XADM: Exchange Server Services Do Not Start Because of Service Account Password Change (274814)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5
This article was previously published under Q274814 SYMPTOMS
Exchange Server services may not start after a service account password change. The following message may be logged in the System event log:
Event ID: 7013
Source: Service Control Manager
Logon attempt with current password failed with the following error:
Logon failure: unknown user name or bad password.
The following message may be logged several times:
Event ID: 7001
Source: Service Control Manager
(Specific Exchange Service)
The service did not start due to a logon failure.
or
The dependency service or group failed to start.
CAUSE
This issue can occur because Exchange Server services cannot start if the password for the Exchange Server service account has been changed in the User Manager for Domains utility but not in the Exchange Server Administrator program.
RESOLUTION
On the Exchange Server computer:
- Update the password for the Exchange Server System Attendant and Directory services:
- In Control Panel, double-click Services, and then locate the System Attendant service and the Directory service.
- Click Startup for each of these two services, and then update the password to match the updated password in the User Manager for Domains utility.
- Start these two services.
- Change the Exchange Server service account password in the Exchange Server Administrator program:
- In the Exchange Server Administrator program, click the Configuration container.
- On the File menu, click Properties. The Properties dialog box for the Configuration container is displayed.
- Click the Service Account Password tab. The Service Account Password Change dialog box is displayed.
- In the Password box, type the new password, and then retype the password in the Confirm Password box.
- Click OK. The following message is displayed:
Initializing Service Account Password Change.
This message displays the changes that are occurring for all of the servers in the site. - Stop and restart the Exchange Server services on all of the servers in your site to complete the change to the Exchange Server service account password for the Exchange Server site.
Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 4/21/2005 |
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Keywords: | kbprb KB274814 |
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