User Profile Synchronization not working with Active Directory connection
In SharePoint 2010 I have configured the User Profile Synchronization Service to import user properties from Active Directory. However, when I run a full synchronisation none of the attributes are imported from AD. For me, one of the best tools…
The filename you’ve specified is either invalid or too long
I have just created a new web application and site collection in SharePoint 2013. With a large number of documents to place into a Document Library I thought it would be easier to copy and paste them using Windows Explorer,…
Event ID 14 – The start address cannot be crawled
I have just spent hours trying to get to the bottom of an issue with search in SharePoint 2010. No results were being returned and the following error was reoccurring in the Application Event Log: The start address http://wprintranet cannot…
The SharePoint 2010 Timer service terminated with service-specific error %%-2147467259
Today I have been dealing with lots of errors being logged in the System event log in a SharePoint 2010 development environment. The error is Event ID 7024: The SharePoint 2010 Timer service terminated with service-specific error %%-2147467259 I tried…
"Sorry, something went wrong" error after enabling RBS (Remote Blob Storage)
I have just configured and enabled RBS for my SharePoint 2013 environment and now when I try to access the site I get the following error message: Sorry, something went wrong Cannot complete this action. Please try again. Yet…
A certificate validation operation took xxxx milliseconds and has exceeded the execution time threshold
I have just noticed the following message logged several times in the Application Event Log on a SharePoint 2013 Application server: A certificate validation operation took 23369.387 milliseconds and has exceeded the execution time threshold. If this continues to occur,…
AutoSPInstaller error – Failed to download WCF Data Services 5.6 installation package
I have downloaded SharePoint 2013 SP1 (Service Pack 1) to be installed offline with AutoSPInstaller 3.96. However, the prerequisites installer fails with the following error: WARNING: 2014-04-21 09:15:29 – Error: InternetOpenUrl failed (0X80072EE7=-2147012889) WARNING: 2014-04-21 09:15:29 – Error: Failed to…
The selected cells are read-only
Today I received a report from a user that while using Datasheet View to manage a list they were presented with the following error message: "The selected cells are read-only" I have come across this in the past and the…
Moving a site collection between content databases (SharePoint 2013 using PowerShell
I have created a new site collection within a SharePoint 2013 web application and want it to use a new content database. After creating the new content database using the New-SPContentDatabase cmdlet I used the Move-SPSite cmdlet: Move-SPSite <URL> –DestinationDatabase…
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