set-service with a managed service account

Hello, I want to set a service to run via a managed service account but I am having issues with building the PSCredential. A gMSA has a blank password so when I try to build the PSCredential object with '' as the password it throws an error. What is the correct way to build a PSCredential object for a managed service account?

Thank you,

-Geoff

September 1st, 2015 10:08am

We don't supply credentials to managed service accounts.

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September 1st, 2015 1:29pm

Hello, I understand that but then how can you call new-service with a MSA since it requires a PSCredential object?

Thank you,

-Geoff

September 1st, 2015 2:25pm

Don't use a credential object.

Use SC to set account.

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September 1st, 2015 2:27pm

http://windowsitpro.com/powershell/simplifying-services-managed-service-accounts
September 1st, 2015 2:32pm

Please ignore this thread, just realized that the -Credential is to run the command as a different account. I'll run it with a non MSA account.
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September 1st, 2015 2:40pm

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