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I'm trying to grab the Distributed Cache service using PowerShell so I can change the managed account that runs it. This cannot be changed through the CA UI.

I am not able to get the service using any of the following PowerShell commands (they return a null object).

$farm is set using $farm = get-spfarm

$farm.services | where ($_.TypeName -eq "Distributed Cache")

$farm.services | where ($_.Id -eq "<The GUID of the distributed cache service>")

$farm.services | where ($_.TypeName -match "Distributed"

$farm.services | where ($_.TypeName -like "*Distributed*")

I am running PowerShell as a local administrator and as the farm administrator. Again, all of these lines return a null object. AFAIK any of these should get me the cache service. I can see it listed when I just enter $farm.services but somehow the pipe-filtering (?) is not working properly.

I'm not able to get any of the other services using this method.

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Try this one, the service called App fabric.

$farm = Get-SPFarm
$cacheService = $farm.Services | where {$_.Name -eq "AppFabricCachingService"}
$accnt = Get-SPManagedAccount -Identity domain_name\user_name
$cacheService.ProcessIdentity.CurrentIdentityType = "SpecificUser"
$cacheService.ProcessIdentity.ManagedAccount = $accnt
$cacheService.ProcessIdentity.Update() 
$cacheService.ProcessIdentity.Deploy()

MSFT Official Article on this. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219613.aspx#changesvcacct

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  • I SWEAR I was using that EXACT script earlier! Strangely it worked though. Thanks.
    – tnw
    Jan 13, 2014 at 18:43
  • dont worry, i have magic...:) glad its fixed.
    – Waqas Sarwar MVP
    Jan 13, 2014 at 18:49

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