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ServiceMasterKey.Recover Method

Recovers a service master key, in case the service master key has been changed external to SQL Server.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub Recover ( _
    oldAccount As String, _
    oldPassword As String _
)
'Usage
Dim instance As ServiceMasterKey
Dim oldAccount As String
Dim oldPassword As String

instance.Recover(oldAccount, oldPassword)

public void Recover(
    string oldAccount,
    string oldPassword
)

public:
void Recover(
    String^ oldAccount, 
    String^ oldPassword
)

member Recover : 
        oldAccount:string * 
        oldPassword:string -> unit 

public function Recover(
    oldAccount : String, 
    oldPassword : String
)

Parameters

  • oldAccount
    Type: System.String
    A String value that specifies the old account that was used to open the service master key.
  • oldPassword
    Type: System.String
    A String value that specifies the associated password for the account that was used to open the service master key.

Examples

Using Encryption