sp_syspolicy_set_config_enabled (Transact-SQL)

Enables or disables Policy-Based Management.

Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions

Syntax

sp_syspolicy_set_config_enabled [ @value= ] value

Arguments

• [ @value= ] value
  Determines whether Policy-Based Management is enabled. value is sqlvariant, and can be one of the following values:

  • 0 (or 'false') = Disabled

  • 1 (or 'true') = Enabled

Return Code Values

0 (success) or 1 (failure)

Remarks

You must run sp_syspolicy_set_config_enabled in the context of the msdb system database.

Permissions

Requires membership in the PolicyAdministratorRole fixed database role.

Security Note

Possible elevation of credentials: Users in the PolicyAdministratorRole role can create server triggers and schedule policy executions that can affect the operation of the instance of the Database Engine. For example, users in the PolicyAdministratorRole role can create a policy that can prevent most objects from being created in the Database Engine. Because of this possible elevation of credentials, the PolicyAdministratorRole role should be granted only to users who are trusted with controlling the configuration of the Database Engine.

Examples

The following example enables Policy-Based Management.

EXEC msdb.dbo.sp_syspolicy_set_config_enabled @value = 1;

GO 

See Also

Reference

Policy-Based Management Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)

sp_syspolicy_configure (Transact-SQL)