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Distributor Properties, Publishers

The Publishers page of the Distributor Properties dialog box allows you to enable Publishers to use this Distributor. You can also set properties associated with those Publishers. Be aware that enabling a Publisher to use this server as its remote Distributor does not make that server a Publisher. You must connect to the Publisher, configure it for publishing, and choose this server as the Distributor. You can configure the Publisher and choose a Distributor through the New Publication Wizard.

Options

  • Publishers
    Select the servers that are allowed to use this Distributor. Click the Properties button (...) next to a Publisher to view and set additional properties.

  • Add
    If the server you want to allow is not listed, click Add to add a Microsoft SQL Server Publisher or Oracle Publisher to the list of available Publishers. If the server you add is the first server to use this Distributor as a remote Distributor, you are prompted to provide an administrative link password.

  • Administrative link password
    Use to specify or update the password for the connection replication makes between the Publisher and the remote Distributor using the distributor_admin login:

    • If the Distributor serves only as a local Distributor, this password is randomly generated and automatically configured.

    • If the Distributor already has a remote Publisher, a password was initially supplied on this page or the Distributor Password page of the Configure Distribution Wizard.

    • If you enable the first remote Publisher for this Distributor, you are prompted to enter a password.

    For more information on security for Distributors, see Securing the Distributor.