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Update the Service Account password after expiry

  • May 18, 2026
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Hi,

I'd like to have a discussion about the section titled "Update the Service Account password after expiry" at the end of the documentation https://help.nintex.com/en-us/nintexautomation/icg/5.8/Content/Plan/Accounts.htm.

I know that the password for the K2 service account can be changed using the K2 Setup Manager, but the wizard sometimes takes a long time to complete all its steps, and on top of that, re-applying the latest Fix Pack is another thing that needs to be done - even though changing the service account password seems so simple.

I’d like to focus on the second method, which uses command-line parameters.

Does anyone know of any other possible parameters for SourceCode.SetupManager.exe, or perhaps all of them?

For example, I’m wondering if this method can also be used to change the password for the service account used for the IIS App Pools K2 and K2_net4, or can this just be changed directly in IIS? (I don't use a single account for everything)

Another thing is that the instructions in the documentation for the latest version 5.9 don't work for me, because there's a new account for the new JSSP service, and SetupManager asks for it - that's why I'm asking about the other parameters.

Does anyone have any experience with this and would be willing to share it?

 

Thanks in advance

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    JRoberts
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    • JRobertsNintex Employee
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    • May 26, 2026

    Hi Pavel,

    I know there is an Unattended Installation option for the setup manager with options documented at this page: https://help.nintex.com/en-us/nintexautomation/icg/5.9/Content/Install/Setup-Options.htm.

     

    I’m reaching out to get some more guidance internally on changing other passwords outside of the Setup Manager. I think you can just do it for app pool service accounts, but I want to make sure that’s a true statement.

     

    Jason

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    • PavelSNintex Partner
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    • May 27, 2026

    Hi Jason,

    thanks for your first post here - I was starting to worry that this was a boring topic. ;-)

    I'm aware of that article on parameters for unattended installation, but I don't think it lists all of them, and it seems like some abbreviated forms can be used, such as "SourceCode. SetupManager.exe -c:CFG,BPS,PDF -mod:RollK2ServicePassword"; I would guess that the "-c" parameter is short for "configcomps," and the "-mod" probably stands for "Modification." There are also no useful examples regarding the "/var" option.

    I’ve practically never done an unattended installation here, because the time I spend going through the wizard to create the XML definition and then testing it is about the same as the time it would take to just install it manually. I don’t see much benefit in it, but those parameters might come in handy for certain maintenance tasks.

     

    Pavel

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