Update SharePoint 2010/2013 - Claims to Windows token - service identity(account) using PowerShell Commands

Sometimes it is required to update/modify identity (account) for services in SharePoint 2010/2013.

In this article, I will show you - how to update the identity of 'Claims to Windows token service' using PowerShell

Note:

1. Replace <Account Name> with your own account (identity)

2. Replace "Claims to Windows Token Service" with your own service name

3. Run the script in windows PowerShell console

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#SharePoint PowerShell SnapIn Required Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell   [string] $Identity = "<Account Name>" [string] $ServiceTypeName = "Claims to Windows Token Service"   #Get Reference to Service $Service = (Get-SPFarm).services | where {$_.typename -eq $ServiceTypeName}   #Get Reference to Managed Account $IdentityManagedAcct = Get-SPManagedAccount -Identity $Identity   #Get Reference to Process Identity and Update Identity $SvcProcessIdentity = $Service.ProcessIdentity $SvcProcessIdentity.CurrentIdentityType = [Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.IdentityType]::SpecificUser $SvcProcessIdentity.Username = $IdentityManagedAcct.UserName $SvcProcessIdentity.Update() $SvcProcessIdentity.Deploy() -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tip1: Following command let to view all services in the farm Get-SPServiceInstance Tip2: Confirm your Id by running the following cmdlet Get-SPServiceInstance -identity <Paste the Id> Another way of doing the same job from Central Administration CA--> Security--> Configure Service Accounts   Select the service, which you want to update       Update the account and click ‘OK’     Cheers! Vamsi