sp_changedistributor_password (Transact-SQL)
Changes the password for a Distributor. This stored procedure is executed at the Distributor on any database.
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Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions
Syntax
sp_changedistributor_password [ @password= ] 'password'
Arguments
- [ @password=] 'password'
Is the new password. password is sysname, with no default. If the Distributor is local, the password of the distributor_admin system login is changed.
Return Code Values
0 (success) or 1 (failure)
Remarks
sp_changedistributor_password is used in all types of replication.
Permissions
Only members of the sysadmin fixed server role can execute sp_changedistributor_password.
Example
-- Change the password on the Distributor.
-- To avoid storing the password in the script file, the value is passed
-- into SQLCMD as a scripting variable. For information about how to use
-- scripting variables on the command line and in SQL Server Management
-- Studio, see the "Executing Replication Scripts" section in the topic
-- "Programming Replication Using System Stored Procedures".
USE master
EXEC sp_changedistributor_password $(Password)
GO
See Also
Reference
sp_adddistributor (Transact-SQL)
Replication Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)
Other Resources
How to: View and Modify Replication Security Settings (Replication Transact-SQL Programming)
Securing the Distributor