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[!INCLUDEtsql-appliesto-ss2008-xxxx-xxxx-xxx_md]
Changes the password of an application role in the current database.
Important
[!INCLUDEssNoteDepFutureAvoid] Use ALTER APPLICATION ROLE instead.
| Applies to: [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] ([!INCLUDEssKatmai] through current version). |
Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions
sp_approlepassword [ @rolename= ] 'role' , [ @newpwd = ] 'password'
[ @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.
Important
Do not use a NULL password. Use a strong password. For more information, see Strong Passwords.
0 (success) or 1 (failure)
sp_approlepassword cannot be executed within a user-defined transaction.
Requires ALTER ANY APPLICATION ROLE permission on the database.
The following example sets the password for the PayrollAppRole application role to B3r12-36.
EXEC sp_approlepassword 'PayrollAppRole', '''B3r12-36';
Security Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)
Application Roles
sp_addapprole (Transact-SQL)
sp_setapprole (Transact-SQL)
System Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)