The general problem: on every win2k machines, same proble

An service must be run as domain administrator. The service must be stopped every night for backup. Sometimes the service don’t start up again because the password is corrupt

So, I have a workaround for this, an vb script

strComputer = "servername
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:"
& "{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2"
Set colServiceList = objWMIService.ExecQuery
("SELECT * FROM Win32_Service WHERE StartName = 'DOMAIN\\Administrator'"
For Each objservice in colServiceLis
errReturn = objService.Change( , , , , , , , "password"
Nex

This was working until… apllyings ome patches on our dns server. Today the domain administrator don’t has the right change the password via an vb script
I have also tried to use “runas … sunar”, no permission

When I change (direct granting) the rights on wmi namespace for the domain administrator its works, but for a short time

HELP

"Peter Metdepenningen" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<AA43E31B-6B34-4C59-A8D0-(E-Mail Removed)>...
> The general problem: on every win2k machines, same problem
>
> An service must be run as domain administrator. The service must be stopped every night for backup. Sometimes the service don’t start up again because the password is corrupt.


The password is becoming corrupt? This should not happen all by itself.
Something/someone is doing it.

Is this an account set up solely for the purpose of running the service?
Is the service account set up so it cannot change its own password?
So the password never expires?

Also, can the service be paused? Or does the backup require it be stopped?

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Matt Hickman