| title | sp_approlepassword (Transact-SQL) | ||
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| description | sp_approlepassword changes the password of an application role in the current database. | ||
| author | markingmyname | ||
| ms.author | maghan | ||
| ms.reviewer | randolphwest | ||
| ms.date | 06/23/2025 | ||
| ms.service | sql | ||
| ms.subservice | system-objects | ||
| ms.topic | reference | ||
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[!INCLUDE SQL Server]
Changes the password of an application role in the current database.
Important
[!INCLUDE ssNoteDepFutureAvoid] Use ALTER APPLICATION ROLE instead.
:::image type="icon" source="../../includes/media/topic-link-icon.svg" border="false"::: Transact-SQL syntax conventions
sp_approlepassword
[ @rolename = ] N'rolename'
, [ @newpwd = ] N'newpwd'
[ ; ]
The name of the application role. @rolename is sysname, with no default. @rolename must exist in the current database.
The new password for the application role. @newpwd is sysname, with no default. @newpwd can't be NULL.
Important
Don't use a NULL password. Use a strong password. For more information, see Strong Passwords.
0 (success) or 1 (failure).
sp_approlepassword can't be executed within a user-defined transaction.
Requires ALTER ANY APPLICATION ROLE permission on the database.
The following example sets the password for the PayrollAppRole application role to B3r12-36.
EXECUTE sp_approlepassword 'PayrollAppRole', 'B3r12-36';