Cant crawl a site when you know that you should be able to
You know that you should be able to crawl a web application, you have the permissions but you still get an error. What to do?
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Registry Access is not allowed – Logging to the Event Log and SharePoint
Issues, tips and tricks about working with the Event Log class and SharePoint
Search Tip #1: Expose custom properties for search
Why you should expose custom properties for search
Removing the Restricted Readers Group
What to do if your users can see the "Create Page" button but get the infamous Unknown Error screen when accessing it.
Managed Property Series: Introduction
Quick overview of SharePoint Managed Properties, how they are used and some basic details.
The Multiple Uses of the "SharePoint Configuration Wizard"
For many, the SharePoint Configuration Wizard (SCW) is used for the first and last time during the initial setup of SharePoint. The purpose of this post is to provide administrators with additional information surrounding uses of the SCW. The SCW can be used for the following: Configuring SharePoint for the first time: Once the SharePoint binaries are installed on a [...]
SharePoint Administrators Tip: Do NOT touch IIS MMC
SharePoint is a Microsoft web based product. Like all other Microsoft web based technology, SharePoint leverages IIS6 or IIS7 Web Server. Network administrators’ familiarity with the IIS management console (MMC) can lead them to make inappropriate changes in IIS which will affect the stability of their SharePoint environment. The first lesson I teach all new SharePoint administrators is: DO NOT [...]
Deploying solutions via stsadm vs user console
When deploying a solution within SharePoint you have two options, either using the following stsadm command: stsadm -o deploysolution -name SolutionName -local -url urltoSolutionToDeployTo Or the other option is to deploy via Solutions Management in Central Administration -> Operations -> Solutions Management as seen below: You might think that there is no difference that the process is the same for [...]
