What account is the farm account and how in the @#$% do I change it?
posted in: Permissions, PowerShell, Security, SharePoint Administration, Troubleshooting
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Here’s a quick and dirty way to find out the farm account
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(Get-SPFarm).DefaultServiceAccount.Name |
If that account looks something like this, you need to change it
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c:\(Get-SPFarm).DefaultServiceAccount.Name NETWORK SERVICE c:\ |
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stsadm.exe -o updatefarmcredentials -userlogin “Domain\svc_Account” -password “$*y7uxmM2AL4_*r7” |
Make sure the account is not disabled or locked before you run … Read More