Author Archives for kipp
Access Denied with Windows Server 2008 and MOSS when Crawling
“Access is denied. Check that the Default Content Access Account has access to this content, or add a crawl rule to crawl this content. (The item was deleted because it was either not found or the crawler was denied access to it.)”
I have gotten this error on other deployments but recently I applied on the [...]
Missing MySites & MyLinks with SharePoint 2007
One of my clients was having a problem with their MySites and MyLinks missing from the top right corner of their SharePoint Sites. The following are the items that could possible cause this to occur.
1. MySite Feature not activated
MySite is a hidden feature and if it is not activated then these links will not be [...]
Calculated Column to generate HTML
Here is a list of posts that have come in handy when tweaking SharePoint sites.
Progress Bar: http://pathtosharepoint.wordpress.com/2008/09/02/a-progress-bar-for-your-tasks-list/
Progress Bar + Color Coding: http://pathtosharepoint.wordpress.com/2008/10/21/progress-bar-color-coding/#
Indicators: http://pathtosharepoint.wordpress.com/2008/10/28/the-html-calculated-column-stay-tuned/
Helpful links for configuring Kerberos with SharePoint 2007
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc263449.aspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/james_world/archive/2007/08/20/essential-guide-to-kerberos-in-sharepoint.aspx
http://blogs.msdn.com/martinkearn/archive/2007/04/23/configuring-kerberos-for-sharepoint-2007-part-1-base-configuration-for-sharepoint.aspx
http://www.sharepointblogs.com/spfromscratch/archive/2008/02/11/configuring-kerberos-autentication-on-moss-2007.aspx
http://www.hezser.de/blog/archive/2008/04/20/configuring-kerberos-for-sharepoint.aspx
http://kbalertz.com/953130/configure-SharePoint-Server-Excel-Services-Kerberos-authentication.aspx
Access is denied. Check that the Default Content Access Account has access to this content, or add a crawl rule to crawl this content.
When configuring SharePoint 2007 Search settings I get the following error when starting a Full Crawl. I original thought the fix for this was related to Windows Server 2008 but I later found out that it seems to be related to the .NET Framework 3.5. Anyhow, here is the resolve that I have found on [...]
SharePoint Configuration Failed (step 2)
I am currently working on a SharePoint 2007 deployment and ran into the following error during the 2nd step of the Configuration Wizard. When reviewing the event log I see the following error:
Failed to create the configuration database.
An exception of type System.Security.AccessControl.PrivilegeNotHeldException was thrown. Additional exception information: The process does not possess the ‘SeSecurityPrivilege’ privilege [...]
SharePoint Designer is FREE
SharePoint Designer 2007 is now FREE. This is great but could be very dangerious for your organization. If your users have the ability to download and install software…this could potentially expose your SharePoint environment.
I come from the camp that you should not allow users to alter SharePoint but that key individuals should only be given [...]
Logo Ideas
A list of sites that have some good examples of logos. I can’t remember where I got this list but I may have stole it from LifeHacker.
http://speckyboy.com/
http://www.logoed.co.uk/blog/
http://www.faveup.com/
http://www.logosauce.com/
http://www.logo-inspiration.de/
http://identityworks.com/
http://www.logolounge.com/
http://www.logotwo.com/
http://logopond.com/


