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Get-DbaServerRole

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NAME Get-DbaServerRole



SYNOPSIS

Gets the list of server-level roles.





SYNTAX

Get-DbaServerRole [-SqlInstance] <Sqlcollaborative.Dbatools.Parameter.DbaInstanceParameter[]> [[-SqlCredential]

<Pscredential>] [[-ServerRole] <System.String[]>] [[-ExcludeServerRole] <System.String[]>] [-ExcludeFixedRole

<Switch>] [-EnableException <Switch>] [<CommonParameters>]





DESCRIPTION

Gets the list of server-level roles for SQL Server instance.





PARAMETERS

-EnableException [<Switch>]

By default, when something goes wrong we try to catch it, interpret it and give you a friendly warning

message. This avoids overwhelming you with "sea of red" exceptions, but is inconvenient because it basically

disables advanced scripting. Using this switch turns this "nice by default" feature off and enables you to

catch exceptions with your own try/catch.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-ExcludeFixedRole [<Switch>]

Filter the fixed server-level roles. Only applies to SQL Server 2017 that supports creation of server-level

roles.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-ExcludeServerRole [<System.String[]>]

Server-Level role to exclude from results.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-ServerRole [<System.String[]>]

Server-Level role to filter results to that role only.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-SqlCredential [<Pscredential>]

Login to the target instance using alternative credentials. Accepts PowerShell credentials (Get-Credential).



Windows Authentication, SQL Server Authentication, Active Directory - Password, and Active Directory -

Integrated are all supported.



For MFA support, please use Connect-DbaInstance.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-SqlInstance [<Sqlcollaborative.Dbatools.Parameter.DbaInstanceParameter[]>]

The target SQL Server instance or instances. Server version must be SQL Server version 2005 or higher.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,

ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,

OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see

about_CommonParameters (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).



INPUTS



OUTPUTS



NOTES





Tags: ServerRole, Security

Author: Shawn Melton (@wsmelton)



Website: https://dbatools.io

Copyright: (c) 2018 by dbatools, licensed under MIT

License: MIT https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT



-------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 --------------------------



PS C:\\>Get-DbaServerRole -SqlInstance sql2016a



Outputs list of server-level roles for sql2016a instance.

-------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------



PS C:\\>Get-DbaServerRole -SqlInstance sql2017a -ExcludeFixedRole



Outputs the server-level role(s) that are not fixed roles on sql2017a instance.



RELATED LINKS

https://dbatools.io/Get-DbaServerRole