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# sp_changedistributor_password (Transact-SQL)
[!INCLUDE[tsql-appliesto-ss2008-xxxx-xxxx-xxx_md](../../includes/tsql-appliesto-ss2008-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md.md)]

  Changes the password for a Distributor. This stored procedure is executed at the Distributor on any database.  
  
 ![Topic link icon](../../database-engine/configure-windows/media/topic-link.gif "Topic link icon") [Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions](../../t-sql/language-elements/transact-sql-syntax-conventions-transact-sql.md)  
  
## Syntax  
  
```  
  
sp_changedistributor_password [ @password= ] 'password'   
```  
  
## Arguments  
 [ **@password=**] **'***password***'**  
 Is the new password. *password* is **sysname**, with no default. If the Distributor is local, the password of the **distributor_admin** system login is changed.  
  
## Return Code Values  
 **0** (success) or **1** (failure)  
  
## Remarks  
 **sp_changedistributor_password** is used in all types of replication.  
  
## Example  
 [!code-sql[HowTo#sp_changedistributor_password](../../relational-databases/replication/codesnippet/tsql/sp-changedistributor-pas_1.sql)]  
  
## Permissions  
 Only members of the **sysadmin** fixed server role can execute **sp_changedistributor_password**.  
  
## See Also  
 [View and Modify Replication Security Settings](../../relational-databases/replication/security/view-and-modify-replication-security-settings.md)   
 [Secure the Distributor](../../relational-databases/replication/security/secure-the-distributor.md)   
 [sp_adddistributor (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-adddistributor-transact-sql.md)   
 [Replication Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/replication-stored-procedures-transact-sql.md)