Showing posts with label sharepoint search error. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sharepoint search error. Show all posts

Thursday, September 8, 2011

How to resolve SharePoint Search Error?

Are you getting bellow error message in windows sharepoint services 3.0?

Your search cannot be completed because of a service error.
Try your search again or contact your administrator for more information.

When you open application log on windows sharepoint services 3.0 then got following message descriptions:

Event Type:                 Error
Event Source:             Windows SharePoint Services 3 Search
Event Category:          Gatherer
Event ID:                     2424
Date:                           26/08/2011
Time:                          10:22:30 AM
User:                           N/A
Computer:                 YourCompuetrName
Description:              The update cannot be started because the content sources cannot be accessed. Fix the errors and try the update again.
Context:                    Application 'Search', Catalog 'index file on the search server Search'

Cause for Error: Above error message generates when service account for the windows sharepoint services search service is configured to use the network service account.

How to Fix: A database administrator can resolve above error message in a non SBS environment by using a configurable account for sharepoint search service account. To do this for sharepoint server recovery follow the given below steps:
  • Login to the windows sharepoint services 3.0 from an admin account.
  • Click on Start Button and goto administrative tools.
  • Click on sharepoint 3.0 central administration.
  • From central administration page, click on operations.
  • Goto the services and click on the windows sharepoint services search.
  • Goto configure windows sharepoint services search service settings on server: servername page and click on configurable.
  • Place a valid user id and password that has permission to access windows sharepoint services 3.0.
  • Press OK and done.
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