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sysmail_help_account_sp (Transact-SQL)

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Applies to: SQL Server

Lists information (except passwords) about Database Mail accounts.

Transact-SQL syntax conventions

Syntax

sysmail_help_account_sp [ [ @account_id = ] account_id | [ @account_name = ] 'account_name' ]
[ ; ]

Arguments

[ @account_id = ] account_id

The account ID of the account to list information for. @account_id is int, with a default of NULL.

[ @account_name = ] 'account_name'

The name of the account to list information for. @account_name is sysname, with a default of NULL.

Return code values

0 (success) or 1 (failure).

Result set

Returns a result set containing the columns listed below.

Column name Data type Description
account_id int The ID of the account.
name sysname The name of the account.
description nvarchar(256) The description for the account.
email_address nvarchar(128) The e-mail address to send messages from.
display_name nvarchar(128) The display name for the account.
replyto_address nvarchar(128) The address where replies to messages from this account are sent.
servertype sysname The type of e-mail server for the account.
servername sysname The name of the e-mail server for the account.
port int The port number of the e-mail server uses.
username nvarchar(128) The user name to use to sign in to the e-mail server, if the e-mail server uses authentication. When username is NULL, Database Mail doesn't use authentication for this account.
use_default_credentials bit Specifies whether to send the mail to the SMTP server using the credentials of the SQL Server Database Engine. When this parameter is 1, Database Mail uses the credentials of the SQL Server Database Engine service. When this parameter is 0, Database Mail uses the @username and @password for authentication on the SMTP server. If @username and @password are NULL, then Database Mail uses anonymous authentication. Consult your SMTP administrator before specifying this parameter.
enable_ssl bit Specifies whether Database Mail encrypts communication using Transport Layer Security (TLS), previously known as Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). Use this option if TLS is required on your SMTP server. 1 indicates Database Mail encrypts communication using TLS. 0 indicates Database Mail sends the mail without TLS encryption.

Remarks

When no account_id or account_name is provided, sysmail_help_account lists information on all Database Mail accounts in the Microsoft SQL Server instance.

The stored procedure sysmail_help_account_sp is in the msdb database and is owned by the dbo schema. The procedure must be executed with a three-part name if the current database isn't msdb.

Permissions

This stored procedure is owned by the db_owner role. You can grant EXECUTE permissions for any user, but these permissions may be overridden during a SQL Server upgrade.

Examples

A. List the information for all accounts

The following example shows listing the account information for all accounts in the instance.

EXEC msdb.dbo.sysmail_help_account_sp;

Here is a sample result set, edited for line length:

account_id  name                         description                             email_address             display_name                     replyto_address servertype servername                port        username use_default_credentials enable_ssl
----------- ---------------------------- --------------------------------------- ------------------------- -------------------------------- --------------- ---------- ------------------------- ----------- -------- ----------------------- ----------
148         AdventureWorks Administrator Mail account for administrative e-mail. dba@adventure-works.com   AdventureWorks Automated Mailer  NULL            SMTP       smtp.adventure-works.com  25          NULL 0                          0
149         Audit Account                Account for audit e-mail.               audit@adventure-works.com Automated Mailer (Audit)         NULL            SMTP       smtp.adventure-works.com  25          NULL 0                          0

B. List the information for a specific account

The following example shows listing the account information for the account named AdventureWorks Administrator.

EXEC msdb.dbo.sysmail_help_account_sp
    @account_name = 'AdventureWorks Administrator';

Here is a sample result set, edited for line length:

account_id  name                         description                             email_address             display_name                     replyto_address servertype servername                port        username use_default_credentials enable_ssl
----------- ---------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------- ---------------- ---------- ------------------------- ----------- -------- ----------------------- ----------
148         AdventureWorks Administrator Mail account for administrative e-mail. dba@adventure-works.com   AdventureWorks Automated Mailer  NULL            SMTP       smtp.adventure-works.com  25          NULL     0                       0

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