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# Administrative Password
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  If, on the **Distributors** page of this wizard, you selected a remote Distributor for this Publisher, you must enter a password for the connection replication makes between the Publisher and the Distributor using the **distributor_admin** login. The password must match the password specified on the **Distributor Password** page of the Configure Distribution Wizard or the **Publishers** page of the **Distributor Properties** dialog box.  
  
## Options  
 **Password**  
 Enter the password for the connection between the Publisher and the remote Distributor.  
  
 **Confirm Password**  
 Re-enter the password to confirm it was entered correctly.  
  
## See Also  
 [Publish Data and Database Objects](../../relational-databases/replication/publish/publish-data-and-database-objects.md)   
 [Configure Publishing and Distribution](../../relational-databases/replication/configure-publishing-and-distribution.md)   
 [Create a Publication](../../relational-databases/replication/publish/create-a-publication.md)   
 [View and Modify Distributor and Publisher Properties](../../relational-databases/replication/view-and-modify-distributor-and-publisher-properties.md)   
 [View and Modify Distributor and Publisher Properties](../../relational-databases/replication/view-and-modify-distributor-and-publisher-properties.md)