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Service Account password reset for Windows WMI monitoring?

Solarwnd1

Where are all the places to reset a service account in SAM that affects WMI monitoring?

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mark.gover

Not sure if I understand your question because its a one liner but, you can reset the password on Active Directory and edit the credential here https://SWServer/Orion/Admin/Credentials/CredentialManager.aspx

Solarwnd1

So, We have changed the password here:

Go to SAM Settings. On the right-hand side under “GLOBAL SAM SETTINGS”, click on “Credentials Library”.

mark.gover

Are you inheriting credentials from the node or are you using a separate set of creds?

Solarwnd1

Now , we monitor nodes (windows workstations). There are many of them. How to change the password for the service account for these?

Solarwnd1

Yes, we are inheriting credentials from the node. The service account password is used on anything in windows WMI.

mark.gover

Change the password on Active Directory, then update the credential with the new password on Solarwinds.

Solarwnd1

What are all the places to update the service account?

Solarwnd1

I will provide some screen shots

Solarwnd1

mark.gover

[quote userid="284275" url="~/products/server-application-monitor-sam/f/forum/102511/service-account-password-reset-for-windows-wmi-monitoring/322187"]Go to SAM Settings. On the right-hand side under “GLOBAL SAM SETTINGS”, click on “Credentials Library”.[/quote]

Here and where I mentioned but I think they are the same thing. There shouldn't be anywhere else to update the credential.

Solarwnd1

How to see that all the nodes (windows AIOs in this case) get the new password update? That is my question really

Solarwnd1

mark.gover

you got it

Solarwnd1

How do the 312 windows servers get the update? What steps are taken to update each of the 312 windows workstations?

Solarwnd1

I know we are doing each one manually.

mark.gover

If each service account is unique you will need to reset(on AD) and update(on SW) each service account individually. I am assuming that the Windows servers are all domain connected, the domain controller sends the updates to the servers so they know about the new password.

Solarwnd1

The service account uses the same password for each node. So are you sayin g this?

1. Update the password on the main solarwinds server

2. Update the password in the credential library

Then there is nothing else to update as the nodes will get them?

jklundy

Solarwnd1 - are you using an Active Directory account for WMI or are you using local windows workstations accounts?

Solarwnd1

The service account is a domin service account. Does that help?

sharath_kb

Go to Manage windows credentials, update the new password there. It will handle everything.