Sharepoint 2010
1.) Change account password on AD.
2.) Run this powershell script:
$pw = “password’
$secure_string_pwd = convertto-securestring $pw -asplaintext -force
Set-SPManagedAccount –Identity ‘domain\farmaccount’ ‘ –NewPassword $secure_string_pwd
3.) Open windows services and check if any service run as domain\farmaccount
4.) Check the jobs under task scheduler and retype your password, if the job run as domain\farmaccount
Sharepoint 2007
1.) Change account password on AD.
2.) Run this bat file like “passwordchange.bat domain\farmaccount”
@echo off
rem other app pools
echo *** Updating app pool passwords
“%commonprogramfiles%\Microsoft Shared\Web server extensions\12\BIN\Stsadm.exe” -o updateaccountpassword -userlogin %1 -password %2 -noadmin
rem central admin
echo *** Updating Central Admin password
“%commonprogramfiles%\Microsoft Shared\Web server extensions\12\BIN\Stsadm.exe” -o updatefarmcredentials -userlogin %1 -password %2
rem ssp – new
echo *** Updating ssp password for new installs
“%commonprogramfiles%\Microsoft Shared\Web server extensions\12\BIN\Stsadm.exe” -o editssp -title “SharedServices1″ -ssplogin %1 -ssppassword %2
rem ssp – upgrade
echo *** Updating ssp password for upgraded installs
“%commonprogramfiles%\Microsoft Shared\Web server extensions\12\BIN\Stsadm.exe” -o editssp -title “Default Web Site” -ssplogin %1 -ssppassword %2
rem osearch
echo *** Updating osearch password
“%commonprogramfiles%\Microsoft Shared\Web server extensions\12\BIN\Stsadm.exe” -o osearch -farmserviceaccount %1 -farmservicepassword %2
echo *** MANUAL UPDATE NEEDED. To update the password, visit the SSP Web application page, click Search Settings, and then click Default Content Access Account.
rem spsearch
echo *** Updating spsearch password
“%commonprogramfiles%\Microsoft Shared\Web server extensions\12\BIN\Stsadm.exe” -o spsearch -farmserviceaccount %1 -farmservicepassword %2
echo *** Updating spsearch content access account
“%commonprogramfiles%\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN\stsadm.exe” -o spsearch -farmcontentaccessaccount %1 -farmcontentaccesspassword %2
rem restarting IIS
echo *** Doing soft restart of IIS
iisreset /noforce
echo on
3.) Open windows services and check if any service run as domain\farmaccount
4.) Check the jobs under task scheduler and retype your password, if the job run as domain\farmaccount
5.) Open inetmgr and retype the password for all application pools for domain\farmaccount