Removes the alias user name identity established with sp_addalias.
sp_dropalias loginame [, force]
is the name (in master.dbo.syslogins) of the user who was aliased to another user.
allows you to drop an alias even if it owns database objects.
Assuming that “victoria” was aliased (for example, to the database owner) in the current database, this statement drops “victoria” as an aliased user from the database:
sp_dropalias victoria
Drops the alias “harry,” which owns a procedure namelist. Adaptive Server drops the alias but issues a warning message:
sp_dropalias harry, force Warning: You have forced the drop of the alias for login 'harry' which owns objects in the database. This may result in errors when those objects are accessed from or contain references to another database. Alias user dropped.(return status = 0)
Executing the sp_dropalias procedure deletes an alternate suid mapping for a user from the sysalternates table.
When a user’s alias is dropped, he or she no longer has access to the database for which the alias was created.
You can drop the alias of a user who owns objects in the database. You do not need to first drop the objects before dropping the login.
Only the database owner, a system administrator, or a system security officer can execute sp_dropalias.
Values in event and extrainfo columns from the sysaudits table are:
Event |
Audit option |
Command or access audited |
Information in extrainfo |
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38 |
exec_procedure |
Execution of a procedure |
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System procedures sp_addalias, sp_adduser, sp_droplogin, sp_dropuser, sp_helpuser
