles.
Permissions
Requires membership in the public role.
Examples
The following query returns the permissions associated with the sysadmin fixed server role.
EXEC sp_srvrolepermission 'sysadmin';
GO