sys-linked-logins-transact-sql.md

title	sys.linked_logins (Transact-SQL)
description	sys.linked_logins (Transact-SQL)
author	VanMSFT
ms.author	vanto
ms.date	06/10/2016
ms.service	sql
ms.subservice	system-objects
ms.topic	reference
f1_keywords	sys.linked_logins sys.linked_logins_TSQL linked_logins_TSQL linked_logins
helpviewer_keywords	sys.linked_logins catalog view
dev_langs	TSQL

sys.linked_logins (Transact-SQL)

[!INCLUDESQL Server Azure SQL Managed Instance]

Returns a row per linked-server-login mapping, for use by RPC and distributed queries from local server to the corresponding linked server.

Column name	Data type	Description
server_id	int	ID of the server in sys.servers.
local_principal_id	int	Server-principal to whom mapping applies. 0 = wildcard or public.
uses_self_credential	bit	If 1, mapping indicates session should use its own credentials; otherwise, 0 indicates that session uses the name and password that are supplied.
remote_name	sysname	Remote user name to use when connecting. Password is also stored, but not exposed in catalog view interfaces.
modify_date	datetime	Date the linked login was last changed.

Permissions

[!INCLUDEssCatViewPerm] For more information, see Metadata Visibility Configuration.

See Also

Catalog Views (Transact-SQL)
Linked Servers Catalog Views (Transact-SQL)