I don't think he's asking the wrong question. He's asking a very specific question, what are the things only a login in the sysadmin fixed server role can do.  Does...

I like this script and find it useful for generating audit reports; however there are a few enhancements I would like to propose:

1. Any SQL Server object with a...

After setting a value you will need to run the RECONFIGURE statement (or the RECONFIGURE WITH OVERRIDE statement if the value is not "reasonable"; see BOL for details) for the...