---
title: "Change Your Database Password in Visual SourceSafe"  
description: "In this blog I am trying to explain how to change the password of database in Visual SourceSafe.Every Visual SourceSafe database user must have a user"  
author: "Vijay Shukla"  
published: 2013-04-09  
updated: 2014-09-18  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/blog/483/change-your-database-password-in-visual-sourcesafe  
category: "visual sourcesafe"  
tags: ["visual sourcesafe"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

---

# Change Your Database Password in Visual SourceSafe

In this blog I [am trying](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/36834/which-two-programming-languages-should-i-master-in-if-i-am-trying-to-get-into-google-or-facebook) to explain how to change the password of database in Visual SourceSafe.

Every Visual SourceSafe database user must have a [user name](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/33836/how-to-check-current-user-name-of-database-in-sql-server) and a password so that [database access](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/766/database-access-in-asp-dot-net) can be controlled. When [security](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/43813/new-security-technologies) for your database is established, the database administrator registers your user name and password. The administrator will set a [temporary](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/2292/how-to-set-temporary-path-of-jdk-in-windows) password for you and notify you when the database is ready to use. You can then use the [procedure](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/32/stored-procedure-return-datatype) below to change the temporary password to a password of your choice.

To change the database password:

1. Log in to the database using the information provided by your database administrator.

2. In Visual SourceSafe Explorer, on the Tools menu, click Change Password.

3. In the Password [dialog box](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/157/dialog-box-in-dot-net), enter the temporary password provided by the database administrator in the Old password box.

4. Enter your new password in the new password box. Your password can be up to 15 [characters](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42112/who-is-the-originator-of-avengers-characters) long, and can contain any characters.

5. In the Verify box, re-enter the new password.

6. Click OK to [register](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/220/registering-client-script-in-asp-dot-net) your new database password.

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