What is the meaning of the principal_id in sys.schemas and when would it ever be different from schema_id? 1> SELECT LEFT(name,20), schema_id, principal_id FROM sys.schemas; 2> GO schema_id principal_id ——————– ———– ———— dbo 1 1 guest 2 2 INFORMATION_SCHEMA 3 3 sys 4 4 db_owner 16384 16384 db_accessadmin 16385 16385 db_securityadmin 16386 16386 db_ddladmin 16387Read more