Publisher Properties, General Tab
The following options are available on the General tab of the Publisher Properties dialog box for a Publisher running SQL Server.
Options
Publisher
View the name of the Publisher.
Distribution database
If you are enabling a new Publication and there is more than one distribution database at the Distributor, select the distribution database to be used by the Publisher. For a currently enabled Publisher, view the distribution database used by the Publisher.
Snapshot folder
Enter the path and name of the folder to be used to store the snapshots of publications from the Publisher.
Impersonate the SQL Server Agent account on Publisher (trusted connection)
Use the same Windows Authentication account used by SQL Server Agent on the Publisher.
Use SQL Server Authentication
Use SQL Server Authentication with specified login and password.
Login name
Enter the login name for the account.
Password
Enter the password for the account.
Confirm password
Enter the password for the account again to confirm it.
Administrative Link to the Distributor
Select This Publisher requires a password to establish a link to the Distributor to mark the Publisher as non-trusted by the Distributor. A password is needed to connect to the Distributor, and you can specify that password on the Distributor tab of the Publisher and Distributor Properties dialog box.
This option appears only if the Publisher and Distributor are configured on different servers.