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January 13

Membership & PEOPLE_DL_IMPORT not working - zero groups

Issue:

Shared Services User Profile import is working but none of membership groups are being imported.

Log file has zero PEOPLE_DL_IMPORT enties, but user profiles are being imported successfully.

 

Solution:

Check your “Office Server Web Services” web app – by default its configured with SSL on port 56738 & self published cert.

Membership groups import uses SSL channel and SSL cert can be corrupt.

Strangely it uses SSL channel instead of straight HTTP even thou “Use Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)” in “Shared Services Provider” is set to “No”: 


Error: The server is not operational.

If you see the following error trying to do Active Directory LDAP queries using a secure connection (AuthenticationTypes.Secure):
 
Type : System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException, mscorlib, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089
Message : The server is not operational.
Source : System.DirectoryServices
ErrorCode : -2147016646
 
Check to make sure your domain certificate hasn't expired.
 
You may also see the following event in System Event Log:
 
Event Type: Error
Event Source: Schannel
Event Category: None
Event ID: 36881
 
The certificate received from the remote server has expired. The SSL connection  request has failed. The attached data contains the server certificate.

 
MS has a KB article on this issue: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/839514

LINQtoSharePoint Provider

Came across this on CodePlex - use LINQ to query SharePoint lists:

http://www.codeplex.com/LINQtoSharePoint

May 12

MCSTRM.SYS has been blocked from loading due to incompatibility with this system

If you like me and have been annoyed by the following message showing up on system reboots:

 

Log Name:      System
Source:        Application Popup
Event ID:      1060
Level:         Error
Description:
\SystemRoot\SysWow64\Drivers\MCSTRM.SYS has been blocked from loading due to incompatibility with this system. Please contact your software vendor for a compatible version of the driver.

 

Crappy Real Player Virtual Path Manager is responsible for this error:

 

 

 

Unfortunately there isn’t really a way to uninstall this silly thing and it doesn’t show up in Services Console so I’ve ended up going to the registry and setting startup type to Disabled (4)

 

Installing SQL 2008 Reboot required messsage...

If you’re installing 2008 SQL Server Express and getting Reboot is required message and you have Logitech WebCam do the following:

 

Go to services under Admin Tools and stop the following service: Process Monitor - LVPrcS64

 

"C:\Program Files\Common Files\LogiShrd\LVMVFM\LVPrcSrv.exe"

 

 

Change startup to manual and reboot – you should be able to install SQL Express now J

HTTP Error 401.1 - Unauthorized: Access is denied due to invalid credentials.

You may see Access is denied  errors after installing latest batch of patches.

MS has a workaround for this issue – create DisableLoopbackCheck registry setting.

 

Here is a link to KB article on this issue:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896861

August 12

Extend Web Application to Another IIS Web Site


Common mistake that people make when Extending SharePoint web application is to the same name for extension.
 
Always make sure your Web App names are unique and choose to create new web application.
 
 

Error: Access Denied! Only site admin can access Data Source object from user profile DB.

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Office SharePoint Server
Event Category: Office Server General
Event ID: 7888
Description:
A runtime exception was detected. Details follow.
Message: Access Denied! Only site admin can access Data Source object from user profile DB.
Techinal Details:
System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access Denied! Only site admin can access Data Source object from user profile DB.
   at Microsoft.Office.Server.UserProfiles.SRPSite.AdminCheck(String message)
   at Microsoft.Office.Server.UserProfiles.DataSource._LoadDataSourceDef(IDataRecord rec)
   at Microsoft.Office.Server.UserProfiles.DataSource._LoadDataSourceDef(String strDSName)
   at Microsoft.Office.Server.UserProfiles.DataSource..ctor(SRPSite site, Boolean fAllowEveryoneRead)
   at Microsoft.Office.Server.UserProfiles.DataSource..ctor(SRPSite site)
   at Microsoft.Office.Server.UserProfiles.UserProfileConfigManager.GetDataSource()
   at Microsoft.Office.Server.UserProfiles.BDCConnector.RefreshConfiguration(String sspName)
 
See the following post for solution:
 
I believe only the following persmissions are needed for Default Content Access account:
Manage Analytics, Manage Audiences, Manage User Profiles
 
August 08

Office SharePoint Server 2007 Training - Farm install

One step that is missing from "Office SharePoint Server 2007 Training Farm Install Guide" is to deploy solution to Central Admin in addition to primary content web application.
If mosstraining.wsp hasn't been deployed to Central Admin web application - Office SharePoint Training Configuration will not be available under Application Management in CA.

Windows SharePoint Services Help Search & The system cannot find the file specified.

In typical medium server farm setup make sure "Windows SharePoint Services Search" service has been started - its set to manual by default or the following error will keep showing up in the logs:
 
Retry of query machine <SERVER_NAME> has failed with error: The system cannot find the file specified. 0x80070002. It will be retried again in 30 seconds. Component: <GUID>
 
 

Windows SharePoint Services Help Search & Access is denied Error

When setting up a Server Farm make sure to add Application Pool accounts from WFEs to WSS_WPG
on Application/Index Server or the following error we'll keep showing up in the logs:
 
Retry of query machine <SERVER_NAME> has failed with error: Access is denied. 0x80070005. It will be retried again in 900 seconds. Component: <LONG_GUID>

VS.NET 2005 SP1 Install Error

Error 1718. File was rejected by digital signature policy installing VS.NET 2005 SP1 on a VM.
 
August 30

WCSF & PageFlow

Need to setup database to store pageflows, schema can be found in quickstarts.

Invite your mail contacts to join your friends list with Windows Live Spaces. It's easy! Try it!

SharePoint & SSL

Available Options

1.     SSL across the board - entire site SSL

2.     Have ISA do SSL termination and HTTP from ISA to MOSS

3.     Split up content into Secure and Non-Secure and have individual host headers for each.

 

Last one is MS recommended approach per:

We do not recommend reusing the same IIS Web site for your HTTP and SSL hosting. Instead, extend a dedicated HTTP and a dedicated SSL Web site, each assigned to its own alternate access mapping zone and URLs.

http://technet2.microsoft.com/Office/en-us/library/0d2efc06-afb4-40fe-9ac9-f973ac3d985f1033.mspx?mfr=true

 

 
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