IIS7 manager password problems after Windows administrator password change

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In case anyone comes across this, it was to do with shared configuration. To fix this, I took the following steps:

  1. Change the administrator password back to the old one
  2. Open IIS manager
  3. Change administrator password back to new password
  4. Set the password in shared configuration

I believe it can also be fixed using appcmd, but I never worked out how.

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Updated on September 17, 2022

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    Our network administrator recently left and, until we get another one, I'm filling in trying to keep the servers running :o

    I changed the administrator password for the server (Windows Server 2008), and since then if I try to manage IIS through IIS Manager I get prompted for a username and password and I can't access it. If I change the server administrator password back to the original then I can connect again. Does anyone have any ideas please?


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    There was an error when trying to connect. Do you want to retype your credentials and try again?

    Details:

    Logon failure: unknown user name or bad password. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007052E)

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