SharePoint Timer Sevice is restarting automatically

Question

Hi,

We are having SharePoint 2013 servers and SharePoint Timer Service is restarting automatically (stopped then starts) everyday.

Chcked event viewer to find error:

"The Execute method of job definition Microsoft.Office.Server.UserProfiles.UserProfileImportJob (ID 9c55b177-5003-4a24-ac01-70348b1f0629) threw an exception. More information is included below.

Operation is not valid due to the current state of the object."

Please suggest how to stop this automatic restart of timer service.

Regards,

Manish

Answer 1

The timer is restarting because of User Profile Service Application. Check if you UPA is correctly configured.

Also check the ULS logs when the timer job is restarting in order to obtain additional information.

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Answer 2

Hi manish,this could be because of many reasons,please check the event logs to find the cause of the issue.check the link below that explains more on the issue.

http://expertsharepoint.blogspot.com/2014/06/sharepoint-20102013-timer-service-keeps.html

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Answer 3

Hi ,

In my case I have checked the event viewer logs and got the following error:

"The Execute method of job definition Microsoft.Office.Server.UserProfiles.UserProfileImportJob (ID 9c55b177-5003-4a24-ac01-70348b1f0629) threw an exception. More information is included below.

Operation is not valid due to the current state of the object."

Also, User Profile Synchronization service is in stopped state and when I try to start it its stuck on Starting only.

It does not get started. I tried to start it forcefully using powershell commands but no luck FIM service also disabled.

Please suggest.

Thanks!

Manish

Answer 4

Hi Manish,

For this issue, I recommend to set the FIM service start up mod to Automatic (Delayed Start).

And grant the Network Service account basic “Read & Execute/List folder contents/Read” permissions to “%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office Servers\15.0” for SharePoint 2013.

Perform IISREST and then restart the synchronization service to see how it works.

https://sharepoint4admin.wordpress.com/2014/09/27/critical-error-6398-with-user-profile-synchronization-timer-job/

Here are some similar cases for your references:

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/office/en-US/6dc07fac-9e49-4398-8ff9-9b3f2961df61/error-while-running-profile-synchronization-event-id-6398?forum=sharepointadminprevious

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/office/en-US/cb02f4d7-9aed-4273-8bcd-95f807bf9216/critical-error-with-user-profile-synchronization-timer-job?forum=sharepointadminprevious

Best regards,

Victoria

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Answer 5

Hi Manish,

Try

Go to Central Administration --> Security --> Configure Service accounts

You will be taken to Credential management. Select the first dropdown. in that select User Profile syncronisation.

Click on Register new managed account.

Specify the username and password(default administrator account). and click OK.

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If the above is not working then follow the below.

1. Check for FIM services running

2. Stop and start the User profile service

3. If still the issue is continued, request you to delete your service application without deleting the DB and try running the powershell scripts provided in the below link

http://sharepointbjorn.com/2014/06/25/user-profile-synchronization-autofixer/