DatabaseActiveDirectory Class

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
'Usage
Dim instance As DatabaseActiveDirectory
public sealed class DatabaseActiveDirectory : SqlSmoObject
public ref class DatabaseActiveDirectory sealed : public SqlSmoObject
[<SealedAttribute>]
type DatabaseActiveDirectory =  
    class
        inherit SqlSmoObject
    end
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.

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.

Thread Safety

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

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 Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.