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Add the Updated SharePoint Farm Administrator Password to the Application Pool in IIS 7.0

When the password of the SharePoint farm administrator changes, change it in any application pools associated with your SharePoint environment.

To add the updated SharePoint farm administrator password to the application pool in IIS 7.0

  1. Click Start, Programs, Administrative Tools, Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.

    Note: If the User Account Control dialog appears, click Continue.

    The Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager appears.

  2. Expand the web server, and then click Application Pools.

    A list of application pools appears.

  3. Right-click the application pool you want, and then select Advanced Settings.

    The Advanced Settings dialog appears, with a table of settings.

  4. Under the Process model section, click Identity.

    An ellipsis button appears on the right of the row.

  5. Click the ellipsis button.

    The Application Pool Identity dialog appears.

  6. Click Set.

    The Set Credentials dialog appears.

  7. Enter the user name for the account, the new password, and then confirm the password.
  8. Click OK twice.

    The Set Credentials and the Application Pool Identity dialogs close.

  9. Click OK.

    The Advanced Settings dialog closes.

  10. Repeat Steps 3 though 9 for any other application pools in your SharePoint environment.

Agent for SharePoint Configuration Settings Missing

Symptom:

I tried to create an Agent Configuration Object for my Agent for SharePoint, but I do not see the SharePointDefaultSettings item that is mentioned in the instructions.

Solution:

Your policy store was not upgraded. To add the Agent for SharePoint configuration settings, upgrade your policy store to one of the following versions:

More information:

Upgrade your Policy Store