sp_changereplicationserverpasswords (Transact-SQL)
Changes stored passwords for the Microsoft Windows account or Microsoft SQL Server login used by replication agents when connecting to servers in a replication topology. You would normally have to change a password for each individual agent running at a server, even if they all use the same login or account. This stored procedure enables you to change the password for all instances of a given SQL Server Login or Windows account used by all replication agents that run at a server. This stored procedure is executed at any server in the replication topology on the master database.
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Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions
Syntax
sp_changereplicationserverpasswords [ @login_type = ] login_type
, [ @login = ] 'login'
, [ @password = ] 'password'
[ , [ @server = ] 'server' ]
Arguments
[ @login_type = ] login_type
Is the type of authentication for the supplied credentials. login_type is tinyint, with no default.1 = Windows Integrated Authentication
0 = SQL Server Authentication
- [ @login = ] 'login'
Is the name of the Windows account or SQL Server login being changed. login is nvarchar(257), with no default
[ @password = ] 'password'
Is the new password to be stored for the specified login. password is sysname, with no default.Note
After changing a replication password, you must stop and restart each agent that uses the password before the change takes effect for that agent.
[ @server = ] 'server'
Is the server connection for which the stored password is being changed. server is sysname, and can be one of these values:Value Description distributor
All agent connections to the Distributor.
publisher
All agent connections to the Publisher.
subscriber
All agent connections to the Subscriber.
% (default)
All agent connections to all servers in a replication topology.
Return Code Values
0 (success) or 1 (failure)
Remarks
sp_changereplicationserverpasswords is used with all types of replication.
Permissions
Only members of the sysadmin fixed server role can execute sp_changereplicationserverpasswords.
See Also
Other Resources
How to: View and Modify Replication Security Settings (Replication Transact-SQL Programming)