Service.ChangePassword Method

Changes the password for the system account under which the SQL Server service is running.

Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Wmi
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo (in microsoft.sqlserver.smo.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub ChangePassword ( _
    oldPassword As String, _
    newPassword As String _
)

public void ChangePassword (
    string oldPassword,
    string newPassword
)

public:
void ChangePassword (
    String^ oldPassword, 
    String^ newPassword
)

public void ChangePassword (
    String oldPassword, 
    String newPassword
)

public function ChangePassword (
    oldPassword : String, 
    newPassword : String
)

Parameters

• oldPassword
  A String value that specifies the existing password.

• newPassword
  A String value that specifies the new password.

Remarks

This namespace, class, or member is supported only in version 2.0 of the Microsoft .NET Framework.

Example

How to: Stop and Restart the Microsoft SQL Server Service to the Instance of SQL Server in Visual Basic .NET

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Microsoft Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Development Platforms

For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.

Target Platforms

For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.

See Also

Reference

Service Class
Service Members
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Wmi Namespace

Other Resources

Managing Services and Network Settings by Using WMI Provider
WMI and SQL Server
Connecting to the SQL Server Database Engine