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# sp_dropserver (Transact-SQL)
[!INCLUDE [SQL Server - ASDBMI](../../includes/applies-to-version/sql-asdbmi.md)]

  Removes a server from the list of known remote and linked servers on the local instance of [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)].  
  
 ![link icon](../../database-engine/configure-windows/media/topic-link.gif "link icon") [Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions](../../t-sql/language-elements/transact-sql-syntax-conventions-transact-sql.md)
  
## Syntax  
  
```sql  
sp_dropserver [ @server = ] 'server'   
     [ , [ @droplogins = ] { 'droplogins' | NULL} ]  
```  
  
## Arguments  
 *server*  
 Is the server to be removed. *server* is **sysname**, with no default. *server* must exist.  
  
 *droplogins*  
 Indicates that related remote and linked server logins for *server* must also be removed if **droplogins** is specified. **`@droplogins`** is **char(10)**, with a default of NULL.  
  
## Return Code Values  
 0 (success) or 1 (failure)  
  
## Remarks  
 If you run **sp_dropserver** on a server that has associated remote and linked server login entries, or is configured as a replication publisher, an error message is returned. To remove all remote and linked server logins for a server when you remove the server, use the **droplogins** argument.  
  
 **sp_dropserver** cannot be executed inside a user-defined transaction.  
  
## Permissions  
 Requires ALTER ANY LINKED SERVER permission on the server.  
  
## Examples  
 The following example removes the remote server `ACCOUNTS` and all associated remote logins from the local instance of [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)].  
  
```  
sp_dropserver 'ACCOUNTS', 'droplogins';  
```  
  
## See Also  
 [Security Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/security-stored-procedures-transact-sql.md)   
 [sp_addserver (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-addserver-transact-sql.md)   
 [sp_dropremotelogin (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-dropremotelogin-transact-sql.md)   
 [sp_helpremotelogin (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-helpremotelogin-transact-sql.md)   
 [sp_helpserver (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-helpserver-transact-sql.md)   
 [System Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/system-stored-procedures-transact-sql.md)