Updated:
26 February 2009
Fixed server roles can be mapped to the more specific permissions that are included in SQL Server. The following table describes the mapping of the fixed server roles to permissions.
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Fixed server role
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Server-level permission
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bulkadmin
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Granted: ADMINISTER BULK OPERATIONS
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dbcreator
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Granted: ALTER ANY DATABASE
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diskadmin
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Granted: ALTER RESOURCES
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processadmin
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Granted: ALTER ANY CONNECTION, ALTER SERVER STATE
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securityadmin
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Granted: ALTER ANY LOGIN
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serveradmin
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Granted: ALTER ANY ENDPOINT, ALTER RESOURCES, ALTER SERVER STATE, ALTER SETTINGS, SHUTDOWN, VIEW SERVER STATE
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setupadmin
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Granted: ALTER ANY LINKED SERVER
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sysadmin
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Granted with GRANT option: CONTROL SERVER
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Remarks
The public role is granted VIEW ANY DATABASE permission.
Members of the securityadmin fixed server role can grant both server-level and database-level permissions.
See Also
Change History
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Updated content
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Corrected the permission of dbcreator.
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