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

  Reports information about Windows groups with accounts in the current database.  
  
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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_helpntgroup [ [ @ntname= ] 'name' ]   
```  
  
## Arguments  
 [ **@ntname =** ] **'***name***'**  
 Is the name of the Windows group. *name* is **sysname**, with a default of NULL. *name* must be a valid Windows group with access to the current database. If *name* is not specified, all Windows groups with access to the current database are included in the output.  
  
## Return Code Values  
 0 (success) or 1 (failure)  
  
## Result Sets  
  
|Column name|Data type|Description|  
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|  
|**NTGroupName**|**sysname**|Name of the Windows group.|  
|**NTGroupId**|**smallint**|Group identifier (ID).|  
|**SID**|**varbinary(85)**|Security identifier (SID) of **NTGroupName**.|  
|**HasDbAccess**|**int**|1 = Windows group has permission to access the database.|  
  
## Remarks  
 To see a list of the [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] roles in the current database, use **sp_helprole**.  
  
## Permissions  
 Requires membership in the **public** role.  
  
## Examples  
 The following example prints a list of the Windows groups with access to the current database.  
  
```  
EXEC sp_helpntgroup;  
```  
  
## See Also  
 [Security Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/security-stored-procedures-transact-sql.md)   
 [sp_grantdbaccess (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-grantdbaccess-transact-sql.md)   
 [sp_helprole (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-helprole-transact-sql.md)   
 [sp_revokedbaccess (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-revokedbaccess-transact-sql.md)   
 [System Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/system-stored-procedures-transact-sql.md)