DatabaseActiveDirectory Class

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The DatabaseActiveDirectory object provides programmatic access to the Active Directory settings for a database.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public NotInheritable Class DatabaseActiveDirectory
    Inherits SqlSmoObject

public sealed class DatabaseActiveDirectory : SqlSmoObject

public ref class DatabaseActiveDirectory sealed : public SqlSmoObject

public final class DatabaseActiveDirectory extends SqlSmoObject

public final class DatabaseActiveDirectory extends SqlSmoObject

Remarks

The DatabaseActiveDirectory object allows you to:

  • Register a database in the Active Directory service.

  • Update the database information in Active Directory service.

  • Create an alias for the database that appears in the Active Directory service.

  • Create a contact, a description and an information URL for the database that appears in the Active Directory service.

  • Delete the database registration information from Active Directory service.

This namespace, class, or member is supported only in version 2.0 of the Microsoft .NET Framework.

To get or set DatabaseActiveDirectory object properties, users must be a member of the db_owner fixed database role or the sysadmin fixed server role.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
   Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.SmoObjectBase
     Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.SqlSmoObject
      Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.DatabaseActiveDirectory

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Microsoft Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Development Platforms

For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.

Target Platforms

For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.

See Also

Reference

DatabaseActiveDirectory Members
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace

Other Resources

Active Directory Stored Procedures (Transact-SQL)
sp_ActiveDirectory_Obj (Transact-SQL)