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Changing the Password for the Enterprise Pool Guest User Account

Topic Last Modified: 2009-03-02

To change the password for the guest user account for an Enterprise pool, use the following procedures.

To change the password for the Enterprise pool guest user account using Windows Server 2003

  1. Log on to the Front End Server as a member of the Administrators group.

  2. Open Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager: Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.

  3. In the console tree, expand server name (local computer), expand Web Sites, expand Default Web Site, expand Etc, expand Place, expand Null, right-click File Tree, and then click Properties.

  4. On the Virtual Directory tab, click Connect as.

  5. Clear the Always use the authenticated user’s credentials when validating access to the network directory check box.

  6. In User name, type the user name for the Enterprise pool guest account, type the new password for the Enterprise pool guest account in Password, and then click OK.

  7. Open a command prompt window.

  8. To activate the new password in Office Communications Server, at the command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:

    LcsCmd /Web /Action:Activate /PoolName:[EE Pool Name] /Guest:[Guest Access Domain User Account] /GuestPassword[Guest Access Domain User Password]

To change the password for the Enterprise pool guest user account using Windows Server 2008

  1. Log on to the Front End Server as a member of the Administrators group.

  2. Open Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager: Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.

  3. In the console tree, expand server name (local computer), expand Sites, expand Default Web Site, expand Etc, expand Place, expand Null, right-click File Tree, select Manage Virtual Directory, and then click Advanced Settings.

  4. In the Advanced Setting dialog box, click next to Physical Path Credentials to open the Connect As dialog box.

  5. In the Connect As dialog box, select the Specific User check box, and then click Set.

  6. In User name, type the user name for the Enterprise pool guest account, type the new password for the Enterprise pool guest account in Password and in Password Confirm, and then click OK.

  7. Open a command prompt window.

  8. To activate the new password in Office Communications Server, at the command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:

    LcsCmd /Web /Action:Activate /PoolName:[EE Pool Name] /Guest:[Guest Access Domain User Account] /GuestPassword[Guest Access Domain User Password]