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JSI Tip 6909. How do I change the Windows Server 2003 Cluster Service account password?
Jerold Schulman
June 29, 2003
1 Min Read
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 305813 contains the following summary:
In Windows Clustering for Windows Server 2003, you can change the Cluster service account password on the domain as well as on each local node without having to take the cluster offline. If multiple clusters use the same Cluster service account, you can change them simultaneously. In Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 and Microsoft Windows 2000, to change the Cluster service account password, you have to stop the Cluster service on all nodes before you can make the password change.
To change the password for a Cluster service account in a Windows Server 2003 cluster, the following requirements must be met:
• | Mixed clusters with Windows 2000 are not supported; Allnodes must be running Windows Server 2003 or later. |
• | All nodes must be using the same domain account for theCluster service. |
• | All nodes must be online or in a paused state. |
• | The update mechanism is not transactional; If the passwordchange is not completed on all nodes, there may be a partial downtime ingetting the passwords updated. |
• | You must be logged on to an account that has domain accessto change the Cluster service account password on the domain controller. Youmust have local administrator rights to each node to change the Local Serviceaccount passwords. This account must also have the ability to traversedirectories in the cluster domain. (Note: This privilege is given to every user in the domain bydefault.) |
• | This article applies only to the changing of the Clusterservice account. If other services are running under the same Cluster serviceaccount, you have to change them manually. |
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