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“There was an error during Installation, The tool was unable to install Application Server Role, Web Server (IIS) Role.” In SharePoint 2013 Products Preparation Tool

June 20, 2021 Salaudeen Rajack 0 Comments

Problem: SharePoint 2013 Products Preparation Tool failed with an error “There was an error during Installation – The tool was unable to install Application Server Role, Web Server (IIS) Role.” during prerequisites installation in Windows Server 2012 R2. Solution: Mount the Windows 2012 R2 ISO into the drive and install the roles…

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How to Read/Update Multiple lines of text Field Value in SharePoint using PowerShell?

February 19, 2022 Salaudeen Rajack 0 Comments

PowerShell to Get Value from Multiple lines of text field: To Read the value of the multiline text field in SharePoint using PowerShell, use this script: Update Multiple lines of text value using PowerShell: Here is another example for updating the Rich text field.

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Add New Content Source in SharePoint Search using PowerShell

February 19, 2022 Salaudeen Rajack 0 Comments create content source sharepoint 2013 powershell, how to create content source in sharepoint 2013, sharepoint powershell create content source

Requirement: Create a new search content source in SharePoint 2013 / 2016. PowerShell script to add new content source: Here is the PowerShell script to create a new content source in the SharePoint search. You must run full crawl for any new content source created. Here is how: How to Start SharePoint…

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SharePoint Full Crawl Stuck? Force Stop SharePoint Search Crawl using PowerShell

February 19, 2022 Salaudeen Rajack 2 Comments sharepoint 2013 full crawl never stops, sharepoint 2013 search crawl stuck in stopping state, sharepoint 2016 full crawl stuck on starting, sharepoint 2016 incremental crawl stuck, sharepoint crawl hangs, sharepoint full crawl never ends, sharepoint full crawl stuck, sharepoint full crawl taking long time, sharepoint search crawl stuck on starting, stop search crawl sharepoint 2013 powershell

Problem: SharePoint 2013 search crawl process is running infinitely! And crawl was not stopping!! Solution: I tried stopping the crawl process from the search administration page of SharePoint 2013 central administration but failed. PowerShell to rescue! This script checks whether the crawler status is “Idle” for the given content source. If not,…

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Enable Anonymous Users to Add New List Items in SharePoint

February 19, 2022 Salaudeen Rajack 2 Comments

Problem: We enabled anonymous users to add list items in a SharePoint list, but add items greyed out for Anonymous access users! Solution: By default, Add/Edit/Edit access is disabled for anonymous users, and they are granted only with “Read” access. But for a “Contact Us / Feedback” list in our public SharePoint…

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Getting Login Prompt on Anonymous Access Enabled SharePoint Sites?

February 19, 2022 Salaudeen Rajack 0 Comments

Problem: We Enabled anonymous access to SharePoint 2013, But still, users are getting Login prompts! Solution: Here is the checklist for troubleshooting: Anonymous access must be turned on both at the Web Application level and at the SharePoint site level. Double-check your settings with How to Enable Anonymous Access in SharePoint 2013 …

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Export SharePoint Users and Group Permissions to Excel

February 19, 2022 Salaudeen Rajack 6 Comments export sharepoint users and group permissions to excel

Requirement: Export users and group permissions to Excel in SharePoint. Here is the shortcut to export SharePoint users and groups permission to Excel: Open your SharePoint site in Internet Explorer. Navigate to either site permissions or any User group. Right-click on the users list page, choose the “Export to Excel” item. You…

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Reset Search Index in SharePoint 2013 / 2016 using PowerShell

February 19, 2022 Salaudeen Rajack 0 Comments how to reset search index in sharepoint 2013, reset search index sharepoint 2016 powershell, reset the search index in sharepoint

Problem: SharePoint 2013 search crawling process got stuck, and we got to reset the corrupted search index. Solution: Follow these steps to reset the search index in SharePoint Server. Go to SharePoint Central Administration >> Service Applications Pick your Search Service Application On the Search Administration page, click on the “Index Reset”…

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Delete a Web application using PowerShell in SharePoint 2016

February 19, 2022 Salaudeen Rajack 2 Comments delete extended web application sharepoint 2013, delete sharepoint web application using powershell, delete web application sharepoint 2013 powershell, how to delete web application in sharepoint 2016 using powershell, powershell script to delete web application in sharepoint 2013

To delete SharePoint Web application using PowerShell, use this cmdlet: Remove-SPWebApplication How to Delete a Web Application and All its zones? This deletes the entire Web application and its all zones: Remove Web Application Along with All its Databases and IIS Web Site: To remove the Web application along with its content…

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SharePoint Group vs Active Directory Group – Which is Best?

February 19, 2022 Salaudeen Rajack 0 Comments

So you need to determine the best way to manage SharePoint users, Whether to use SharePoint groups or Active Directory groups to manage permissions in SharePoint? Well, Both SharePoint Group and AD Group have their own advantages and disadvantages. Let me list down some of them: Manageability: Any SharePoint site owner/admin can…