How can I check or set the password of the IUSR and IWAM local accounts
First we need to change the settings so we can see the password.
Go to: C:\Inetpub\AdminScripts\
And open adsutil.vbs in notepad or any text editor.
Search and replace: IsSecureProperty = True
With: IsSecureProperty = False
Alright we have now set the Secure Property to False so we can see the password in plain text.
To get the IUSR password:
Start up command prompt (Start -> run -> cmd)
C:\Inetpub\AdminScripts>cscript adsutil.vbs get w3svc/anonymoususerpass
Results should be something like:
anonymoususerpass : (STRING) “:NX^+N49:67j5$”
To get the IWAM password:
Start up command prompt (Start -> run -> cmd)
C:\Inetpub\AdminScripts>cscript adsutil.vbs get w3svc/wamuserpass
Changing the IUSR or IWAM password:
Instead of running a ‘get’ command in your cscript we’re going to run a ’set’ command to set our password. So below is an example of how to set the password for the IUSR account.
C:\Inetpub\AdminScripts>cscript adsutil.vbs set w3svc/anonymoususerpass “P@ssword”
Sync passwords between IIS and MTS:
Last but not least we need to sync the passwords. Simply run the following line and you’re all set:
C:\Inetpub\AdminScripts>cscript.exe synciwam.vbs -v
Tags: IIS, IUSR, IWAM, MTS, Retreave password, set password
