Reset the Farm Passphrase in SharePoint 2010

Reset the Farm Passphrase in SharePoint 2010

Reference:

http://techtrainingnotes.blogspot.com/2009/12/sharepoint-2010-change-passphrase.html
http://sharepointadam.com/2010/01/21/reset-the-farm-passphrase-in-sharepoint-2010/
http://blah.winsmarts.com/2013-2-SharePoint_2010_and_PowerShell_30.aspx

Use PowerShell

PS C:\Users\Administrator> $passphrase = ConvertTo-SecureString -asPlainText -Force
cmdlet ConvertTo-SecureString at command pipeline position 1
Supply values for the following parameters:
String: hello,world555
PS C:\Users\Administrator> Set-SPPassPhrase -PassPhrase $passphrase -Confirm
cmdlet Set-SPPassPhrase at command pipeline position 1
Supply values for the following parameters:
ConfirmPassPhrase: ********
Confirm
Are you sure you want to perform this action?
Performing operation "Set-SPPassPhrase" on Target "SPPassPhrase".
[Y] Yes  [A] Yes to All  [N] No  [L] No to All  [S] Suspend  [?] Help (default is "Y"): y
PS C:\Users\Administrator>

PowerShell Error

If you see this error

Set-SPPassPhrase : Microsoft SharePoint is not supported with version 4.0.30319.18034 of the Microsoft .Net Runtime.
At line:1 char:1
+ Set-SPPassPhrase -PassPhrase $passphrase -Confirm
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (Microsoft.Share...etSetPassPhrase:SPCmdletSetPassPhrase) [Set-SPPassPhrase], PlatformNotSupportedException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell.SPCmdletSetPassPhrase

Reference
http://blah.winsmarts.com/2013-2-SharePoint_2010_and_PowerShell_30.aspx

and change the SharePoint PowerShello target to (Add -Version 2.0)

C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\PowerShell.exe -Version 2.0 -NoExit " & ' C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\CONFIG\POWERSHELL\Registration\\sharepoint.ps1 ' "