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Recent update: 2008-3-21

MOSS 2007 domain account install requirements

2191 byte By bababab at 2008-3-7
I would like someone to explain the initial domain accounts needed to setup MOSS2007 with out getting concurency errors, permission denied errors or, "Only the site admin is allowed to querry from the profiles db." This is my 9th MOSS installation in 3 days and there was no ...

MOSS 2007 Stand-Alone upgrade/migration to Web Farm

578 byte By JZavala at 2008-3-6
We currently have a "stand-alone" deployment of MOSS, which was oringinally going to be used for development/testing, however it appears that has taken a life of its own. The development site now has production data and we need to migrate the data (or DB) to a server farm deployment, ...

The database 'mcms_db' is not an MCMS 2002 database

883 byte By CarlosLeBrilla at 2008-3-5
So I am testing migration from an MCMS 2002 SP2 site to MOSS 2007 and I am running into this error whenever I try to run the Migration Profile tool in Central Admin: The database 'mcms_db' is not an MCMS 2002 databaseNo other message, and no errors anywhere else (that I can find)I ran the ...

Update Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPServer ?

657 byte By ponto at 2008-3-3
I have this error how do i fix?Microsoft.SharePoint.Upgrade.SPUpgradeException: Action 3.0.2.0 of Microsoft.SharePoint.Upgrade.SPConfigurationDatabaseSequence2 failed. > System.ArgumentException: The id ac4f0012-2b5d-4b61-a683-5c5423e90b9b is in use. An ...

Problem with create/submit a SSL certificate request

1134 byte By knvb at 2008-3-1
Hi experts,(assumption: ComputerName: Machine1; my website: www.abc.com)I have follow the instructions as http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290625/en-us for create a certificate request. When I created the request, I typed Machine1 as Common Name. However when I try to submit such a request as ...

MOSS2007 Active Directory connectivity configuration

4120 byte By a_goodwin at 2008-2-28
Problem Description Background:A client has purchased a hosting solution for MOSS2007, part of which is a connection to a central Active Directory that the hosting company uses to maintain all it’s hosting solution users and internal staff.The clients location in the AD structure appears ...

Problem with create/submit a SSL certificate request

1111 byte By knvb at 2008-2-27
Hi experts,(assumption: ComputerName: Machine1; my website: www.abc.com)I have follow the instructions as http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290625/en-us for create a certificate request. When I created the request, I typed Machine1 as Common Name. However when I try to submit such a request as ...

IIS6 Compression and WSS2

723 byte By AlexPizarro at 2008-2-26
HiI have enable IIS6 compression via the IIS metabase and have seen great results when using the browser WSS2 sites. I am using a tool called Fiddler to monitor compressions performance. The issue i am having is with office document in a document library. When i use save target as option from ...

URL redirection when upgrade changes URL address?

536 byte By ChrisFields at 2008-2-25
We're doing a database migration to get from SPS 2003 to MOSS. This will, unfortunately, require a URL change. Is there a way to write a web app that can take a URL address, look it up in a list we create to determine if the site has been updated or not and then redirect the request either to ...

MOSS 2007 farm installation issue

1387 byte By MadhurAhuja at 2008-2-24
We have installed MOSS 2007 Farm setup having 4 servers in total as follows. 1. SRV1 - Acting as SQLServer 2. SRV2 - Acting as SSP Server and hosting Admin site, search and indexing services 3. WEBFRONT01 - Web frontend server running 'Web Application Service' 4. WEBFRONT02 - Web ...

Trouble with Content Management Server (MCMS) Migration Profile

6895 byte By frankok at 2008-2-23
Hi, all.We're trying to use the Content Management Server Migration in SharePoint 2007. We have successfully created a (copy of a production) CMS installation on our test server, running on a VMWare Windows 2003 Instance. We set up a new Migration Profile in SharePoint Central Administration, ...

Is it possible to put the Sharepont Configuration Database in a SQL Server 2005 Database

575 byte By M.Hopfenspirger at 2008-2-22
I installed WSS 3.0. It creates a named SQL Express Database called Microsoft##SSEE.But it would be a lot better if I can delete this instance and use the existing SQL Server Instance...I can put the content Databases to the already running SQL Server 2005 but I could not put the configuration ...

Acessing after upgrade sahrepoint 2.0 to 3.0

267 byte By ponto at 2008-2-22
try to access after update in-place and give me this, what i can do? HTTP/1.1 404 Connection: close Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:26:57 GMT Server: Microsoft-IIS/6.0 X-Powered-By: ASP.NET MicrosoftSharePointTeamServices: 12.0.0.4518 Have any solution?

Upgrade to WSS 3.0

524 byte By Vaani-MY at 2008-2-21
Did not completely upgraded to WSS 3.0 from WSS 2.0. Configuration failed when running the wizard of SharePoint Products and Technologies while running Task 2 of 10. Error message: One or more configuration settings failed. Failed to initiate the upgrade sequence. An exception of type ...

How to make sharepoint 2007 apple to connect from outside

747 byte By ThomasMadsen at 2008-2-20
we have just updated / moved the old sharepoint.. to a new server. but we still have some issues..so far we can only use the sharepoint inside. our https://www.homesite.dk/remote is pointing to the old site. i have tryed meny ways to make it apple to connect to outside. but still no luck. is it ...

WSS3 URL Error

1263 byte By KaneK at 2008-2-19
Hi,I have two WSS3 sites running on a single server, One on port 80 works ok 'ish http://portal.xxxx.co.uk/ (search broken and wont work whatever fix i try, seperate issue to be raised)The other one on port 33792, this is the site with issues. The basic problem is i can not create anything ...

Steps to upgrade wss2.0 to 3.0?

997 byte By ponto at 2008-2-18
I have wss2.0 in single server and a instance "<Localserver>\SHAREPOINT" in sql server where is my wss2.0, i have install 3.0 but dont now what to do to upgrade, they say to upgrade the pages and that, but cant upgrade the database to work because is in ...

Restoral is so close yet so far

1522 byte By JoeRitson at 2008-2-17
So here's the scoop: the server was lost but the config and content databases are available from backup. Server is 2003, Sql 2005, and WSS 2. When I rebuild the server and use the restored content database I can't access any of the content (tasks, lists, documentlibraries, etc.) I do not have ...

Persistent Sharepoint Server Error Events

8074 byte By ChockFulloNuts at 2008-2-16
Hi - I'm running Sharepoint Services 3.0 and am seeing 3 different errors logged every single minute - IDs 6398, 7076, and 6482. Searches on these IDs have shown that other users are seeing them for different reasons. They all have to do with a "lack of storage" somewhere. Below are ...

Recovering Semi Processed data

414 byte By bashok at 2008-2-15
I have a SPS 2007 installation. I am using the STSADM.exe for backing up the installation. The indexing server is processing the data and it goes down. My question is can I restore the already processed data and start processing from where the processing was left? If yes how can I achieve ...

Forum/discussion groups in SharePoint

232 byte By teetee at 2008-2-15
Is there a way to create a forum in SharePoint that looks and works exactly like this forum? Or any hints to where I can go looking for it? Please forgive if this is the wrong place for this question, I am a newbie at SharePoint.

SQL Exception

2271 byte By DaveyBob at 2008-2-15
Repeated in my log I have:Exception: Cannot open database requested in login 'SharedServices1_DB'. Login fails. Login failed for user 'ES\NAD2DS01$'. at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnection.OnError(SqlException exception, Boolean breakConnection) at ...

Getting Access denied when nav to the Shared Service instance

433 byte By BobTheBuild at 2008-2-15
I created a Shared Service on my server a few days ago using the local administrator account. I have since created a separate Windows account (belongs to the Administrators group) for myself to use. I'm able to do everything in the Central Administration site but accessing this instance of ...

Need a bit of help getting My Site functionality to work

1433 byte By ScottieS at 2008-2-15
Hi all.I have installed MOSS 2007 enterprise in a simple-server farm mode using a SQL 2005 backend.It appears I have everything else working except the My Site functionality.When I click on My Site, I get:Your personal site cannot be created because Self-Service Site Creation is not enabled. ...

How to fix error:Visual studio.net must be installed before you can install the web part templat

234 byte By aspfun at 2008-2-14
I downloaded web part templates. When install it, I got error as below. VS2005 and sp1 were already installed before. Visual studio.net must be installed before you can install the web part templates How to fix it?

Intranet / Extranet Installation Concept Question

816 byte By ScottCash at 2008-2-14
I would like to use MOSS2007 to Run an Intranet and Extranet. My question is, is it best practice to install one instance of the portal server (inside firewall) and run both nets off of it or should I create a DMZ and install a totally seperate instance of Portal for the Extranet, SQL, AD in ...

Security Trimming Bug ? WSS3.0

1064 byte By SharePointing at 2008-2-13
I have a strange one that I noticed today and thought someone might have seen it, have an answer, etc.We have a WSS3.0 Site Collection that we are using for the IT department at my client site to collaborate (I'm working on getting MOSS but for now, they are getting their feet wet with WSS)I ...

WSS 3.0 upgrade to MOSS 2007 consideration?

483 byte By EWANAME at 2008-2-13
I can't find any documentation on this. I've been running a WSS 3.0 server in a Virtual Machine in a DMZ connected to a SQL 2000 database server on a truste segment to see how it works. Now I want to install the MOSS 2007 trial I dl'd from MS. Is it a simple matter of just running the setup ...

what happens to SPS Areas when upgraded to MOSS 2007?

412 byte By RayCan at 2008-2-12
Hello,Our organization is heavily using areas and sub areas for business divisions (finance, IT and etc). We are planning to upgrade to MOSS 2007 .I know that SPS Areas no longer exist in MOSS 2007 and therefore they would be chnaged to subsites, but I don't know what is the disadvantage of ...

Pre-Upgrade Report Error

1030 byte By bighk at 2008-2-11
When I run my pre-upgrade report I get the following error in the log:01/23/2007 20:01:47 Error: Cannot get virtual server from URL:preupgradescanconfig.xml01/23/2007 20:01:47 System.UriFormatException: Invalid URI: The format of the URI could not be determined. at System.Uri.Parse() at ...

Sharepoint 2007 Test Environment on Domain without Sharepoint

418 byte By echan at 2008-2-10
My current domain has no Sharepoint. Recently, we installed MOSS 2007 on a test machine and production users began having problems with Outlook e.g. word attachments in email messages. We plan to put our Sharepoint test environment on a separate domain. My question is - is it possible to have a test...

Changing from a 2 server to 3 server architecture....

465 byte By EWANAME at 2008-2-10
If I decide to create a new application server to host the Central Admin, Index, and/or Query roles will I get a noticeable performance boost overall for 100+ users or is this more just a security design consideration? Is it easy enough to simply add the application server later if performance ...

SHAREPOINT INSTALLATION ISSUE

2122 byte By sarashare at 2008-2-10
Hi As i posted earlier,i got baffled with the installation issue.I have tried my installation in two machines,with all reqd configuration.In my first machine,win2k3 sp1 with SQL2k SP4,the files are extracted properly and in the configuration wizard i got an error that, Failed To Start database ...

VM memory allocation for WSS 3.0 and MOSS 2007

713 byte By EWANAME at 2008-2-8
I've been running a WSS 3.0 server with 2G RAM in a Vmware Server Virtual Machine in a DMZ connected to a SQL 2000 database server. How much RAM should I allocate to the VM and to the server as a whole, realistically, for "snappy" performance for 100+ users? Performance is very key ...

Sharepoint '03 & OSX FM Pro 8.5, MS Access '04 compatibility issues?

721 byte By dbota at 2008-2-8
In an upcomiing project, we are contemplating uploading wav sound files, etc. to MS Sharepoint 2003 (Sharepoint Services/ Windows Server 2003) from OSX Tiger workstations. The data would live on the workstations on Filemaker Pro 8.5 Advanced or possibly MS Access 2004 for OS X. We would load ...

Problem adding to document library with content approval enabled

643 byte By RichardJohnstone at 2008-2-7
I'm using WSS on SBS.I have a site group with only 'Add' rights, and users who are members of that group get access denied errors adding documents to a document library that has content approval enabled; either by uploading, by clicking 'New Document' on the library's toolbar, or by ...

Accessing WSS sites from a partially trusted domain

427 byte By TomCinLA at 2008-2-7
I am looking for information about the possibility of allowing access to a SharePoint installation (version 2 or 3, not sure) from a domain with a limited one way trust. This host domain is in the process (design phase) of being migrated but the users in the target domain want access to the ...

RSS TTL and delays

938 byte By AndrewBadge at 2008-2-7
Hi all,I want to use a blog for "announcements" in my office (eg. when the Juice Van arrives) and then subscribe via RSS. I have modified the default RSS TTL (frequency clients check for new posts) to 15 minutes.However all clients only show new posts once per day.I have manually set ...

WSS 3.0 Search Error

2472 byte By vincentw56 at 2008-2-7
I cannot seem to get WSS 3.0 Search working. I have the service started, but I keep getting this error in the even log:Event Type: ErrorEvent Source: Windows SharePoint Services 3 SearchEvent Category: Gatherer Event ID: 2424Date: 1/23/2007Time: 10:46:25 AMUser: N/AComputer: ...

Sharepoint Services 3.0 and AD Security Groups?

1173 byte By Nick_0001 at 2008-2-6
I am running Sharepoint Services 3.0 on a Windows 2003 R2 Server. Everything setup without issue and works without issue. I can add AD security groups to Sharepoint groups and the users get access. However the only security groups that actually grant access are the groups that were there prior ...

Sharepoint Server might need to be reconfigured but I don't want to loose my work

2243 byte By LivetoCodeCodetoLive! at 2008-2-6
I am using Sharepoint Server 2007 RTM I have a problem backing up a server farm. 1. When I go to central administration site> Operations>Services on Server I cannot find any services shown. 2. As a result when I try to backup my Server Farm, I cannot do this because the Timer service is ...

Workflow history list

433 byte By kdr_zb229 at 2008-2-6
I have created a workflow using VS 2008 professional. I get and error when I try to debug that says "cannot find the sharepoint list: Workflow History". I checked the url where this list should be " http://<serversite>/<site>/lists/workflow history/" and it is not there. I t...

Sharepoint and AD Distribution Groups

149 byte By hwg_Maarten at 2008-2-5
I was wondering if there was a way to either import or synchronize distribution groups between active directory and sharepoint. Thanks in advance!

SHAREPOINT INSTALLATION ERROR

867 byte By sarashare at 2008-2-5
Hi, I tried to install sharepoint 3.0 in win 2k3 sp1 with all Req hardware.While installing the setup files are extracted properly.But when i run the configuration wizard,i encounter an error, Failed To Start database service MSSQL$Microsoft##SSEE.Repair this product by selecting it from ...

What version of Windows SharePoint service to install? 2.0 or 3.0?

313 byte By aspfun at 2008-2-4
Our company will hire a company to install SharePoint. Thare are some options. Can someone give me advice?(We use Office 2003, Windows 2003, SQL server 2000, VS2005)1) WSS 2.0 only2) WSS 2.0 and SharePoint portal server3) WSS 3.0 only4) WSS 3.0 and SharePoint ...

(0x80042616 - Error in the Site Data Web Service. )

146 byte By HugoSanchez at 2008-2-4
Hello all, This error appears in my sharepoint portal gatherer log. Does anyone know what the cause is and how to resolve it? Thanks, Ugo

Large Serv_db

1127 byte By HugoSanchez at 2008-2-4
Hello, The sps_Serv_db for my portal site has grown in size to over 22GB. The Site_db is only 9GB.I looked at the tables in the serv_db and observed that src_gathererlog_1 is by far the largest at approx 22GB. There are also tons of errors in the gatherer log (under site settings). Does anyone ...

Forms based authentication & MySite

713 byte By JoostSchermers at 2008-2-4
Hiwe have configured our site with dual authentication providers.#1 http://servername.local Authenication with Active Directory (intranet)#2 http://www.servername.local Authentication Forms Based (internet)When i create a user and i login through #1 i see a MySiteWhen create a user and i login ...

Cannot connect Report Explorer and Report Viewer

311 byte By MylesRip at 2008-2-3
This seems to work for other people so I figure it may be a setup problem...I can add the WSS 3.0 webp parts for reporting services, Report Explorer and Report Viewer and I can get them to work separately, but as soon as I try to connect them together, I get an "unexpected error". Any ...

Forms Based Authentication

1081 byte By MattBathje at 2008-2-3
I am trying to setup Forms Based Authentication (FBA) for our MOSS 2007 site. Based on the various blog postings/etc. around the web, I have it setup. There is one minor problem I was hoping somebody could help with.We are hoping to disable the "remember me" functionality in the form ...

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