Sometimes you just need to rebuild SharePoint 2010 search. It happens. Life happens. SharePoint 2010 Search poops the bed. This article will discuss how to remove a SharePoint 2010 search service application and clean up leftover search components. Search Service Application Removal So the first thing we need to do is remove the search service [...]
If you would like to rename a service application or it's proxy, PowerShell can get it done! Let's say the Managed Metadata service is named "Managed Metadata" and the associated proxy is also named "Managed Metadata". To change the service name to "Managed Metadata Service" and the proxy name to "Managed Metadata Service Proxy", the [...]
When removing SharePoint managed accounts, there is a right way and a wrong way ... The Right Way Use Central Admin GUI or "Remove-SPManagedAccount -Identity domain\user" PowerShell cmdlet to delete the managed account Delete the account from Active Directory The Wrong Way Delete the account from Active Directory before removing the managed account from SharePoint If the account [...]
When creating search scopes, consider the following: If a search scope is created for a site collection, the scope will ONLY be available for the site collection where it was created. To create a shared search scope that will be available across all site collections, use Central Administration to create a shared search scope. Site Collection Search Scope Settings [...]
Add a SharePoint 2010 RSS Viewer Web Part to a page and configure it to read from an external SSL (HTTPS:) feed. The following message will be displayed: "The requested RSS could not be displayed. Please verify the settings and url for this feed. If this problem persists, please contact your administrator." Checking the event [...]
Last updated on December 6th, 2016 at 11:32 am
It’s always a good idea to test your SharePoint backups to ensure they will actually work in case you ever need them. You are doing backups, right? […]
Last updated on December 6th, 2016 at 11:41 am
It may become necessary to reconfigure your SharePoint service accounts. This was the case when implementing our development portal. There are several steps involved, depending on what is being changed. […]