ReplicationServer.ChangeDistributorPassword Method (SecureString)
Changes the Distributor password, where the new password is supplied as a SecureString object.
Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Rmo (in Microsoft.SqlServer.Rmo.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Sub ChangeDistributorPassword ( _
password As SecureString _
)
'Usage
Dim instance As ReplicationServer
Dim password As SecureString
instance.ChangeDistributorPassword(password)
public void ChangeDistributorPassword(
SecureString password
)
public:
void ChangeDistributorPassword(
SecureString^ password
)
member ChangeDistributorPassword :
password:SecureString -> unit
public function ChangeDistributorPassword(
password : SecureString
)
Parameters
- password
Type: System.Security.SecureString
The new Distributor password is a SecureString value.
Security Note When possible, prompt users to enter security credentials at run time. If you must store credentials, use the https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=34733 cryptographic services provided by the Windows .NET Framework.
Remarks
The DistributorInstalled property must be true to set this property.
The ChangeDistributorPassword(SecureString) method provides additional security for the password while it is stored in memory and should be used instead of ChangeDistributorPassword(String).
The ChangeDistributorPassword method can be called by members of the sysadmin fixed server role at the Distributor.
The ChangeDistributorPassword method is equivalent to the sp_changedistributor_password (Transact-SQL) stored procedure.
This namespace, class, or member is supported only in version 2.0 of the .NET Framework.