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SUSER_SID Function

Posted By: Sarita Patel     Category: SQL Server     Views: 3323

This article explains about SUSER_SID function in sql server with examples.

SUSER_SID returns the security identification number (SID) for the specified user's login name.

SUSER_SID can be used as a DEFAULT constraint in either ALTER TABLE or CREATE TABLE.



Syntax of SUSER_SID Function :

SUSER_SID ( [ 'login' ] )

login is a user's login name. It is a sysname. It is an optional. If you don't specify then it returns information about current user. 

Return type of SUSER_SID is a varbinary(85).




Examples of SUSER_SID Function :

Example 1 : Use of SUSER_SID function in select clause 

SELECT SUSER_SID ('NorthwindUser')

Output
0x0105000000000005150000007D3F02A2B97927CFBCECB55FE8030000

Above example returns security id number for specified user's login name.
  
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