Powershell script to change service account
I created a text file "changeserviceaccount.ps1" containing the following script:
$account="domain\user"
$password="passsword"
$service="name='servicename'"
$svc=gwmi win32_service -filter $service
$svc.StopService()
$svc.change($null,$null,$null,$null,$null,$null,$account,$password,$null,$null,$null)
$svc.StartService()
I used this as part of by post-build command line during the development of a windows service:
Visual Studio: Project properties\Build Events
Pre-build event command line:
"C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\installutil.exe" myservice.exe /u
Post-build event command line:
"C:\WINDOWS\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\installutil.exe" myservice.exe
powershell -command - < c:\psscripts\changeserviceaccount.ps1
The PowerShell 6 version of Set-Service
now has the -Credential
parameter.
Here is an example:
$creds = Get-Credential
Set-Service -DisplayName "Remote Registry" -Credential $creds
At this point, it is only available via download via GitHub.
Enjoy!
Bit easier - use WMI.
$service = gwmi win32_service -computer [computername] -filter "name='whatever'"
$service.change($null,$null,$null,$null,$null,$null,$null,"P@ssw0rd")
Change the service name appropriately in the filter; set the remote computer name appropriately.
I wrote a function for PowerShell that changes the username, password, and restarts a service on a remote computer (you can use localhost if you want to change the local server). I've used this for monthly service account password resets on hundreds of servers.
You can find a copy of the original at http://www.send4help.net/change-remote-windows-service-credentials-password-powershel-495
It also waits until the service is fully stopped to try to start it again, unlike one of the other answers.
Function Set-ServiceAcctCreds([string]$strCompName,[string]$strServiceName,[string]$newAcct,[string]$newPass){
$filter = 'Name=' + "'" + $strServiceName + "'" + ''
$service = Get-WMIObject -ComputerName $strCompName -namespace "root\cimv2" -class Win32_Service -Filter $filter
$service.Change($null,$null,$null,$null,$null,$null,$newAcct,$newPass)
$service.StopService()
while ($service.Started){
sleep 2
$service = Get-WMIObject -ComputerName $strCompName -namespace "root\cimv2" -class Win32_Service -Filter $filter
}
$service.StartService()
}