sp_srvrolepermission (Transact-SQL)
Applies to: 
SQL Server
Displays the permissions of a fixed server role.
Important
This feature will be removed in a future version of SQL Server. Avoid using this feature in new development work, and plan to modify applications that currently use this feature.
Transact-SQL syntax conventions
Syntax
sp_srvrolepermission [ [ @srvrolename = ] N'srvrolename' ]
[ ; ]
Arguments
[ @srvrolename = ] N'srvrolename'
The name of the fixed server role for which permissions are returned. @srvrolename is sysname, with a default of NULL. If no role is specified, the permissions for all fixed server roles are returned. @srvrolename 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 set
| 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