How to Change Password of IUSR_METRO Account

Sometime we need to change the password of IUSR_METRO Account. This may be required due to compliance issue.

Below are the steps to change the IUSR_Metro account password.

1.  Go to Users and Groups. Press Windows+R to open Run, enter lusrmgr.msc in the blank box and tap OK. Press Windows+R to open Run, enter lusrmgr.msc in the blank box and tap OK. (shortcut might change depending on the OS)

  2.  Under users, right click on IUSR_METRO and click set password

  3.  Proceed adding and confirming new password and click OK.

Above process we need to apply in all host and PC server. We can verify the password encrypted value before and after changing the password. In both file password encryption should be same.

Host machine: <Host Path>dat\LTS.config
user="IUSR_METRO" password="N0HxP-eT-Ik5h493vLG9iA.." />
PC Server: C:\Program Files (x86)\HP\Performance Center Server\dat\PCS.config
CommonSettings user="IUSR_METRO" restRequestTimeout="100" password="N0HxP-eT-Ik5h493vLG9iA..

Once above step done then we need to set the password in PC server again through identityChanger

Search for IdentityChanger in order to save changes in PC environment
<Performance Center Server>\bin\IdentityChangerUtil
Select user option
create any dummy test user like Test1( This process we need to do because there is bug in ALM 12.60 version and we can not directly change the password of IUSR_Metro account.
keep any other password other than the password set in all host and PC server through users and groups
Click on Apply button.( All LG will configured)
once done then select user option again
select IUSR_METRO
Set the password exactly same as we did for all host and PC server
Click on Apply button
ALL LG will configured

Note: Now we can check encrypted password in all host and PC server file(Path mention above). It should be same.

Take a smoke test and verify that load test is running fine.