To change the password of the LSGroupExpAppPool account, use one of the following procedures.

To change the password for the LSGroupExpAppPool account using Windows Server 2003

  1. Log on to the Front End Server as a member of the Administrators group.

  2. Open Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager: Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.

  3. In the console tree, expand server name (local computer), expand Application Pools, right-click LSGroupExpAppPool, and then click Properties.

  4. On the Identitytab, in Password, type the new password for the LSGroupExpAppPool account, and then click OK.

  5. Open a command prompt window.

  6. To activate the new password in Office Communications Server, at the command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:

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    LcsCmd /Web /Action:Activate /PoolName:[EE Pool Name]
/User:[AppPool Identity Domain User Account] /Password:[AppPool
Identity Domain User Password]

To change the password for the LSGroupExpAppPool account using Windows Server 2008

  1. Log on to the Front End Server as a member of the Administrators group.

  2. Open Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager: Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.

  3. In the console tree, expand server name (local computer), select Application Pools, right-click LSGroupExpAppPool, and then click Advanced Settings.

  4. In the Advanced Settingsdialog box, click next to Identityto open the Application Pool Identitydialog box.

  5. In the Application Pool Identitydialog box, select Custom Account, and then click Set.

  6. In User name, type the account username, type the new password for the LSGroupExpAppPool account in Passwordand in Password Confirm, and then click OK.

  7. Open a command prompt window.

  8. To activate the new password in Office Communications Server, at the command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:

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    LcsCmd /Web /Action:Activate /PoolName:[EE Pool Name]
/User:[AppPool Identity Domain User Account] /Password:[AppPool
Identity Domain User Password]