sp_changereplicationserverpasswords (Transact-SQL)

Applies to: SQL Server Azure SQL Managed Instance

Changes stored passwords for the Microsoft Windows account or Microsoft SQL Server login used by replication agents when connecting to servers in a replication topology. You would normally have to change a password for each individual agent running at a server, even if they all use the same login or account. This stored procedure enables you to change the password for all instances of a given SQL Server Login or Windows account used by all replication agents that run at a server. This stored procedure is executed at any server in the replication topology on the master database.

Transact-SQL syntax conventions

Syntax

  
sp_changereplicationserverpasswords [ @login_type = ] login_type  
        , [ @login = ] 'login'   
        , [ @password = ] 'password'  
    [ , [ @server = ] 'server' ]  

Arguments

[ @login_type = ] login_type Is the type of authentication for the supplied credentials. login_type is tinyint, with no default.

1 = Windows Integrated Authentication

0 = SQL Server Authentication

[ @login = ] 'login' Is the name of the Windows account or SQL Server login being changed. login is nvarchar(257), with no default

[ @password = ] 'password' Is the new password to be stored for the specified login. password is sysname, with no default.

Note

After changing a replication password, you must stop and restart each agent that uses the password before the change takes effect for that agent.

[ @server = ] 'server' Is the server connection for which the stored password is being changed. server is sysname, and can be one of these values:

Value Description
distributor All agent connections to the Distributor.
publisher All agent connections to the Publisher.
subscriber All agent connections to the Subscriber.
% (default) All agent connections to all servers in a replication topology.

Return Code Values

0 (success) or 1 (failure)

Remarks

sp_changereplicationserverpasswords is used with all types of replication.

Permissions

Only members of the sysadmin fixed server role can execute sp_changereplicationserverpasswords.

See Also

View and Modify Replication Security Settings