| title |
MSSQL_ENG014120 |
| description |
MSSQL_ENG014120 |
| author |
MashaMSFT |
| ms.author |
mathoma |
| ms.date |
09/25/2024 |
| ms.service |
sql |
| ms.subservice |
replication |
| ms.topic |
reference |
| ms.custom |
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| helpviewer_keywords |
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| monikerRange |
=azuresqldb-mi-current||>=sql-server-2016 |
[!INCLUDE SQL Server SQL MI]
| Attribute |
Value |
| Product Name |
SQL Server |
| Event ID |
14120 |
| Event Source |
MSSQLSERVER |
| Component |
[!INCLUDEssDEnoversion] |
| Symbolic Name |
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| Message Text |
Could not drop the distribution database '%s'. This distributor database is associated with a Publisher. |
The distribution database stores metadata and history data for all types of replication and transactions for transactional replication. This error occurs if you attempt to drop a distribution database that is associated with one or more Publishers.
To drop a distribution database you must first drop the association between the Distributor and the Publisher. For more information, see sp_dropdistpublisher (Transact-SQL).