Changing SQL Domain Account

I need to change the domain account our SQL cluster is running under. The
cluster is Win2k with a single instance of SQL 2000.
I looked in the cluster Administrator and I don't see where it is specified.
Do I use the services applet in control panel to specify the user for
cluster service? I found for SQL in Enterprise manager I can specify the
user there. Is that where I change the SQL user?
I'm thinking...
- Change the user for SQL in Enterprise Manager
- Stop SQL and the Cluster Service
- Change the user for Cluster Service in Control Panel
- Restart Cluster Service
- Restart SQL
Would this be right? Thanks in advance.
You are in luck. Microsoft has a document detailing exactly how to do this.
How to change service accounts for a clustered SQL Server computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/239885/en-us
Geoff N. Hiten
Senior Database Administrator
Microsoft SQL Server MVP
"Sam" <sam@.nospam.com> wrote in message
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>I need to change the domain account our SQL cluster is running under. The
> cluster is Win2k with a single instance of SQL 2000.
> I looked in the cluster Administrator and I don't see where it is
> specified.
> Do I use the services applet in control panel to specify the user for
> cluster service? I found for SQL in Enterprise manager I can specify the
> user there. Is that where I change the SQL user?
> I'm thinking...
> - Change the user for SQL in Enterprise Manager
> - Stop SQL and the Cluster Service
> - Change the user for Cluster Service in Control Panel
> - Restart Cluster Service
> - Restart SQL
> Would this be right? Thanks in advance.
>
>
|||Thanks for the link. I'm trying to verify if the policies specified in the
article are indeed set for the new account we plan to use. We have already
setup a new Win_2003/SQL_2005 cluster with the new account so my guess it
the account is ok and ready to go.
The article doesn't really give a process however, other than making sure
the change to the SQL service is made with Enterprise Manager. I'm still
not sure where to change the cluster service account, except to guess about
using the Services applet in Control Panel. Is this right?
"Geoff N. Hiten" <SQLCraftsman@.gmail.com> wrote in message
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> You are in luck. Microsoft has a document detailing exactly how to do
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> How to change service accounts for a clustered SQL Server computer
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/239885/en-us
> --
> Geoff N. Hiten
> Senior Database Administrator
> Microsoft SQL Server MVP
>
> "Sam" <sam@.nospam.com> wrote in message
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|||Enterprise Manager lets you change the SQL service account directly. Do not
use the services applet to change account information in a clustered
environment. EM sets the account properties correctly on each node when you
make the change. EM is also cluster-aware and changes all the nodes at
once.
Geoff N. Hiten
Senior Database Administrator
Microsoft SQL Server MVP
"Sam" <sam@.nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks for the link. I'm trying to verify if the policies specified in
> the
> article are indeed set for the new account we plan to use. We have
> already
> setup a new Win_2003/SQL_2005 cluster with the new account so my guess it
> the account is ok and ready to go.
> The article doesn't really give a process however, other than making sure
> the change to the SQL service is made with Enterprise Manager. I'm still
> not sure where to change the cluster service account, except to guess
> about
> using the Services applet in Control Panel. Is this right?
>
> "Geoff N. Hiten" <SQLCraftsman@.gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23$u90$YWGHA.4768@.TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> this.
> The
> the
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