sp_addsrvrolemember (T-SQL)

Adds a login as a member of a fixed server role.

Syntax

sp_addsrvrolemember [@loginame =] 'login', [@rolename =] 'role'

Arguments

[@loginame =] 'login'

Is the name of the login being added to the fixed server role. login is sysname, with no default. login can be a Microsoft® SQL Server™ login or a Microsoft Windows NT® user account. If the Windows NT login has not already been granted access to SQL Server, access is granted automatically.

[@rolename =] 'role'

Is the name of the fixed server role in which the login is being added. role is sysname, with a default of NULL, and must be one of these values:

• sysadmin
• securityadmin
• serveradmin
• setupadmin
• processadmin
• diskadmin
• dbcreator

Return Code Values

0 (success) or 1 (failure)

Remarks

When a login is added to a fixed server role, the login gains the permissions associated with that fixed server role.

The role membership of the sa login cannot be changed.

Use sp_addrolemember to add a member to a fixed database or user-defined role.

sp_addsrvrolemember stored procedure cannot be executed within a user-defined transaction.

Permissions

Members of a fixed server role can execute sp_addsrvrolemember to add members only to the same fixed server role.

Examples

This example adds the Windows NT user Corporate\HelenS to the sysadmin fixed server role.

EXEC sp_addsrvrolemember 'Corporate\HelenS', 'sysadmin'

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