Backup-SPFarm error – The backup job failed
In response to a user query on www.windows2008forums.co.uk I have managed to replicate the error generated while using the Backup-SPFarm command to backup an entire farm. Backup-SPFarm -BackupMethod Full -Directory D:\Backups\ The After trawling through the spbackup.log file I found…
Add a user to a SharePoint group using PowerShell
It’s fairly easy to add a user to a SharePoint group using the New-SPUser command. All you need to know is the URL of the site, the name of the user and the group they are to become a member of. …
Checking in multiple documents at once
Sometimes I upload multiple documents to a document library and they require check-in. One or two documents isn’t much of a problem but any more than that can become a chore. Well it is possible to check-in multiple documents at…
Databases exist on servers running SharePoint Foundation
I am working on an installation of SharePoint Foundation that has been reporting the following error for some time: Databases exist on servers running SharePoint Foundation To ensure better performance it is highly recommended to host the databases used by SharePoint…