Microsoft Knowledge Base Article
This article contents is Microsoft Copyrighted material.
©2005-©2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Terms
of Use |
Trademarks
Article ID: 923896 - Last Review: May 28, 2009 - Revision: 2.0
Error message when you try to run the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard from the command line: "This server is not the indexer of this search application"
When you try to run the Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard (Psconfig.exe) from the command line, you receive the following error message:
Failed to register SharePoint services
This server is not the indexer of this search application.
This issue occurs if the Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 database is hosted on a separate computer that is running Microsoft SQL Server. In this situation, the Windows SharePoint Services search logon account may not have the correct permission to access or to query the Windows SharePoint Services database on the computer that is running SQL Server.
To work around this issue, stop the Windows SharePoint Services Search service. Then, add a domain account that has permissions to access the computer that is running SQL Server. To do this, follow these steps:
- Use an account that has administrative permissions to log on to the computer that is running Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.
- Click Start, click Run, type cmd in the Open box, and then click OK.
- At the command prompt, move to the %programfiles%\common files\microsoft shared\web server extensions\12\bin folder.
- Type the following at the command prompt, and then press ENTER:
stsadm -o spsearch -action stop
This command stops and disables the Windows SharePoint Services Search service. - Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Services.
- In the Services MMC snap-in, right-click Windows SharePoint Services Search, and then click Properties.
- In the Windows SharePoint Services Search Properties dialog box, click the Log On tab.
- Click This account, type the name of the domain account that has the correct permissions, type the password, and then type the password again in the Confirm password box.
- Click the General tab, click the list next to Startup type, and then click Automatic. Click Apply, click Start, and then click OK.
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
| kbtshoot kbexpertiseinter kbprb KB923896 |
Community Feedback System
Very often, it takes hours to solve a problem. Very often, you've looked high
and low, and have tried a lot of solutions. When you finally found it, chances
are, it was because someone else helped you. Here's your chance to give back.
Use our community feedback tool to let others know what worked for you and what
didn't.
Please also understand that the community feedback system is not warranted to be
correct, it's simply a system that we've built to let people try and help each
other. If something in a feedback response doesn't make sense to you, or you're
not comfortable making changes that the feedback talks about (like registry
edits), please consult a professional.
Thank you for using kbAlertz.com Feedback System.
-- Scott Cate