Unable to update log on credential of service via powershell

Question

Powershell verision is 5.1

i am able to update the username and password manually of a server.

I am unable to achieve that through powershell.

tried the below. am getting return value 15 when i start
$account = "<the account name>" $password = "<the account password>" $servicename = "name='<the service name>'" $svc = gwmi win32_service -filter #--returnvalue is 0

$servicename $svc.StopService() #--returnvalue is 5

$svc.change($null,$null,$null,$null,$null,$null,$account,$password,$null,$null,$null) $svc.StartService() #--returnvalue is 15

i am unable to start it manually when the credential is set through powershell

Answer 1

The account that you use needs to have the "logon as service" right. If you want to do this strictly from a command line, then my preferred solution would be the ntrights program from the Windows 2003 Resourse Kit. Unfortunatly Microsoft has chosen to remove that download, so you will need another solution.

Here's one.

https://blakedrumm.com/blog/set-and-check-user-rights-assignment/

https://github.com/blakedrumm/SCOM-Scripts-and-SQL/blob/master/Powershell/General%20Functions/Set-UserRights.ps1

Download Get-UserRights and Set-UserRights.

$user = "YourDomain\YourUser"
$pswd = "password" 
$svc = "YourServiceName" 

Set-UserRights.ps1 -AddRight -UserRight SeServiceLogonRight -Username $user 
sc.exe config $svc obj= $user password= $pswd
Start-Service -Name $svc 

Answer 2

Hi,

The return value 15 indicates Service Logon Failed. Did you provide the correct account and password?

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/cimwin32prov/change-method-in-class-win32-service

Or you can give a try to sc.exe.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/sc-create

Best Regards,

Ian Xue

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