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Fixed Server Roles

Fixed server roles are defined at the server level and have specific server-level administrative activities. They are server-wide in their scope and cannot be added, removed, or changed. Each member of a fixed server role can add other logins to that same role.

Fixed Server Role Description Server-Level Permission
bulkadmin Members of the bulkadmin fixed server role can run the BULK INSERT statement. ADMINISTER BULK OPERATIONS
dbcreator Members of the dbcreator fixed server role can create, alter, drop and restore any database. CREATE DATABASE
diskadmin Members of the diskadmin fixed server role can manage disk files. ALTER RESOURCES
processadmin Members of the processadmin fixed server role can terminate processes that are running in any instance of SQL Server. ALTER ANY CONNECTION
ALTER SERVER STATE
securityadmin Members of the securityadmin fixed server role can manage logins and their properties. They can GRANT, DENY and REVOKE server-level permission. They can also GRANT, DENY and REVOKE database-level permissions. Additionally, they can reset password for SQL Server logins. ALTER ANY LOGIN
serveradmin Members of the serveradmin fixed server role can change server-wide configuration options and shut down the server. ALTER ANY ENDPOINT
ALTER RESOURCES
ALTER SERVER STATE
ALTER SETTINGS
SHUTDOWN
VIEW SERVER STATE
setupadmin Members of the setupadmin fixed server role can add and remove linked servers, and also execute some system stored procedures. ALTER ANY LINKED SERVER
sysadmin Members of the sysadmin fixed server role can perform any activity in the server. CONTROL SERVER

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