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Set-RmsSvcAccount

Sets the service account for an AD RMS cluster.

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Microsoft ADRMSADMIN reference: Sets the service account for an AD RMS cluster. The syntax and selected example below are adapted from the pinned Windows Server 2025 reference. Module availability, target configuration and delegated permissions determine whether it can run in your environment. Documentation and parameter text: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; formatting adapted by Cmdlet World. No execution testing is claimed.

Set-RmsSvcAccount [-Credential] <PSCredential> [-Force] [-PassThru] [-Path] <String[]> [-WhatIf] [-Confirm]
 [<CommonParameters>]

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Required permissions

Use an account with the target resource permissions documented for Set-RmsSvcAccount. Modifying administrative cmdlets may require elevation or delegated administration. This catalog does not assert that ordinary users can execute the command.

Supported environments

Windows / ADRMSADMIN · Windows Server 2025 documentation; feature/module prerequisites apply

Parameters

-Confirm: Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
-Credential (required): Specifies a user name and password as a PSCredential object.
-Force: Overrides restrictions that prevent the command from succeeding if the restrictions do not compromise security.
-PassThru: Returns an object representing the item with which you are working. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output.
-Path (required): Specifies a provider drive and path or relative path on the current drive. Use a dot (.) to specify the current location. This parameter does not accept wildcards and has no default value.
-WhatIf: Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Prerequisites

Windows with the ADRMSADMIN module and the Windows feature or management tools that provide it. Confirm target connectivity and version compatibility using the linked Microsoft reference.

Security considerations

This cmdlet changes system state. Review every target and parameter in the official reference, test outside production, and prepare an appropriate backup or rollback. Do not execute the example automatically.

Examples

Example 1: Modify the service account

Set-RmsSvcAccount -Path "."

This command changes the AD RMS service account. Because the *Credential* parameter is not used, the Set-RmsSvcAccount cmdlet prompts for the user name and password of the new service account. Source: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; transcript prompt/output removed. This example was not executed.

Sources

https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/windows-powershell-docs/blob/b7645dd8c687139b28e845119da30ec670526507/docset/winserver2025-ps/ADRMSADMIN/Set-RmsSvcAccount.md

https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/adrmsadmin/set-rmssvcaccount?view=windowsserver2025-ps

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