SnapshotGenerationAgent.DistributorPassword Property

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12/03/2008

Sets the password used when connecting locally to the Distributor using SQL Server Authentication.

Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Replication (in microsoft.sqlserver.replication.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Property DistributorPassword As String

public string DistributorPassword { get; set; }

public:
virtual property String^ DistributorPassword {
    String^ get () sealed;
    void set (String^ value) sealed;
}

/** @property */
public final String get_DistributorPassword ()

/** @property */
public final void set_DistributorPassword (String value)

public final function get DistributorPassword () : String

public final function set DistributorPassword (value : String)

Remarks

You should use the SecureDistributorPassword property to set the Distributor password. SecureDistributorPassword provides better security for the password while it exists in memory.

When possible, prompt users to enter security credentials at runtime. If you must store credentials, use the cryptographic services provided by the Microsoft Windows .NET Framework.

Stored passwords used to connect to the Distributor are never returned. Accessing this property will generate a PasswordWriteOnlyException exception.

This property is used only when DistributorSecurityMode is set to Standard.

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