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Changing Passwords for MOSS Identities

Password Change Procedure for MOSS 2007

1. Change the server farm account password:

1. Change the server farm account password in Active Directory.
2. Log on to the server that hosts Central Administration.
3. At the DOS command prompt, navigate to the following directory:

c:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extentions\12\bin

4. Execute the following command:

Stsadm.exe -o updatefarmcredentials -userlogin <DOMAIN\UserID> -password <newpassword>

5. On each server in the farm, navigate to the same directory and execute the following command:

Stsadm.exe -o updatefarmcredentials -userlogin <DOMAIN\UserID> -password <newpassword> -local

2. Change all service accounts used by the SharePoint farm:
3. 1. Log on to the server that hosts Central Administration
   2. Navigate to

c:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extentions\12\bin

3. For the server farm account, execute the following command:

Stsadm.exe -o updateaccountpassword -userlogin <DOMAIN\UserID> -password <newpassword> -noadmin

4. For each service account used by SharePoint:

1. Change the account password in Active Directory.
2. Execute the following command:

Stsadmn.exe -o updateaccountpassword -userlogin <DOMAIN\UserID> -password <newpassword>

5. On each server in the farm, reset IIS:

Iisreset /noforce [computername]

3. Update SQL Server service accounts:

1. On the SQL Server computer, open the Services utility (in the Administrative Tools menu).
2. Identify all services that have a SharePoint service account logon, update the password for all services.
3. You can then either reboot the SQL Server computer or manually start the SQL Server services.

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Print posted @ Friday, April 24, 2009 10:39 AM