Resetting of pass phrase by power shell

Resetting of pass phrase by power shell

This is a common issue that most of the administrators face once in there work. In this article I am providing the steps how to reset the new pass phrase if we lost the old one.

Open Power Shell and execute the following script. Enter the new pass phrase when prompted:

 



 Confirm the Pass phrase










Click Yes



I hope the above information will help you to resolve the issue, in case of any queries/questions regarding the above mentioned information then please let me know. I would be more than happy to help you as well as resolves your issues, Thank you.

Lost SharePoint Farm Passphrase

Lost SharePoint Farm Passphrase

Sometimes,Unfortunatly we forgot the pass phrase given, there is no way to get the old pass phrase but we can generate the new pass phrase by using the PowerShell. Follow the below to get the new one.

Make sure that the account you are logged in as:

1.     Farm admin

2.     Local admin on server

Run the following commands to get the new one.

·         $passphrase = ConvertTo-SecureString -asPlainText –Force

·         Set-SPPassPhrase -PassPhrase $passphrase –Confirm

                 

MS Article: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff607568.aspx

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