Re: SharePoint Central Administration page not working

Given those messages I don't see what else it could be but Windows
SharePoint Services !

I.e. RB is correct.

(I see that you've now correctly posted to the WSS newsgroup)

Mike Walsh, Helsinki, Finland


"CJ Morgan" <CJMorgan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1B5A4800-FBBB-4E18-8AB2-05C6FDCC32CE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> RB,
> You may be correct, I'm new to this software as far as administering it.
I
> was pulled in because the loss of search ability they thought was SQL
> realated. I am able to pull up the Administration page now, but when I
try
> to go into the Change Components/change the full text search option, I get
> the message this message when I click on the OK button (wether I change
> anything or not)
>
> Windows SharePoint Services
> Error
> Cannot complete this action.
> Please try again.
>
> A corresponding error is posted in the Application Event log stating:
> Event ID: 1000
> Source: Windows Sharepoint Services
> #50070: Unable to connect to the database Freight-IT on PSPTS01. Check
the
> database connection information and make sure that the database server is
> running.
>
> There used to be a database called Freight-IT, but it's been
> renamed/re-created as FreightIT (without the dash). I guess we need a
way
> to tell WSS that the Freight-IT DB is now called FreightIT. In looking in
> the tables of the SPS_CONFIG database, in the DAtabases table and I see
> entries for both databases, Freight-IT & FreightIT. I'm afraid to delete
the
> Freight-IT as I don't knwo what damage that will do. No sites are
associated
> with the Freight-IT DB, 6 are associated with FreightIT.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
> "RB" wrote:
>
> > It sounds like you are using Windows Sharepoint Services, not Sharepoint
> > Team Services. STS does not have a "Sharepoint Central Administration"
page,
> > nor does it operate under application pools. Since WSS and STS use
different
> > search mechanisms, you may want to direct your question to the
> > microsoft.public.sharepoint.windowsservices newsgroup.
> >
> > Roger
> >
> > "CJ Morgan" <CJMorgan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:CAE9D9CC-78B3-4C36-9EBC-A7EB722B3BE9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Thanks for the info Mike, I did get the configuration page running by
> > > fixing
> > > the identity that was accessing the Application Pool. Now I'll see if
I
> > > can
> > > get the searches working again.
> > >
> > > C.J.
> > >
> > >
> > > "Mike Walsh" wrote:
> > >
> > >> Try to search the STS FAQ at
> > >>
> > >> www.collutions.com/Lists/FAQ
> > >>
> > >> I too would suspect the servername change but I can only remember
that
> > >> exact
> > >> problem for a Windows SharePoint Services site (where I had it when
an
> > >> existing site's server name was changed while still in the same
> > >> location -
> > >> changing it back cured it).
> > >>
> > >> It's odd that search has stopped working. I don't remember this
happening
> > >> with STS - it's quite common with WSS when for instance the full-text
> > >> search
> > >> used there can get turned off etc..
> > >>
> > >> I regret that my memory of the old STS product is not what it was.
> > >>
> > >> Mike Walsh, Helsinki, Finland
> > >> STS FAQ at http://www.collutions.com/Lists/FAQ
> > >> WSS FAQ at http://wss.collutions.com
> > >> Please reply to the newsgroup
> > >>
> > >> "CJ Morgan" <CJMorgan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > >> news:CE2DC2F1-5119-4650-8F36-682BE00C9871@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > >> >A collegue of mine has moved our Sharepoint Team Services sites to
new
> > >> > hardware. Ever since then, 2 things have broke. One is the search
> > >> > funcitonality and the other is the ability to launch the SharePoint
> > >> > Central
> > >> > Administration web page. When I try to launch it, I get the
following:
> > >> >
> > >> > Server Application Unavailable
> > >> > The web application you are attempting to access on this web server
is
> > >> > currently unavailable. Please hit the "Refresh" button in your web
> > >> > browser
> > >> > to retry your request.
> > >> >
> > >> > Administrator Note: An error message detailing the cause of this
> > >> > specific
> > >> > request failure can be found in the application event log of the
web
> > >> > server.
> > >> > Please review this log entry to discover what caused this error to
> > >> > occur.
> > >> >
> > >> > Unfortunately there is no events in the log that tell me why this
is
> > >> > failing. My collegues is convinced that this is SQL related. I
> > >> > disagree.
> > >> > When he moved the sites to the new server he also changed the name
of
> > >> > the
> > >> > server. Bottom line is I need to get the Sharepoint Central
> > >> > Administration
> > >> > running so I can setup searches. This is running a SQL 2000
database.
> > >> >
> > >> > CJ Morgan
> > >> > Systems ADministrator
> > >> > Fedex Freight
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> >
> >


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