| title | sp_revokedbaccess (Transact-SQL) | ||
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| description | sp_revokedbaccess removes a database user from the current database. | ||
| author | VanMSFT | ||
| ms.author | vanto | ||
| ms.reviewer | randolphwest | ||
| ms.date | 06/23/2025 | ||
| ms.service | sql | ||
| ms.subservice | system-objects | ||
| ms.topic | reference | ||
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[!INCLUDE SQL Server]
Removes a database user from the current database.
Important
[!INCLUDE ssNoteDepFutureAvoid] Use DROP USER instead.
:::image type="icon" source="../../includes/media/topic-link-icon.svg" border="false"::: Transact-SQL syntax conventions
sp_revokedbaccess [ @name_in_db = ] N'name_in_db'
[ ; ]
The name of the database user to be removed. @name_in_db is sysname, with no default. @name_in_db can be the name of a server login, a Windows login, or a Windows group, and must exist in the current database. When you specify a Windows login or Windows group, specify the name by which it's known in the database.
0 (success) or 1 (failure).
When the database user is removed, the permissions and aliases that depend on the user are also removed.
sp_revokedbaccess can remove only database users from the current database. Before removing a database user that owns objects in the current database, you must either transfer ownership of the objects or drop them from the database. For more information, see ALTER AUTHORIZATION.
sp_revokedbaccess can't be executed within a user-defined transaction.
Requires ALTER ANY USER permission on the database.
The following example removes the database user mapped to Edmonds\LolanSo from the current database.
EXECUTE sp_revokedbaccess 'Edmonds\LolanSo';
GO