office sharepoint server search

Question

we've an error with moss2007 [our topology as the following 2 WFE,1 Index,2DB ]in which clicking on (central administartion ) operations->services on servers->select (WFE2) server-> click on office sharepoint server from search  services  lead to exception  and while reviewing  event viewer we have fount the following :-



the event vewer:

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Office SharePoint Server Error Reporting
Event Category: None
Event ID: 5000
Date:  11/3/2009
Time:  11:50:08 AM
User:  N/A
Computer: INDEXSERVER1
Description:
EventType ulsexception12, P1 w3wp.exe, P2 6.0.3790.3959, P3 45d6968e, P4 microsoft.office.server.search, P5 12.0.6425.0, P6 499f83f8, P7 2995, P8 183, P9 invalidoperationexception, P10 837w.

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Answer 1

Hi there.

Does the WSS log say anything of interest?
Do you have the same service pack/hotfix level on all servers?

Regards,
Magnus

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Answer 2

dears,
here is the entries which is written in Diagnostic log file :

Configuring the Search Application web service Url to 'https://indexserver1:56738/SSP1/Search/SearchAdmin.asmx'.  
11/03/2009 16:32:06.98  OWSTIMER.EXE (0x095C)                    0x0984 Office Server                  Office Server Shared Services  7u16 Critical Application Server Administration job failed for service instance Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchAdminSharedWebServiceInstance (dd643d3b-c1a1-4743-be4d-45876d82726c).  Reason: Error during encryption or decryption. System error code 0.  Techinal Support Details: System.ArgumentException: Error during encryption or decryption. System error code 0.     at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPCredentialManager.DecryptWithMasterKey(Byte[] rgbEncryptedPassphrase)     at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPEncryptedString.GetSecureStringValue(Byte[] rgbEncryptedAlternateKey)     at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPEncryptedString.GetSecureStringValue()     at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPEncryptedString.get_SecureStringValue()     at Microsoft.SharePoint.Adm...  
11/03/2009 16:32:06.98* OWSTIMER.EXE (0x095C)                    0x0984 Office Server                  Office Server Shared Services  7u16 Critical ...inistration.SPProcessIdentity.get_SecurePassword()     at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.SharedResourceProvider.get_SecurePassword()     at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.SharedWebServiceInstance.CreateShare  
11/03/2009 16:32:07.08  OWSTIMER.EXE (0x095C)                    0x0984 Search Server Common           MS Search Administration       90gf Medium   SQL: dbo.proc_MSS_PropagationGetQueryServers  
11/03/2009 16:32:07.17  OWSTIMER.EXE (0x095C)                    0x0984 Office Server                  Office Server Shared Services  8nmm Critical An exception occurred while executing the Application Server Administration job.  Message: Error during encryption or decryption. System error code 0.  Techinal Support Details: System.ArgumentException: Error during encryption or decryption. System error code 0.     at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPCredentialManager.DecryptWithMasterKey(Byte[] rgbEncryptedPassphrase)     at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPEncryptedString.GetSecureStringValue(Byte[] rgbEncryptedAlternateKey)     at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPEncryptedString.GetSecureStringValue()     at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPEncryptedString.get_SecureStringValue()     at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPProcessIdentity.get_SecurePassword()     at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.SharedRes...  
11/03/2009 16:32:07.17* OWSTIMER.EXE (0x095C)                    0x0984 Office Server                  Office Server Shared Services  8nmm Critical ...ourceProvider.get_SecurePassword()     at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.SharedWebServiceInstance.CreateSharedWebServiceApplicationPool(SharedResourceProvider srp)     at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.Appli  

all servers have the same pack sp2 of moss2007.

Answer 3

Hi,

The issue may be caused because of NTFS permission on the Office Server Web Services website files. By default these files are located at C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office Servers\12.0\WebServices\Root. Please try to do the steps below:

1.     Determine what account is running the application pool for the Office Server Web Services (Network Service by default)

2.     Grant this account Read, List Folder Contents on the Root folder.

3.     Reset IIS.

Hope it helps.

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Xue-Mei Chang