sp_helpdbfixedrole (Transact-SQL)

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05/16/2013

Returns a list of the fixed database roles.

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Syntax

sp_helpdbfixedrole [ [ @rolename = ] 'role' ]

Arguments

[ @rolename = ] 'role'
Is the name of a fixed database role. role is sysname, with a default of NULL. If role is specified, only information about that role is returned; otherwise, a list and description of all fixed database roles is returned.

Return Code Values

0 (success) or 1 (failure)

Result Sets

Column name	Data type	Description
DbFixedRole	sysname	Name of the fixed database role.
Description	nvarchar(70)	Description of DbFixedRole.

Remarks

Fixed database roles, as shown in the following table, are defined at the database level and have permissions to perform specific database-level administrative activities. Fixed database roles cannot be added or removed. The permissions granted to a fixed database role cannot be changed.

Fixed database role	Description
db_owner	Database owners
db_accessadmin	Database access administrators
db_securityadmin	Database security administrators
db_ddladmin	Database DDL administrators
db_backupoperator	Database backup operators
db_datareader	Database data readers
db_datawriter	Database data writers
db_denydatareader	Database deny data readers
db_denydatawriter	Database deny data writers

The following table shows stored procedures that are used for modifying database roles.

Stored procedure	Action
sp_addrolemember	Adds a database user to a fixed database role.
sp_helprole	Displays a list of the members of a fixed database role.
sp_droprolemember	Removes a member from a fixed database role.

Permissions

Requires membership in the public role.

Information returned is subject to restrictions on access to metadata. Entities on which the principal has no permission do not appear. For more information, see Metadata Visibility Configuration.

Examples

The following example shows a list of all fixed database roles.

EXEC sp_helpdbfixedrole;
GO

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