Re: Sharepoint won't create the initial PORTAL Site

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From: Parrothead (Parrothead_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 10/12/04 

Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 13:13:09 -0700

ELI:
I didn't see your post I must have missed this but here is a question:

How do I check the rights for the Pool Account on SQL server ( I'm not a DBA)

right now not anything except frustrated with SPS!!!!!

"Eli Robillard" wrote:

> It's happened to me. Best advice is to go through the pre-flight checklist
> and make sure Windows Server has the right components installed and
> configured. E.g. Make sure FPSE is not installed, make sure Index Server is
> installed, make sure the Framework is all there, and so on. Check the
> Application Pools, check the rights for the Pool account on SQL server.
>
> If anything is out of place, or even if it isn't, uninstall, fix anything
> that needs to be fixed, and re-install SPS.
>
> Another tip that can help -- after installing WSS in the first place, I
> usually back up the /60/ folder to another location and recreate the WSS
> Admin site as another Virtual Server (just pick a different port to access
> it) as it's replaced when SPS installs. That way even if my SPS installation
> bombs or needs to be unwound I still have the WSS interface and don't need to
> resort to stsadmin.exe to get things done. Hope this helps.
>
> Take care,
> Eli.
>
>
> "Hollis D. Paul" wrote:
>
> > In article <CCAF1413-28E6-44F7-A5B8-FC38D2319C8F@microsoft.com>,
> > =?Utf-8?B?UGFycm90aGVhZA==?= wrote:
> > > HELP!!!! three days and more trying to solve this..
> > >
> > >
> > > Parrothead
> > >
> > Perhaps get a smarter bird for a totem?
> >
> > Seriously, have you created a virtual web server before attempting to
> > create the portal? Then the first step is to extend the virtual web
> > server. After that, you can create the portal.
> >
> > Hollis D. Paul [MVP - Outlook]
> > Hollis@outhousebythesound.com
> >
> > Using Virtual Access 4.52 build 277 (32-bit), Windows 2000 build 2600
> > http://search.support.microsoft.com/kb/c.asp?FR=0&SD=TECH&LN=EN-US
> >
> > Mukilteo, WA USA
> >
> >
> >

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