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More than likely it's not tied to any application specific service. &nbsp;It's probably just a user account that may have access to a site. &nbsp;If so, resetting the password won't break anything.<br />
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The only way to tell would be to look through the Service Account section in Central Admin, look at your IIS app pools, go into SQL and see if it has a login account in SQL Manager.
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I checked those locations. &nbsp;Within SQL there was the domain user SPReader and also a local SPReader user account listed. &nbsp;Both had Public access roles only. &nbsp;Within IIS, there were no app pools assigned to this default user. &nbsp;Does anyone else have an idea what the purpose of this account is for? &nbsp;
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You could download a trial of a third party permissions tool (we use ControlPoint) and see what permissions that user has and where he can go. &nbsp;That might render some clues. &nbsp;If you know the password, have you tried logging in with that account to see what you can see? &nbsp;
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This is an excellent argument for documenting all accounts used in administration, crawling, etc., as well as previously-used accounts that may have been used in another installation that is no longer in use, like a practice environment. &nbsp;We've been bitten by this before, too, so I wish you good luck.
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Thank you for your help. &nbsp;By clearifing the account wasn't a default user, I was able to investigate properly.
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Hello all,<br />
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We are working on updating our passwords within Active Directory, and we have come across the SPReader account. &nbsp;I know it is tied to SharePoint; However, I cannot find the user account within the SharePoint Central Management site. &nbsp;Does anyone know where this user is configured in SharePoint? &nbsp;I need to know prior to updating the user account's password within Acitve Directory. &nbsp;(So we can immediately update it in SharePoint to limit down time) &nbsp;<br />
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Your help is greatly apprectiated.
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Hello all,

We are working on updating our passwords within Active Directory, and we have come across the SPReader account.  I know it is tied to SharePoint; However, I cannot find the user account within the SharePoint Central Management site.  Does anyone know where this user is configured in SharePoint?  I need to know prior to updating the user account's password within Acitve Directory.  (So we can immediately update it in SharePoint to limit down time)  

Your help is greatly apprectiated.

SharePoint 2007 Active Directory User: SPReader

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