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Could change the pw on the inactive node via services, create or use an existing group to test fail-over, if all is happy fail-over producation groups, change pw on new inactive node.
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Could change the pw on the inactive node via services, create or use an existing group to test fail-over, if all is happy fail-over producation groups, change pw on new inactive node.

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If I change the password on the rebuilt inactive node in Services and then fail exchange over to it, won't there be password sync issues?
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If I change the password on the rebuilt inactive node in Services and then fail exchange over to it, won't there be password sync issues?

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I have a 2003 Exchange cluster environment. I need to drop a node, fix it, and add it back to the cluster. However, we don't have any documentation for the cluster service account's password. I found how to change it without service interruption but that too, requires the old password. So now, I'm stuck at making the change in Active Directory. I need to know the best way to handle this situation given the above scenario. The goal is to minimize the downtime occurred by the password change.
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I have a 2003 Exchange cluster environment. I need to drop a node, fix it, and add it back to the cluster. However, we don't have any documentation for the cluster service account's password. I found how to change it without service interruption but that too, requires the old password. So now, I'm stuck at making the change in Active Directory. I need to know the best way to handle this situation given the above scenario. The goal is to minimize the downtime occurred by the password change.

Need to change 2003 cluster svc acct - cause and effect

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).

Windows Server 2003

Exchange is the server side of a collaborative application product that is part of the Microsoft Server infrastructure. Exchange's major features include email, calendaring, contacts and tasks, support for mobile and web-based access to information, and support for data storage.

Exchange

Active Directory (AD) is a Microsoft brand for identity-related capabilities. In the on-premises world, Windows Server AD provides a set of identity capabilities and services, and is hugely popular (88% of Fortune 1000 and 95% of enterprises use AD). This topic includes all things Active Directory including DNS, Group Policy, DFS, troubleshooting, ADFS, and all other topics under the Microsoft AD and identity umbrella.