STSADM -o backup -directory: Error Cannot open backup device Operating system error 5 (error not found)

Ensure the SQL service account is a domain account and it has permissions to
the Shared folder.

Also ensure the account used to execute the backup command has the correct rights on the DB’s as per MS recommendations ie. Owner, creator etc.

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Sharepoint 2010 SP1 new features include:

- The usual stability, performance and security enhancements rolled up.

- A site recycle bin, basically we could always recover files etc from the recyclye bin but in SP1 you can now recover whole Sharepoint site collections & sites aswell!

- A new improved storage space allocation feature enabling site collection owners to have a better understanding of their storage usage, similar to the one in MOSS 2007 but better.

- Remote storage support for shadow copies ensuring better reliability and recoverability.

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Im having a problem on a MOSS 2007 farm where if I try & open a spreadsheet in Excel web services I get the error:

Excel Web Access

An error has occurred.

Please contact your system administrator if this problem persists

And in the Sharepoint logs:

Error http://myserver:56737/SharedServices1/ExcelCalculationServer/ExcelService.asmx exception: The request failed with HTTP status 403: Forbidden (Forbidden port)

If I search Google there doesnt appear to be any results for the error ‘The request failed with HTTP status 403: Forbidden (Forbidden port)’ and Im really stumped now.

If anyones got any ideas much appreciated !

TIA……..

UPDATE: If you get this problem the solution in my case was to by pass the proxy for local requests, this was done by editting the web.config for the relevant web app & adding:

<system.net>
   <defaultProxy>
   <proxy proxyaddress="http://<ProxyServer>:<port>" bypassonlocal = "true"/>
   </defaultProxy>
</system.net>

Some more info about bypassonlocal can be found here: ByPassOnLocal MS KB

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If you are doing a migration from a filesystem to Sharepoint you will more than likely come across problems uploading documents to Sharepoint that contain illegal characters in their filenames.

In Sharepoint the following characters are classed as illegal characters – & ” : * ? <> # {} % ~ / \ Tab

The + character can also cause problems & should be avoided in filenames & sitenames.

Below are some useful Powershell scripts to help you remove the illegal characters prior to uploading your documents to Sharepoint.

List all files containing a specific character (in this case ‘&’)

gci -rec | ? {-not $_.psicontainer -and $_.name.Contains("&")}

Count the number of files containing a specific character (in this case ‘&’)

(gci -rec | ? {-not $_.psicontainer -and $_.name.Contains("&")}).Count

Replace a specific character with another, in our case the ‘&’ with the word ‘and’

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The Refresh interval can be changed in the web.config file by editing the value in the following node:

<add key="ViewFlowRefreshTime" value="30" />

The web.config file can be found in the following location:

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If youre K2 Blackpoint/Blackpearl in a one way trust environment & you get the following error when starting the K2Server Service:

Event ID 7030 “A queue with the same path name already exists”

Modify the following bold portions in these two configuration files in C:\Program Files\K2 blackpearl-blackpoint\Host Server\Bin folder.

SourceCode.EventBus.ClientRecorder.dll.config

#msmqpath#K2SERVER\Private$\EventBus#msmqpath#

SourceCode.EventBus.Server.config

#msmqpath#K2SERVER\Private$\EventBus#msmqpath#

#msmqerrorpath#K2SERVER\Private$\EventBus Error#msmqerrorpath#

Source: K2 Blackpoint Blackpearl using a one way trust

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Configuring K2 Blackpoint in a one way trust as per previous post. Deployed a new process & then triggered it by creating a new document. The process started & I could click on it & see it as ‘In progress’.

When I went to the K2 Process Portal the ‘Processes’ webpart showed the process as deployed with all the relevant data. However the process never displayed in the K2 Worklist webparts nor did it show as ‘Running’ in the K2 Instance Summary Webpart.

This is because the account that you are using to run your Sharepoint web application needs ‘Admin’ & ‘Impersonate’ rights on the K2 server.

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Working with a one-way trust using K2 4.5 with KB001290

I followed the instructions but every time I tried to access the settings page in the K2 process portal (/_layouts/K2/PPManagementConsole.aspx) I would get the error:

Authentication required for session xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

This was because the account(s) running my Sharepoint app pool(s) also need to be in the trusted domain along with the K2server service account.

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I had a strange problem where if I went into:

Central Admin –> Manage Databases Upgrade Status

in Sharepoint 2010 I had 2 Business Data Connectivity Service databases with the same name! The status of the one in use was ‘No action required’ & the rogue one had ‘Database is too old and upgrade is required’

There was only one database showing on the SQL server, the one in use, if you find you get 2 service application databases with the same name (somehow!?) the command to delete it is:

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HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Virtual Machine\Guest\Parameters\PhysicalHostName

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