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title: "DBCC FREESESSIONCACHE (Transact-SQL) | Microsoft Docs"
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# DBCC FREESESSIONCACHE (Transact-SQL)
[!INCLUDE [SQL Server](../../includes/applies-to-version/sqlserver.md)]

Flushes the distributed query connection cache used by distributed queries against an instance of [!INCLUDE[msCoName](../../includes/msconame-md.md)] [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)].
  
![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  
```sql
DBCC FREESESSIONCACHE [ WITH NO_INFOMSGS ]  
```  
  
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## Arguments
 WITH NO_INFOMSGS  
 Suppresses all informational messages.  
  
## Permissions  
 Requires membership in the **sysadmin** fixed server role.  
  
## Examples  
The following example flushes the distributed query cache.
  
```sql
USE AdventureWorks2012;  
GO  
DBCC FREESESSIONCACHE WITH NO_INFOMSGS;  
GO  
```  
  
## See Also  
[DBCC (Transact-SQL)](../../t-sql/database-console-commands/dbcc-transact-sql.md)