Unable to connect to the configuration database

Check The url ypu have deployed in the sharepoint application is added to the managed paths of the share point or not.If not add that url as excluded path so that that application is able to access the sharepoint config database.


http://localhost:28990/scprefix.aspx?VirtualServer=http%3a%2f%2fsny-spdb1%2f

Firefox prompts for a login prompt

Working with a client who has a mixture of both IE and Firefox for connecting to SharePoint. They are using internally and are currently using NTLM. Firefox was prompting for a login prompt every time user was connecting to SharePoint and this was causing a headache.

It turns out the fix is not too difficult and I wanted to repost here.

1. Open up FireFox
2. Type about:config in the address bar
3. Locate the key named network.automatic-ntlm-auth.trusted-uris.
4. Set that key’s value to a comma separated list of servers you want NTLM auth for

This was posted on various blogs but wanted to point this out as the client couldn’t seem to locate themselves.

Note: This is not a problem for those clients using Kerberos

How To Save Site As template using cmd prompt

In SharePoint 2003 Go To Site Settings and select Site Administration go to Management and Statistics in the tab click " Save site as template "

Once you saved that site as .stp file Once you saved it gives a link to managegallery or below link accordingly


http://server/sites/sitename/_catalogs/wt/Forms/Common.aspx

then save the .stp file in the local machine of the server and use below command tool to list it in the sites template list.Then reset iis

Create a site in the steps you will get a page to select the template for the list
use the deployed template for that site and go ahead if you want to import the data also use "Include Content" check box checked other wise Leave it.




to get in to the stsadm.exe go to C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\60\BIN in command prompt
and then execute below command accordingly
stsadm.exe -o addtemplate -filename "C:\RAvishanker\OracleItSiteTemplate.stp" -title OracleItSiteTemplate"

Sharepoint Serach Error

1. Remove web, search and index components
2. Used catutil to delete all portal_content index files.
3. Added back all three roles back.
4. Restart IIS.

Deploying Sharepoint Web Parts automatically

We can deploye share point web parts automatically using
WPPackager tool


http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=0FDA5912-C136-4B44-911A-011ADFCC66E3&displaylang=en

sites With Examples for Creating user and adding user to Sharepoint

Code Snippet
//1) Create membership user

MembershipUser membershipUser = Membership.CreateUser(login, password, email);

//now you have it



//2) Create sharepoint user

SPWeb spWeb = SPControl.GetContextWeb(HttpContext.Current);

//get your site instance

SPUser spUser = spWeb.EnsureUser(login);

//now you have sharepoint user



//3) Add sharepoint user to a desired group

SPGroup spGroup = spWeb.SiteGroups["VISITORS"];

//get your group

spGroup.AddUser(spUser);

//that should do the work


http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sharepointdevelopment/thread/db46ab8f-9594-4878-9bab-a18fe3fba959/

Session state cannot be used in ASP.NET with Windows SharePoint Services

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/837376




















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