Re: OWA disappeared after installing sharepoint portal server - still

From: Akhlaq Khan (auzkhan_at_newsgroup.nospam)
Date: 08/09/04 

Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2004 14:08:21 +0500

thanks martin,
but i already did all this (article 823265 and 832769 ). still i am facing
issues. both sharepoint and OWA are inaccessible.here is my earlier message
that would help you understand actually what happened ... (this is what i
posted AFTER reading both articles and acting upon them):

> > i read the articles and did exactly as instructed. but now i am getting
a
> > "Error:Access is denied" messaged when i try to login to
> > http://servername/exchange even though i am providing correct user id
> > (domain\username) and password from a client machine. when i try to
browse
> > the same location from server, it gives me "403 - Forbidden" error.
> >
> > i must tell you that before reading the articles, i was trying to fix
the
> > problem on my own, so i looked into the IIS and tried to play a bit with
> > virtual directory properties of "exchange","exadmin","exchweb" folders
under
> > "default website" in IIS. this is what i tried:
> >
> > 1. under application settings, i saw there was no application created so
i
> > created one for each of them by pressing the "Create" button.
> > 2. i tried changing the execute permissions from "none" to "scripts
only"
> > and "scripts and executables".
> > 3. i also tried to check/uncheck "script source access", "directory
> > browsing" checkboxes.
> >
> > even though now i beleive i have reverted back to original settings, i
doubt
> > that maybe i am missing something here. if anybody can please let me
know
> > exactly how each of these exchange folders (and others if any) should be
> > configured, i would greatly appreciate the help.

can you please help ? if i re-install exchange, will i have to reconfigure
mailboxes or what?

thanks,
akhlaq.

"martin" <martin@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A4E41108-C831-4807-A7A2-0497654CD413@microsoft.com...
> It was a very BAD idea to install SharePoint on a production Exchange
server
> and NOT recommended. To fix the problem you may need to re-install
exchange
> and if you wan to make it work there are several steps to take but not
> guarantee to work
> I had a similar problem with sharepoint team services (same technology)
but
> on a front-end server (the recommended way) and here are the links that
> helped me fix the problem:
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=832769
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=832769
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=823265
>
> Good luck
>
> martin.
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------
> "Akhlaq Khan" wrote:
>
> > i just found out that even the sharepoint portal server on
http://servername
> > is now inaccessible :( :(
> >
> > i receieve following message when i try to hit it :
> >
> > HTTP Error 401.1 - Unauthorized: Access is denied due to invalid
> > credentials.
> >
> > pleeeeease help!!!
> >
> > thanks
> > akhlaq khan.
> >
> > ---------------------
> >
> > thanks for the help Lanwench!
> >
> > i read the articles and did exactly as instructed. but now i am getting
a
> > "Error:Access is denied" messaged when i try to login to
> > http://servername/exchange even though i am providing correct user id
> > (domain\username) and password from a client machine. when i try to
browse
> > the same location from server, it gives me "403 - Forbidden" error.
> >
> > i must tell you that before reading the articles, i was trying to fix
the
> > problem on my own, so i looked into the IIS and tried to play a bit with
> > virtual directory properties of "exchange","exadmin","exchweb" folders
under
> > "default website" in IIS. this is what i tried:
> >
> > 1. under application settings, i saw there was no application created so
i
> > created one for each of them by pressing the "Create" button.
> > 2. i tried changing the execute permissions from "none" to "scripts
only"
> > and "scripts and executables".
> > 3. i also tried to check/uncheck "script source access", "directory
> > browsing" checkboxes.
> >
> > even though now i beleive i have reverted back to original settings, i
doubt
> > that maybe i am missing something here. if anybody can please let me
know
> > exactly how each of these exchange folders (and others if any) should be
> > configured, i would greatly appreciate the help.
> >
> > thanks,
> >
> > akhlaq khan.
> >
> >
> > "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> > <lanwench@heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com> wrote in
message
> > news:%23Z2JYkveEHA.248@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > Akhlaq Khan wrote:
> > > > we have exchange 2003 server running on windows server 2003 platform
> > > > with AD. yesterday i installed Sharepoint portal server on it after
> > > > which nobody was able to access OWA (outlook web access) feature of
> > > > exchange 2003. there is a 404 not found error coming up when we try
> > > > to hit http://servername/exchange site. apparently, i made some
> > > > mistake while installing sharepoint portal server.
> > > >
> > > > can anybody please give me a hint as to what mistake i might have
made
> > > > during the installation? or is that the way sharepoint behaves? is
> > > > there anyway i can revert back?
> > >
> > > Best advice is not to install SharePoint on a server running Exchange.
> > > http://www.computerweekly.com/Article126835.htm
> > >
> > > See http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;823265 for help
getting
> > OWA
> > > again.
> > >
> > > >
> > > > thanks.
> > > >
> > > > akhlaq khan.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >