If you try to run the Setactionaccount.exe utility, you
are prompted for the password of the Action account. However, the
Setactionaccount.exe utility does not allow the password as an
option.
The version of the Setactionaccount.exe utility that is included with the
original release of Microsoft
Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 does not support an option to provide a password
for the account in the Setactionaccount.exe utility command-line syntax.
Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.
If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, submit a request to Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.
Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.
Prerequisites
You must install this hotfix on the computer that hosts a MOM Agent.
Restart requirement
You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this
hotfix.
Note This hotfix will restart the MOM service when you install this
hotfix.
Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.
File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file
attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table.
The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time
(UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To
find the difference between UTC and local time, use the
Time
Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
Date Time Version Size File name
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23-Feb-2005 15:20 5.0.2749.0 53,248 Setactionaccount.exe
Installation instructions
To install this hotfix, follow these steps:
- Copy the Mom2005-rtm-kb894464-x86-ia64-enu.exe file to a local
folder or to a shared network folder. If you use a shared network folder, make
sure that you can access the folder from the computers that requires this
hotfix.
- Log on to one of the computers that
requires this hotfix. You must log on to the computer as an administrator.
- Run Mom2005-rtm-kb894464-x86-ia64-enu.exe on each
computer that requires this
hotfix. You can run the file at
a command prompt, or you can double-click the file.
- Repeat steps 2 and 3 on each computer that requires
this hotfix.
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a bug in the Microsoft
products that are listed in the "Applies to"
section.
The Setactionaccount.exe utility is provided with MOM 2005. The Setactionaccount.exe utility is used to view and designate a
specific Action account for MOM 2005.
The new update to the Setactionaccount.exe utility is
available as a hotfix that supports an option of a password in the
command-line syntax. Install the Setactionaccount.exe utility to the MOM 2005 program
folder. By default, the MOM 2005 program
folder is the Program Files\Microsoft Operations
Manager 2005 folder. Help for the utility syntax is available
by running the utility at a command prompt with
/? switch.
To set the action account and specify the password, use the following command line syntax:
SetActionAccount.exe
<ConfigGroupName> -set <Domain
Username Password>
For more information about the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
824684Â
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Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates