Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Access denied when configuring SharePoint WFE

When adding a new Web Front End Server to a SharePoint Farm you may get a access denied error in step 2 when connection to the configuration database. This error will occur regardless of the configuration entered before the configuration begins. (The search for configuration database is successful.)

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Before starting SQL Management Studio or another tool to check permissions on your database server. Check the version of the existing SharePoint environment.

You will get this error if the new SharePoint server binaries is another version than the existing system. Remember to update the SharePoint installation (Both WSS and MOSS) before running the SharePoint Products and Technology Configuration Wizard.

Refer to the SharePoint AdminWiki to get your SharePoint Version.

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