Updating the Application Pool Identity Password

If you configured the Application Pool Identity to start with a specific user account, Nymi recommends that you use an account with a password that does not expire or change.

1. Log in to NES server as an administrator and start IIS Manager.
2. In the left navigation pane, expand the server, and then select Application Pools, as shown in the following figure.
   Figure 1. IIS Application Identity Pools
3. Select the NES application pool, the default name is NES App Pool.
4. From the Actions pane on the right of the window, click Advanced Settings
   Figure 2. IIS Application Identity Advanced Settings
5. On the Advanced Settings window, select Identity, and then click the ellipses.
   Figure 3. IIS Application Identity Advanced Settings
6. On the Application Pool Identity pop-up, click Set.
7. On the Set Credentials window, perform the following actions:
   1. In the Username field, type the username in the format domain\username
   2. In the Password and Confirm Passwordfields, type the new password.
   3. Click OK.
   The following figure provides an example of the Set Credentials window.

   Figure 4. Set Credentials window