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Profiles don’t get imported from AD
17 August 09 11:00 AM
I ran into this while attempting to import the profiles and playing with my managed properties in the SSP. Here’s what I did and noticed: Having defined my  BDC as a People Details Repository  the initial purpose of the test was to completely Read More...
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This Site scope does not return any results
06 August 09 01:42 PM
Noticed something weird the other days: I was fiddling around managed properties in my search settings and thought of deleting some of them to remove them from being indexed and from the search results. Among other managed properties deleted, I also deleted Read More...
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"The language is not supported on the server. "
06 August 09 09:23 AM
If you, like me had the chance of re-installing SharePoint (with all the language packs that you might have used before), it is likely that you have encountered this message. You will most likely see this message when running the configuration wizard Read More...
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Move one site collection from one web application to another
15 April 09 06:24 PM
I know that reading the above you will say : backup and restore  or export and import . Perfectly true. What if the procedure involves moving one BIIIIIIG Site > 15 Gb? If you have the time to do it, that’s perfect. Just schedule the operations Read More...
Workflows do not start
14 March 09 06:55 AM
You are of course aware of the fact that starting with Service Pack 1 the workflows created in SharePoint designer that should launch under the credentials of the system account will no longer start automatically. You know what the resolution is for this Read More...
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How to enable workflow tracing (debug)
26 February 09 08:38 AM
This might come in handy whenever you (like myself and I am sure thousands of others) see some error in the execution of one workflow and found the completely useless messages like “Error Occurred” Dig deep and find nothing first troubleshooting step Read More...
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Search Based Alerts
24 February 09 08:27 PM
Purpose : To get notified whenever something new gets indexed, based on a search term you specify. Say for instance that you would like to get notified whenever a new “TOP SECRET DOCUMENT” :) gets indexed. Go to the search page, issue a query and when Read More...
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Office Server Search Service cannot be started because it does not exist.(Object reference not set to an instance of an object)
29 January 09 06:46 PM
Office Server Search Service cannot be started because it does not exist. One of the most simple problems I’ve seen lately is : Why can’t I start the Office Server Search Service in my MOSS install.I have the right key , the right CD and the latest fixes.I Read More...
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Error 1058: The service cannot be started, either because it is disabled or because
12 December 08 03:51 PM
Working through the recycling of the services on server, changing the accounts for Sharepoint Timer Service, I found myself in the interesting situation of not being able to start the service.It worked , it was started but it's not working now and it Read More...
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Workflow Error: "An error has occured in Approval"
19 November 08 06:31 PM
What we have here is not actually a how to , nor does it point to a known issue, it's more of a logical reason behind writing the entry. As a starting point, we have the SharepPoint standard Approval workflow which can, through the UI, easily be attached Read More...
Event ID: 4138 - An index corruption was detected in component ShadowMerge in catalog ....
11 November 08 09:40 AM
Recently I faced several issues regarding the corruption of the index right after a reboot of the server following a patch installation. The issue, as I could observe it, occurs whenever the server is crawling and needs to reboot at the same time.The Read More...
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How to properly move (Detach/Attach) a content database.
28 October 08 07:32 PM
The idea to write this entry came as a result of many failed Profile sync operations I've seen lately, so, here it is: As a scenario, let's assume that you have a webapplication you want to move on a different port. I stress the word move , because otherwise Read More...
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Forms Based Authentication Timeout
26 August 08 07:40 PM
Say you have a Sharepoint Site you want to make available in the internet. You implement the custom authentication provider as specified on theTechnet Site : Configure forms-based authentication (Office SharePoint Server) Check everything and it all works Read More...
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