--- title: "REVOKE Server Permissions (Transact-SQL)" description: REVOKE Server Permissions (Transact-SQL) author: VanMSFT ms.author: vanto ms.date: "08/10/2017" ms.prod: sql ms.prod_service: "sql-database" ms.technology: t-sql ms.topic: reference helpviewer_keywords: - "permissions [SQL Server], servers" - "REVOKE statement, server permissions" - "servers [SQL Server], permissions" dev_langs: - "TSQL" --- # REVOKE Server Permissions (Transact-SQL) [!INCLUDE [SQL Server](../../includes/applies-to-version/sqlserver.md)] Removes server-level GRANT and DENY permissions. ![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 ```syntaxsql REVOKE [ GRANT OPTION FOR ] permission [ ,...n ] { TO | FROM } [ ,...n ] [ CASCADE ] [ AS ] ::= SQL_Server_login | SQL_Server_login_mapped_to_Windows_login | SQL_Server_login_mapped_to_Windows_group | SQL_Server_login_mapped_to_certificate | SQL_Server_login_mapped_to_asymmetric_key | server_role ::= SQL_Server_login | SQL_Server_login_mapped_to_Windows_login | SQL_Server_login_mapped_to_Windows_group | SQL_Server_login_mapped_to_certificate | SQL_Server_login_mapped_to_asymmetric_key | server_role ``` [!INCLUDE[sql-server-tsql-previous-offline-documentation](../../includes/sql-server-tsql-previous-offline-documentation.md)] ## Arguments *permission* Specifies a permission that can be granted on a server. For a list of the permissions, see the Remarks section later in this topic. { TO | FROM } \ Specifies the principal from which the permission is being revoked. AS \ Specifies the principal from which the principal executing this query derives its right to revoke the permission. GRANT OPTION FOR Indicates that the right to grant the specified permission to other principals will be revoked. The permission itself will not be revoked. > [!IMPORTANT] > If the principal has the specified permission without the GRANT option, the permission itself will be revoked. CASCADE Indicates that the permission being revoked is also revoked from other principals to which it has been granted or denied by this principal. > [!CAUTION] > A cascaded revocation of a permission granted WITH GRANT OPTION will revoke both GRANT and DENY of that permission. *SQL_Server_login* Specifies a [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] login. *SQL_Server_login_mapped_to_Windows_login* Specifies a [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] login mapped to a Windows login. *SQL_Server_login_mapped_to_Windows_group* Specifies a [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] login mapped to a Windows group. *SQL_Server_login_mapped_to_certificate* Specifies a [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] login mapped to a certificate. *SQL_Server_login_mapped_to_asymmetric_key* Specifies a [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] login mapped to an asymmetric key. *server_role* Specifies a user-defined server role. ## Remarks Permissions at the server scope can be revoked only when the current database is master. REVOKE removes both GRANT and DENY permissions. Use REVOKE GRANT OPTION FOR to revoke the right to regrant the specified permission. If the principal has the permission with the right to grant it, the right to grant the permission will be revoked, and the permission itself will not be revoked. But if the principal has the specified permission without the GRANT option, the permission itself will be revoked. Information about server permissions can be viewed in the [sys.server_permissions](../../relational-databases/system-catalog-views/sys-server-permissions-transact-sql.md) catalog view, and information about server principals can be viewed in the [sys.server_principals](../../relational-databases/system-catalog-views/sys-server-principals-transact-sql.md) catalog view. Information about membership of server roles can be viewed in the [sys.server_role_members](../../relational-databases/system-catalog-views/sys-server-role-members-transact-sql.md) catalog view. A server is the highest level of the permissions hierarchy. The most specific and limited permissions that can be revoked on a server are listed in the following table. |Server permission|Implied by server permission| |-----------------------|----------------------------------| |ADMINISTER BULK OPERATIONS|CONTROL SERVER| |ALTER ANY AVAILABILITY GROUP

**Applies to**: [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] ([!INCLUDE[ssSQL11](../../includes/sssql11-md.md)] through [current version](/troubleshoot/sql/general/determine-version-edition-update-level)).|CONTROL SERVER| |ALTER ANY CONNECTION|CONTROL SERVER| |ALTER ANY CREDENTIAL|CONTROL SERVER| |ALTER ANY DATABASE|CONTROL SERVER| |ALTER ANY ENDPOINT|CONTROL SERVER| |ALTER ANY EVENT NOTIFICATION|CONTROL SERVER| |ALTER ANY EVENT SESSION|CONTROL SERVER| |ALTER ANY LINKED SERVER|CONTROL SERVER| |ALTER ANY LOGIN|CONTROL SERVER| |ALTER ANY SERVER AUDIT|CONTROL SERVER| |ALTER ANY SERVER ROLE

**Applies to**: [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] ([!INCLUDE[ssSQL11](../../includes/sssql11-md.md)] through [current version](/troubleshoot/sql/general/determine-version-edition-update-level)).|CONTROL SERVER| |ALTER RESOURCES|CONTROL SERVER| |ALTER SERVER STATE|CONTROL SERVER| |ALTER SETTINGS|CONTROL SERVER| |ALTER TRACE|CONTROL SERVER| |AUTHENTICATE SERVER|CONTROL SERVER| |CONNECT ANY DATABASE

**Applies to**: [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] ([!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] through [current version](/troubleshoot/sql/general/determine-version-edition-update-level)).|CONTROL SERVER| |CONNECT SQL|CONTROL SERVER| |CONTROL SERVER|CONTROL SERVER| |CREATE ANY DATABASE|ALTER ANY DATABASE| |CREATE AVAILABILITY GROUP

**Applies to**: [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] ([!INCLUDE[ssSQL11](../../includes/sssql11-md.md)] through [current version](/troubleshoot/sql/general/determine-version-edition-update-level)).|ALTER ANY AVAILABILITY GROUP| |CREATE DDL EVENT NOTIFICATION|ALTER ANY EVENT NOTIFICATION| |CREATE ENDPOINT|ALTER ANY ENDPOINT| |CREATE SERVER ROLE

**Applies to**: [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] ([!INCLUDE[ssSQL11](../../includes/sssql11-md.md)] through [current version](/troubleshoot/sql/general/determine-version-edition-update-level)).|ALTER ANY SERVER ROLE| |CREATE TRACE EVENT NOTIFICATION|ALTER ANY EVENT NOTIFICATION| |EXTERNAL ACCESS ASSEMBLY|CONTROL SERVER| |IMPERSONATE ANY LOGIN

**Applies to**: [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] ([!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] through [current version](/troubleshoot/sql/general/determine-version-edition-update-level)).|CONTROL SERVER| |SELECT ALL USER SECURABLES

**Applies to**: [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] ([!INCLUDE[ssSQL14](../../includes/sssql14-md.md)] through [current version](/troubleshoot/sql/general/determine-version-edition-update-level)).|CONTROL SERVER| |SHUTDOWN|CONTROL SERVER| |UNSAFE ASSEMBLY|CONTROL SERVER| |VIEW ANY DATABASE|VIEW ANY DEFINITION| |VIEW ANY DEFINITION|CONTROL SERVER| |VIEW SERVER STATE|ALTER SERVER STATE| ## Permissions Requires CONTROL SERVER permission or membership in the sysadmin fixed server role. ## Examples ### A. Revoking a permission from a login The following example revokes `VIEW SERVER STATE` permission from the [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] login `WanidaBenshoof`. ```sql USE master; REVOKE VIEW SERVER STATE FROM WanidaBenshoof; GO ``` ### B. Revoking the WITH GRANT option The following example revokes the right to grant `CONNECT SQL` from the [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] login `JanethEsteves`. ```sql USE master; REVOKE GRANT OPTION FOR CONNECT SQL FROM JanethEsteves; GO ``` The login still has CONNECT SQL permission, but it can no longer grant that permission to other principals. ## See Also [GRANT (Transact-SQL)](../../t-sql/statements/grant-transact-sql.md) [DENY (Transact-SQL)](../../t-sql/statements/deny-transact-sql.md) [DENY Server Permissions (Transact-SQL)](../../t-sql/statements/deny-server-permissions-transact-sql.md) [REVOKE Server Permissions (Transact-SQL)](../../t-sql/statements/revoke-server-permissions-transact-sql.md) [Permissions Hierarchy (Database Engine)](../../relational-databases/security/permissions-hierarchy-database-engine.md) [sys.fn_builtin_permissions (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-functions/sys-fn-builtin-permissions-transact-sql.md) [sys.fn_my_permissions (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-functions/sys-fn-my-permissions-transact-sql.md) [HAS_PERMS_BY_NAME (Transact-SQL)](../../t-sql/functions/has-perms-by-name-transact-sql.md)