I thought that I've read somewhere that when installing vCenter 5.1 it is recommended that you install it using the service account that will be vCenter will be using to run but I'm not able to find that recommendation again.
I have to write procedures for installing vCenter and it was easier to install it using a domain admin account, then change the account it uses via the services window. So i did that, installed using my account, and change the account that it used to a service account and it installed and runs. I've changed my password and the service no longer wants to start. Even if i would have installed vCenter 5.1 using the service account i would think that when i change the service account password and change the login information within the services window it would still have failed, i haven't tried this but from my perspective that's what it looks like.
How can i break the tie with my account? Is changing the login credentials via the services window enough?
Thanks