Changing Administrator password on a Windows 2008 web server

Posted by Nick on Server Fault See other posts from Server Fault or by Nick
Published on 2010-06-03T11:58:23Z Indexed on 2010/06/03 12:04 UTC
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I've just taken over the administration of a Windows 2008 web server from a previous employee on a temporary basis. I need to change the Admin password as soon as I can but I've noticed that quite a few of the services also run under this account. So:

  1. Is there a quick way to find out which services will be affected by me changing the password or is it a question of going down the list?
  2. It doesn't seem right to me that the Admin account is used in this manner; should I create a different account for these services, or is using the Admin a/c standard practice?
  3. I realize everyone's servers / networks are set up differently, but are there any other items I should be aware of when changing the Admin password?

Thanks

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