sp_approlepassword (Transact-SQL)

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Changes the password of an application role in the current database.

Important

This feature will be removed in a future version of Microsoft SQL Server. Avoid using this feature in new development work, and plan to modify applications that currently use this feature. Use ALTER APPLICATION ROLE instead.

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Syntax

sp_approlepassword [ @rolename= ] 'role' , [ @newpwd = ] 'password'

Arguments

  • [ @rolename = ] 'role'
    Is the name of the application role. Role is sysname, with no default. role must exist in the current database.

  • [ @newpwd = ] 'password'
    Is the new password for the application role. password is sysname, with no default. password cannot be NULL.

    ms186277.security(en-US,SQL.90).gifSecurity Note:
    Do not use a NULL password. Use a strong password. For more information, see Strong Passwords.

Return Code Values

0 (success) or 1 (failure)

Remarks

sp_approlepassword cannot be executed within a user-defined transaction.

Permissions

Requires ALTER ANY APPLICATION ROLE permission on the database.

Examples

The following example sets the password for the PayrollAppRole application role to B3r12-36.

EXEC sp_approlepassword 'PayrollAppRole', '''B3r12-36'

See Also

Reference

Security Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)
sp_addapprole (Transact-SQL)
sp_setapprole (Transact-SQL)
System Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)

Other Resources

Application Roles

Help and Information

Getting SQL Server 2005 Assistance