How to Change SharePoint 2013 Farm Account Password
SharePoint Farm Account SharePoint farm account is a service account which manages farm services. It is also used as application pool identity for Central Administration and used for accessing database. In some conditions, you may have to change the password of SharePoint farm account due to security policies. Steps to change Farm Account Password using Central Administration In this blog, we will update SharePoint farm password from SharePoint Central Administration which means we don't have to change the password in Active Directory. When we change the password using below steps, password in AD will be automatically updated. Go to SharePoint Central Administration Click on Security Under General Security header, click on "Configure managed accounts" Click on Edit icon against the respective service account for which you want to change the password Tick "Change password now" check box Select "Set account password to new value" option Enter the new p...