Tag Archives: Configuration

Provider-Hosted Development Setup

Posted on March 27, 2020 by Stu

Setting up a development environment for SharePoint is relatively straight forward when it comes to on premise solutions. Everything is running on the same server and normally on one IIS website. Moving to a hybrid model, be that either SharePoint … Continue reading →

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Configuring SQL Server Whitepaper

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Stu

I recently came across the following whitepaper for configuring SQL Server to get the best performance from it when used in a SharePoint environment. Download it from here Or view it from here Lots of good information in it and … Continue reading →

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LDAP Role Provider Argument Exception

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Stu

If you’re seeing the following error in the ULS logs, hopefully it’ll be as simple a fix for you as it was for me: LdapRoleProvider.GetRolesFor() exception: {0}.System.ArgumentException: The (&(((ObjectClass=group))(member=CN=Some User,CN=Users,DC=domain,DC=local)) search filter is invalid. at System.DirectoryServices.SearchResultCollection.ResultsEnumerator.MoveNext() at Microsoft.Office.Server.Security.LdapRoleProvider.GetRolesFor(String userOrGroupDN, DirectoryEntry … Continue reading →

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User Profile Sync

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Stu

Sometimes, when trying to create an alert in SharePoint you receive the following error message: You do not have an e-mail address. Alert has been created successfully but you will not receive notifications until valid e-mail or mobile address has … Continue reading →

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Web Config Updates

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Stu

The SPWebConfigModification class for SharePoint provides an easy way of updating the web config for a web application. Sometimes, however, I’ve seen it used incorrectly. For example, it’s not advisable to try and write to the web config on Web … Continue reading →

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