Changing user information

Table 14-5 lists the system procedures you use to change passwords, default database, default language, full name, or group assignment.

Table 14-5: System procedures for changing user information

Task

Required role

System procedure

Database

Change your password

None

sp_password

Any database

Change another user’s password

System security officer

sp_password

Any database

Change authentication mechanism

System security officer

sp_modifylogin

Any database

Change your default database, default language, or full name

None

sp_modifylogin

Any database

Change a login account’s default database, default language, or full name

System administrator or system security officer

sp_modifylogin

Any database

Change the group assignment of a user

System administrator, database owner, or system security officer

sp_changegroup

User database