Service Accounts

2013

Configure automatic password change in SharePoint 2013 (GUI version only)
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff724280.aspx

Plan automatic password change in SharePoint 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff724278.aspx

More from the cloud

http://blog.blksthl.com/2013/05/14/configure-automatic-password-change-in-sharepoint-2013-using-powershell/

 http://www.toddklindt.com/blog/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=237

 http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ramg/archive/2010/12/01/sharepoint-2010-service-accounts-permissions-and-security-settings.aspx

Copy of Todd's xlsx file is on Skydrive.
Just go to TEch Bytes and click skydrive or click here

Also See

Plan for administrative and service accounts (SharePoint Server 2010)
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263445.aspx

Good Article on Service Accounts and Managed Service Acccounts
http://blog.falchionconsulting.com/index.php/2010/10/service-accounts-and-managed-service-accounts-in-sharepoint-2010/

Configure profile synchronization (SharePoint Server 2010)

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee721049.aspx

 

Rational Guide to SP2010 User Profile Sync
http://www.harbar.net/articles/sp2010ups.aspx

 

Configure object cache user accounts

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff758656.aspx
http://www.sharepointchick.com/archive/2010/10/06/resolving-the-super-user-account-utilized-by-the-cache-is.aspx