sp_helpgroup

Description

Reports information about a particular group or about all groups in the current database.

Syntax

sp_helpgroup [grpname]

Parameters

grpname: is the name of a group in the database created with sp_addgroup.

Examples

Example 1

Displays information about all groups in the current database:

sp_helpgroup

Group_name           Group_id 
---------------      --------
hackers              16384
public                0

Example 2

Displays information about the group “hackers”:

sp_helpgroup hackers

Group_name      Group_id      Users_in_group      Userid
-----------     ---------     --------------      ------ 
hackers         16384         ann                 4 
hackers         16384         judy                3

Usage

To get a report on the default group, “public,” enclose the name “public” in single or double quotes (“public” is a reserved word).

If there are no members in the specified group, sp_helpgroup displays the header, but lists no users, as follows:

Group_name            Group_id          Users_in_group          Userid 
-----------           ---------         --------------          ------

Permissions

Any user can execute sp_helpgroup. Permission checks do not differ based on the granular permissions settings.

Auditing

Values in event and extrainfo columns from the sysaudits table are:

Event	Audit option	Command or access audited	Information in extrainfo
38	exec_procedure	Execution of a procedure	Roles – Current active roles Keywords or options – NULL Previous value – NULL Current value – NULL Other information – All input parameters Proxy information – Original login name, if set proxy in effect