ReplicationDatabase.LogReaderAgentProcessSecurity Property

Definition

Namespace:

Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication

Assembly:

Microsoft.SqlServer.Rmo.dll

Gets the Microsoft Windows account under which the Log Reader Agent job runs at the Distributor.

C#

public Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication.IProcessSecurityContext LogReaderAgentProcessSecurity { get; }

Property Value

IProcessSecurityContext

An IProcessSecurityContext object that specifies the Windows account used by SQL Server Agent when running the Log Reader Agent.

Exceptions

ApplicationException

When the Log Reader Agent job does not exist or the version of SQL Server is not SQL Server 2005 or later.

When the Queue Reader Agent has not been upgraded to the SQL Server 2005 replication agent security model. For more information, see Security and Protection (Replication).

Examples

C#

// Set the Publisher, publication database, and publication names.
string publicationName = "AdvWorksProductTran";
string publicationDbName = "AdventureWorks2012";
string publisherName = publisherInstance;

ReplicationDatabase publicationDb;
TransPublication publication;

// Create a connection to the Publisher using Windows Authentication.
ServerConnection conn;
conn = new ServerConnection(publisherName);


try
{
    // Connect to the Publisher.
    conn.Connect();

    // Enable the AdventureWorks2012 database for transactional publishing.
    publicationDb = new ReplicationDatabase(publicationDbName, conn);

    // If the database exists and is not already enabled, 
    // enable it for transactional publishing.
    if (publicationDb.LoadProperties())
    {
        if (!publicationDb.EnabledTransPublishing)
        {
            publicationDb.EnabledTransPublishing = true;
        }

        // If the Log Reader Agent does not exist, create it.
        if (!publicationDb.LogReaderAgentExists)
        {
            // Specify the Windows account under which the agent job runs.
            // This account will be used for the local connection to the 
            // Distributor and all agent connections that use Windows Authentication.
            publicationDb.LogReaderAgentProcessSecurity.Login = winLogin;
            publicationDb.LogReaderAgentProcessSecurity.Password = winPassword;

            // Explicitly set authentication mode for the Publisher connection
            // to the default value of Windows Authentication.
            publicationDb.LogReaderAgentPublisherSecurity.WindowsAuthentication = true;

            // Create the Log Reader Agent job.
            publicationDb.CreateLogReaderAgent();
        }
    }
    else
    {
        throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
            "The {0} database does not exist at {1}.",
            publicationDb, publisherName));
    }

    // Set the required properties for the transactional publication.
    publication = new TransPublication();
    publication.ConnectionContext = conn;
    publication.Name = publicationName;
    publication.DatabaseName = publicationDbName;

    // Specify a transactional publication (the default).
    publication.Type = PublicationType.Transactional;

    // Activate the publication so that we can add subscriptions.
    publication.Status = State.Active;

    // Enable push and pull subscriptions and independent Distribition Agents.
    publication.Attributes |= PublicationAttributes.AllowPull;
    publication.Attributes |= PublicationAttributes.AllowPush;
    publication.Attributes |= PublicationAttributes.IndependentAgent;

    // Specify the Windows account under which the Snapshot Agent job runs.
    // This account will be used for the local connection to the 
    // Distributor and all agent connections that use Windows Authentication.
    publication.SnapshotGenerationAgentProcessSecurity.Login = winLogin;
    publication.SnapshotGenerationAgentProcessSecurity.Password = winPassword;

    // Explicitly set the security mode for the Publisher connection
    // Windows Authentication (the default).
    publication.SnapshotGenerationAgentPublisherSecurity.WindowsAuthentication = true;

    if (!publication.IsExistingObject)
    {
        // Create the transactional publication.
        publication.Create();

        // Create a Snapshot Agent job for the publication.
        publication.CreateSnapshotAgent();
    }
    else
    {
        throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
            "The {0} publication already exists.", publicationName));
    }
}

catch (Exception ex)
{
    // Implement custom application error handling here.
    throw new ApplicationException(String.Format(
        "The publication {0} could not be created.", publicationName), ex);
}
finally
{
    conn.Disconnect();
}

Remarks

For security reasons, Password is always masked in the return value.

The Windows account specified by the LogReaderAgentProcessSecurity property is always used by the Log Reader Agent when connecting locally to the Distributor. For information about the connections that agents make and the permissions that are required for those connections, see Replication Agent Security Model.

The LogReaderAgentProcessSecurity property can be retrieved by members of the sysadmin fixed server role or by members of the db_owner fixed database role of the published database.

Retrieving the LogReaderAgentProcessSecurity property is equivalent to executing sp_helplogreader_agent (Transact-SQL).

Applies to

See also

• How to: Create a Publication (RMO Programming)