PowerShell™ for SharePoint® 2013 How-To

Display the Unattended Service Account

Scenario/Problem: You need to see which account is configured as the unattended service account.

Solution: Use the Get-SPPerformancePointSecureDataValues cmdlet.

To review the unattended service account that is configured for PPS data sources, use the Get-SPPerformancePointSecureValues cmdlet with the -ServiceApplication parameter, as shown in Listing 22.2.

Listing 22.2. Displaying the Unattended Service Account

Get-SPPerformancePointSecureDataValues -ServiceApplication"PerformancePoint Service Application"

The account name is displayed, but the password is not. The default PerformancePoint Services Application is named PerformancePoint Service Application. To find the correct name or GUID, use Get-SPServiceApplication ...