How to Change the Database Password Programmatically?

Submitted by admin on Friday, December 5, 2008 - 11:50.

This tutorial will teach you on how to change the database password of an Access database programmatically using visual basic 6.0.

CN.Open "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=" & DatabasePath & ";Persist Security Info=False;Mode=12;Jet OLEDB:Database Password="current password here" sqlExecStr = "ALTER Database Password " & txtNewPass & " " & txtOldPass & ";" CN.Execute sqlExecStr

Where CN is your database connection variable.

If you use the database before changing the password be sure to close it by adding code like:

CN.close

Open the database exclusively by adding:

Mode=12;

This is very important since you cannot change the password if you did not open it exclusively.

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Submitted bybarbyanon Sat, 01/24/2009 - 01:29

how do i get the password to the downloaded VOTING SYSTEM software?

 

Submitted byadminon Sat, 01/24/2009 - 11:39

Search for term "password" in the code editor window. Be sure to select current project.

Submitted byAnonymous (not verified)on Sat, 04/25/2009 - 11:52

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Submitted byAnonymous (not verified)on Fri, 07/31/2009 - 14:01

HOW CAN ME WRITE IT IN VISUAL BASIC 2008 AND HOW CAN ME CREATE NEW PASSWORD FOR ACCESS 2003
Submitted byAnonymous (not verified)on Tue, 08/18/2009 - 17:45

Option Explicit Public ADOCON As ADODB.Connection Public ADORECORD As ADODB.Recordset Public Sub ConnectToDB(ByVal dbPath As String, Optional ByVal Password As String = "") Dim conStr As String conStr = "Provider = Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=" & dbPath & ";Jet OLEDB:Database Password=" & Password & ";" ADOCON.CursorLocation = adUseClient ADOCON.Mode = adModeReadWrite ADOCON.Open conStr End Sub Public Function ChangeDatabasePassword(dbPath As String, oldPassword As String, newPassword As String) As Boolean Dim sqlStr As String, conStr As String conStr = "Provider = Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;Data Source=" & dbPath & ";Jet OLEDB:Database Password=" & oldPassword & ";" If ADOCON.State 0 Then ADOCON.Close sqlStr = "ALTER Database Password " & newPassword & " " & oldPassword & ";" ADOCON.Mode = adModeShareExclusive ADOCON.Open conStr ADOCON.Execute sqlStr ADOCON.Close Call mADO.ConnectToDB(App.Path & "\dbpw.mdb", newPassword) End Function Thats How i got it to work :D
Submitted byAnonymous (not verified)on Thu, 09/03/2009 - 18:22

hi i declared my obeject as folloes but it complains.here is the code Dim objUser As User If txtUsername.Text "" Then If txtNewPassword.Text = txtConfirmNew.Text Then objUser = GetObject("LDAP://cn=" + txtUsername.Text _ + ",cn=Users,dc=mycorp,dc=com") objUser.SetPassword(txtNewPassword.Text) objUser.pwdLastSet = 0 objUser.lockoutTime = 0 objUser.SetInfo() 'Reset everything txtUsername.Text = "" txtNewPassword.Text = "" txtConfirmNew.Text = "" MsgBox("Password changed!") Else MsgBox("Passwords are not the same, please try again!") End If Else MsgBox("A username must be specified!") End If
Submitted byAnonymous (not verified)on Mon, 03/22/2010 - 15:54

My code is as follows, ------------------ Set con = New ADODB.Connection Dim strConstring As String, strChgPw Dim newPassword As String Dim oldpassword As String newPassword = "Sid" oldpassword = "Null" strConstring = "Provider=SQLOLEDB.1;Integrated Security=SSPI;Persist Security Info=False;Initial Catalog=MGallary;Data Source=SIDDHESH-DFF718" con.Open strConstring strChgPw = "ALTER Database Password " & newPassword & " " & oldpassword & ";" con.Execute strChgPw --------------------------------- But while running it promts error for line con.Execute strChgPw as: Incorrect syntax error near keyword 'Null' I have not set any password for my database Please help

also close the connection after
con.Execute strChgPw
write here con.close

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Submitted byAnonymous (not verified)on Tue, 10/19/2010 - 13:13

I am vb programmer

Submitted byAnonymous (not verified)on Mon, 03/18/2013 - 16:39

hi i tried the code mentioned at topmost however i get the error "method execute of object objConnection failed however i confirm the file is open with mode=12 what could be the reason

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