Taking ownership of the ArcGIS Server account (Windows instances only)

When you launch an EC2 instance using the ArcGIS for Server Windows AMI, the ArcGIS Server account is preconfigured on the instance with the name arcgis and a randomly generated password that is unknown to anyone.

You don't have to change the account password, but if you want to change it, follow these steps:

Steps:

1. Click Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Computer Management.
2. Expand Local Users and Groups > Users.
3. Right-click the account and click Set Password.

   You can ignore the Windows warning message about the password change causing a loss of information. This is not known to affect ArcGIS Server.

4. Type the new password twice to confirm and click OK.

   Now you need to update the properties of the ArcGIS Server service so that it runs using the new password.

5. Click Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services.
6. Right-click the service ArcGIS Server and click Properties.
7. Click the Log On tab and make sure This account: .\arcgis is chosen for the log on.
8. Type the new password twice to confirm and click OK.
9. Repeat the above steps on all GIS servers in your site, using the same password.