Change vCenter Service Account

[TallChris]

Hi All,

Just wondering how easy it is and what's involved to change the vCenter service account from Local System to that of a domain account?

Thanks

Chris.

[satya1 · Accepted solution]

TallChris wrote:

Hi All,

Just wondering how easy it is and what's involved to change the vCenter service account from Local System to that of a domain account?

Thanks

Chris.

Hi please follow below steps

1. Click Start > Run, type services.msc, and press Enter.
2. Double-click VMware VirtualCenter Server Service.
3. Click the Log On tab.
4. Select This Account, type the name of the account in the format of DOMAINNAME\accountname , or click Browse and find the correct account.
5. Enter the appropriate password for the account, in the Password and Verify Password fields.
6. Click OK.
7. Start the service.
   

Yours,

Satya