ServiceMasterKey.ChangeAccount Method

Encrypts the service master key with the new, specified credentials.

Namespace:  Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo
Assembly:  Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo (in Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub ChangeAccount ( _
    newAccount As String, _
    newPassword As String _
)
'Usage
Dim instance As ServiceMasterKey 
Dim newAccount As String 
Dim newPassword As String

instance.ChangeAccount(newAccount, newPassword)

public void ChangeAccount(
    string newAccount,
    string newPassword
)

public:
void ChangeAccount(
    String^ newAccount, 
    String^ newPassword
)

member ChangeAccount : 
        newAccount:string * 
        newPassword:string -> unit

public function ChangeAccount(
    newAccount : String, 
    newPassword : String
)

Parameters

• newAccount
  Type: System.String
  A String value that specifies the account with which to open the service master key.

• newPassword
  Type: System.String
  A String value that specifies the associated password for the account which is used to open the service master key.

Examples

Using Encryption

See Also

Reference

ServiceMasterKey Class

Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace

Other Resources

Encryption Hierarchy

ALTER SERVICE MASTER KEY (Transact-SQL)