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# sp_addsrvrolemember (Transact-SQL)
[!INCLUDE[tsql-appliesto-ss2008-xxxx-xxxx-xxx_md](../../includes/tsql-appliesto-ss2008-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md.md)]

  Adds a login as a member of a fixed server role.  
  
> [!IMPORTANT]  
>  [!INCLUDE[ssNoteDepFutureAvoid](../../includes/ssnotedepfutureavoid-md.md)] Use [ALTER SERVER ROLE](../../t-sql/statements/alter-server-role-transact-sql.md) instead.  
  
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|**Applies to**: [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] ([!INCLUDE[ssKatmai](../../includes/sskatmai-md.md)] through [current version](http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkId=299658)).|  
  
 ![Topic link icon](../../database-engine/configure-windows/media/topic-link.gif "Topic link icon") [Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions](../../t-sql/language-elements/transact-sql-syntax-conventions-transact-sql.md)  
  
## 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 [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] login or a Windows login. If the Windows login has not already been granted access to [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)], access is automatically granted.  
  
 [ @rolename **=** ] **'***role***'**  
 Is the name of the fixed server role to which the login is being added. *role* is **sysname**, with a default of NULL, and must be one of the following values:  
  
-   sysadmin  
  
-   securityadmin  
  
-   serveradmin  
  
-   setupadmin  
  
-   processadmin  
  
-   diskadmin  
  
-   dbcreator  
  
-   bulkadmin  

## 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 role.  
  
 The role membership of the sa login and public cannot be changed.  
  
 Use sp_addrolemember to add a member to a fixed database or user-defined role.  
  
 sp_addsrvrolemember cannot be executed within a user-defined transaction.  
  
## Permissions  
 Requires membership in the role to which the new member is being added.  
  
## Examples  
 The following example adds the Windows login `Corporate\HelenS` to the `sysadmin` fixed server role.  
  
```  
EXEC sp_addsrvrolemember 'Corporate\HelenS', 'sysadmin';  
GO  
```  
  
## See Also  
 [Security Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/security-stored-procedures-transact-sql.md)   
 [sp_addrolemember (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-addrolemember-transact-sql.md)   
 [sp_dropsrvrolemember (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-dropsrvrolemember-transact-sql.md)   
 [System Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/system-stored-procedures-transact-sql.md)   
 [Security Functions (Transact-SQL)](../../t-sql/functions/security-functions-transact-sql.md)   
 [CREATE SERVER ROLE (Transact-SQL)](../../t-sql/statements/create-server-role-transact-sql.md)   
 [DROP SERVER ROLE (Transact-SQL)](../../t-sql/statements/drop-server-role-transact-sql.md)