When you use:
cluster /cluster:<Cluster Name> /changepassword:<New Password> /skipdc /verbose /force
OR
cluster /cluster:<Cluster Name> /changepassword:<New Password>,<Old Password> /verbose /force
you receive:
Failed to query node <Computer Name> of cluster <Cluster Name>.
System error 1355 has occurred (0x0000054b).
The specified domain either does not exist or could not be contacted.
This problem will occur if the Windows Server 2003 cluster is jointed to a Windows NT 4.0 domain, because Cluster.exe attempts to retieve the Cluster service account password from the cluster node in UPN format, <Cluster Account>@<Domain Name>.com. In a Windows NT 4.0 domain, the Cluster service account is in the <Domain Name>\<Cluster Account> format.
To workaround this behavior:
01. On each cluster node, Start / Run / net stop clussvc / OK.
02. When all cluster nodes are stopped, use the Windows NT 4.0 PDC to open User Manager for Domains.
03. Double-click the Cluster service account and type the new password into the Password and Confirm Password boxes.
04. Press OK.
05. On each cluster node, Start / Run / Services.msc / OK.
06. Double-click the Cluster service.
07. Select the Log On tab.
08. Type the new password into the Password and Confirm Password boxes.
19. Press OK.
10. When the Cluster service account password has been changed on all the cluster nodes, on each cluster node, Start / Run / net start clussvc / OK.
NOTE: See How to change the Cluster service account password.
