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sql server clustering : How to change service accounts on a cluster
Hello,
Need help. Have 2005 SQL Server cluster... I need to change the service accounts for SQL Server, SQL Server Agent, etc to a non-administrator domain user. What is the correct way to do this? From which node do I change the service accounts? Do I need to change them on both nodes? I've tried to make the changes from one of the nodes, but every time I click "OK" it says - specified network password is incorrect. I've confirmed with our sysadmin here that it IS the correct password for the domain user. I'm not even sure if I'm approaching this correctly. Help. Thanks, Kat
If you use SSMS you can change the account when you are connected to the
virtual SQL instance and it will do the job cluster-wide. You need to make sure the new accounts are in the same groups as the original accounts. Test the accounts by logging on to the console of each server before trying to change the service accounts. -- Geoff N. Hiten Senior Database Administrator Microsoft SQL Server MVP [quoted text, click to view] <tootsuite@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1156544616.512257.306490@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com... > Hello, > > Need help. Have 2005 SQL Server cluster... I need to change the service > accounts for SQL Server, SQL Server Agent, etc to a non-administrator > domain user. > > What is the correct way to do this? From which node do I change the > service accounts? Do I need to change them on both nodes? > > I've tried to make the changes from one of the nodes, but every time I > click "OK" it says - specified network password is incorrect. I've > confirmed with our sysadmin here that it IS the correct password for > the domain user. > > I'm not even sure if I'm approaching this correctly. Help. > > Thanks, > Kat >
Actually, you CAN'T use SSMS to change service accounts in 2005. You need
to use SQL Configuration Manager to change the service accounts. You only need to do this once and SQL Configuration Manager takes care of everything else. -- Mike Hotek MHS Enterprises, Inc http://www.mssqlserver.com [quoted text, click to view] "Geoff N. Hiten" <SQLCraftsman@gmail.com> wrote in message news:%23JzRzSKyGHA.1304@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > If you use SSMS you can change the account when you are connected to the > virtual SQL instance and it will do the job cluster-wide. You need to > make sure the new accounts are in the same groups as the original > accounts. Test the accounts by logging on to the console of each server > before trying to change the service accounts. > > -- > Geoff N. Hiten > Senior Database Administrator > Microsoft SQL Server MVP > > > > > <tootsuite@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:1156544616.512257.306490@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com... >> Hello, >> >> Need help. Have 2005 SQL Server cluster... I need to change the service >> accounts for SQL Server, SQL Server Agent, etc to a non-administrator >> domain user. >> >> What is the correct way to do this? From which node do I change the >> service accounts? Do I need to change them on both nodes? >> >> I've tried to make the changes from one of the nodes, but every time I >> click "OK" it says - specified network password is incorrect. I've >> confirmed with our sysadmin here that it IS the correct password for >> the domain user. >> >> I'm not even sure if I'm approaching this correctly. Help. >> >> Thanks, >> Kat >> > >
[quoted text, click to view] Michael Hotek wrote: > Actually, you CAN'T use SSMS to change service accounts in 2005. You need > to use SQL Configuration Manager to change the service accounts. You only > need to do this once and SQL Configuration Manager takes care of everything > else. > That much I've determined from reading BOL, etc - but still not sure which node to do this from? Also, it doesn't accept the password I enter - says it's not a "network password". Still clueless - any help appreciated!!
You are correct. Configuration manager is the correct tool.
-- Geoff N. Hiten Senior Database Administrator Microsoft SQL Server MVP [quoted text, click to view] "Michael Hotek" <mhotek@mssqlserver.com> wrote in message news:upIscbtyGHA.3908@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > Actually, you CAN'T use SSMS to change service accounts in 2005. You need > to use SQL Configuration Manager to change the service accounts. You only > need to do this once and SQL Configuration Manager takes care of > everything else. > > -- > Mike Hotek > MHS Enterprises, Inc > http://www.mssqlserver.com > > > "Geoff N. Hiten" <SQLCraftsman@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:%23JzRzSKyGHA.1304@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> If you use SSMS you can change the account when you are connected to the >> virtual SQL instance and it will do the job cluster-wide. You need to >> make sure the new accounts are in the same groups as the original >> accounts. Test the accounts by logging on to the console of each server >> before trying to change the service accounts. >> >> -- >> Geoff N. Hiten >> Senior Database Administrator >> Microsoft SQL Server MVP >> >> >> >> >> <tootsuite@gmail.com> wrote in message >> news:1156544616.512257.306490@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com... >>> Hello, >>> >>> Need help. Have 2005 SQL Server cluster... I need to change the service >>> accounts for SQL Server, SQL Server Agent, etc to a non-administrator >>> domain user. >>> >>> What is the correct way to do this? From which node do I change the >>> service accounts? Do I need to change them on both nodes? >>> >>> I've tried to make the changes from one of the nodes, but every time I >>> click "OK" it says - specified network password is incorrect. I've >>> confirmed with our sysadmin here that it IS the correct password for >>> the domain user. >>> >>> I'm not even sure if I'm approaching this correctly. Help. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Kat >>> >> >> > >
The problem remains - when I try to change the service account using
SQL Server Configuration Manager I always get the same error: The network password you specified is not correct" [quoted text, click to view] Geoff N. Hiten wrote:
> You are correct. Configuration manager is the correct tool. > > -- > Geoff N. Hiten > Senior Database Administrator > Microsoft SQL Server MVP > > > > "Michael Hotek" <mhotek@mssqlserver.com> wrote in message > news:upIscbtyGHA.3908@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > > Actually, you CAN'T use SSMS to change service accounts in 2005. You need > > to use SQL Configuration Manager to change the service accounts. You only > > need to do this once and SQL Configuration Manager takes care of > > everything else. > > > > -- > > Mike Hotek > > MHS Enterprises, Inc > > http://www.mssqlserver.com > > > > > > "Geoff N. Hiten" <SQLCraftsman@gmail.com> wrote in message > > news:%23JzRzSKyGHA.1304@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... > >> If you use SSMS you can change the account when you are connected to the > >> virtual SQL instance and it will do the job cluster-wide. You need to > >> make sure the new accounts are in the same groups as the original > >> accounts. Test the accounts by logging on to the console of each server > >> before trying to change the service accounts. > >> > >> -- > >> Geoff N. Hiten > >> Senior Database Administrator > >> Microsoft SQL Server MVP > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> <tootsuite@gmail.com> wrote in message > >> news:1156544616.512257.306490@h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com... > >>> Hello, > >>> > >>> Need help. Have 2005 SQL Server cluster... I need to change the service > >>> accounts for SQL Server, SQL Server Agent, etc to a non-administrator > >>> domain user. > >>> > >>> What is the correct way to do this? From which node do I change the > >>> service accounts? Do I need to change them on both nodes? > >>> > >>> I've tried to make the changes from one of the nodes, but every time I > >>> click "OK" it says - specified network password is incorrect. I've > >>> confirmed with our sysadmin here that it IS the correct password for > >>> the domain user. > >>> > >>> I'm not even sure if I'm approaching this correctly. Help. > >>> > >>> Thanks, > >>> Kat > >>> > >> > >> > > > >
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