SQL Server Error Msg 33123 – Cannot drop or alter the database encryption key since it is currently in use on a mirror or secondary availability replica. Retry the command after all the previous reencryption scans have propagated to the mirror or secondary availability replicas or after availability relationship  has been disabled.

In this blog post, let’s learn about the error message “33123 – Cannot drop or alter the database encryption key since it is currently in use on a mirror or secondary availability replica. Retry the command after all the previous reencryption scans have propagated to the mirror or secondary availability replicas or after availability relationship  has been disabled.” in Microsoft SQL Server, the reason why it appears and the solution to fix it.

SQL Server Error Message

33123 – Cannot drop or alter the database encryption key since it is currently in use on a mirror or secondary availability replica. Retry the command after all the previous reencryption scans have propagated to the mirror or secondary availability replicas or after availability relationship  has been disabled.

Reason for the Error

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Solution

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