Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 SQL user account failure audits in the Application log

If you’re like me, you cant stand any repetitive errors in your event log.
The other day I was reviewing the application log on my MOSS 2007 server and found the following events:
 

Great…Like clockwork, every minute, another error.  This is a screen shot of my Application Log, shouldn’t this nonsense be in the Security Log?!?….
Well, before [...]

Filed under: Miscellaneous | Posted on May 24th, 2010 by JohnP | No Comments »

Shared Services Provider stuck at (Unprovisioning)

I ran into this the other day. 
Backstory:
I attempted to delete the Shared Services Provider (SSP)
Technorati Tags: Shared Services Provider Sharepoint 2007 MOSS MOSS 2007 Microsoft, but after letting it run for several hours, it never moved passed the “Unprovisioning” state on the Central Administration Website.

No Problem!
STSadm to to rescue…again:
when this happens, you have no choice [...]

Filed under: Miscellaneous | Posted on May 14th, 2010 by JohnP | No Comments »

Snippet

A neat new tool in Windows 7 is the “Snipping tool”.
It can be found in “All Programs” >”Accessories” > Snipping tool

Drag it to your “Quick Launch” bar and have fun!

Filed under: Miscellaneous | Posted on May 13th, 2010 by JohnP | No Comments »

Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks

I’ve grabbed this post directly off of teh US-CERT security site.  To review the original and other great articles, please visit the site at
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/tips/ST04-014.html

National Cyber Alert System

Cyber Security Tip ST04-014

 

Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks

Do not give sensitive information to anyone unless you are sure that they are indeed who they claim to be and [...]

Filed under: Miscellaneous, Security | Posted on October 28th, 2009 by JohnP | No Comments »

A Blank IIS Manager

So, you’ve installed SharePoint Portal 2007 on a Windows 2003 R2 box.  You go to launch IIS manager and BAM…nothing there.

 
 
 
 
 
WHAT! ARG! I QUIT!.  But settle down, we’ve got you covered.
This is a bug and MS has a hotfix. 
It appears the problem has to do with the SharePoint Timer Service. 
Generally, doing an iisreset fixes the [...]

Filed under: Miscellaneous | Posted on October 23rd, 2009 by JohnP | No Comments »

Drag and Drop for Cloud Storage

I imagine most of us are familiar with the newest technology buzz phrase…”Cloud Computing”.  I would also be willing to bet that most of us are even using some sort of “Cloud Computing” service (whether we know it or not).  In this post, I’d like to talk about a gem of an integration program a [...]

Filed under: Miscellaneous | Posted on October 14th, 2009 by JohnP | No Comments »

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