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# sp_approlepassword (Transact-SQL)
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  Changes the password of an application role in the current database.  
  
> [!IMPORTANT]  
>  [!INCLUDE[ssNoteDepFutureAvoid](../../includes/ssnotedepfutureavoid-md.md)] Use [ALTER APPLICATION ROLE](../../t-sql/statements/alter-application-role-transact-sql.md) instead.  
  
 ![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_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.  
  
> [!IMPORTANT]  
>  Do not use a NULL password. Use a strong password. For more information, see [Strong Passwords](../../relational-databases/security/strong-passwords.md).  
  
## 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  
 [Security Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/security-stored-procedures-transact-sql.md)   
 [Application Roles](../../relational-databases/security/authentication-access/application-roles.md)   
 [sp_addapprole (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-addapprole-transact-sql.md)   
 [sp_setapprole (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-setapprole-transact-sql.md)   
 [System Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/system-stored-procedures-transact-sql.md)