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.SqlWmiManagement (in Microsoft.SqlServer.SqlWmiManagement.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub ChangePassword ( _
    oldPassword As String, _
    newPassword As String _
)
'Usage
Dim instance As Service 
Dim oldPassword As String 
Dim newPassword As String

instance.ChangePassword(oldPassword, _
    newPassword)

public void ChangePassword(
    string oldPassword,
    string newPassword
)

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

member ChangePassword : 
        oldPassword:string * 
        newPassword:string -> unit

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

Parameters

• oldPassword
  Type: System.String
  A String value that specifies the existing password.

• newPassword
  Type: System.String
  A String value that specifies the new password.

Examples

Managing Services and Network Settings by Using WMI Provider

See Also

Reference

Service Class

Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Wmi Namespace

Other Resources

WMI and SQL Server

Connecting to the SQL Server Database Engine