Scheduled tasksets start failing in Monitoring and Alerting System (MAS) with an error message in the MAS logs : Monitor 'xxxx' in Taskset 'xxx' was skipped because MAS failed to initialize an instance of the running object server. Error code: 0x80070057 [Invalid user name or password.]
Possible causes: a. The login credentials of COM+ component for MAS service are incorrect which might be due to a recent password change or password expiration of the account that MAS is configured to run as. b. A recent Microsoft update that reset the COM+ component's identity.
Issue/Introduction
This article talks about the possible case and resolution when encountering the error message "Invalid user name or password. Error code:80070057" in MAS scheduled jobs.
Environment
Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7
Resolution
Follow the instructions in Step 2 of the article listed here to update the COM+ password for MAS/ Restart MAS service after the change.