sp_helpgroup (T-SQL)

Reports information about a role or all roles in the current database. This procedure is included for backward compatibility. Microsoft® SQL Server™ version 7.0 uses roles instead of groups. Use sp_helprole.

Syntax

sp_helpgroup [[@grpname =] 'role']

Arguments

[@grpname =] 'role': Is the name of a role. role must exist in the current database. role is sysname, with a default of NULL. If role is specified, information about the name of the role and the members of the role is returned; otherwise, information about all the roles in the current database is returned.

Return Code Values

0 (success) or 1 (failure)

Result Sets

role is not specified.

Column name	Data type	Description
Group_name	sysname	Name of the role in the current database
Group_id	smallint	Role ID for the role in the current database

role is specified.

Column name	Data type	Description
Group_name	sysname	Name of the role in the current database
Group_id	smallint	Role ID for the role in the current database
Users_in_group	sysname	Member of the role in the current database
Userid	smallint	User ID for the member of the role

Remarks

To view the permissions associated with the role, use sp_helprotect.

Permissions

Execute permissions default to the public role.

Examples

A. Return information about a single role

This example returns information about the hackers role.

EXEC sp_helpgroup 'hackers'

B. Return information about all roles

This example returns information about all roles in the current database.

EXEC sp_helpgroup

sp_helprotect	sp_helpuser
sp_helprole	System Stored Procedures