Update SharePoint 2010 Farm Credentials

In SharePoint 2010, for SharePoint single server install – a common task that you have to do is to update the SharePoint Farm credentials  when ever the password changes.

Below are the two simple steps to update Farm Credentials:

1. Go to C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\Bin folder using cmd.exe(open it as administrator).

2. Run this command using your credentials.

stsadm –o updatefarmcredentials –userlogin DOMAIN\username –password $password$

Note: Please type the whole command by your own including each and everything. sometimes copy  & paste leads to text encode.


Bug Fix:
If your SQL Server service is running under your windows credentials. please make sure that credentials updated manually. otherwise you will get below error.
Error: Value cannot be null. Parameter name: farm
Fix: 
1)  Just go to services.msc and change the sql server service password to your current windows password,

2) Restart the sql server service.
3) Run the above command.