Have you ever gone to create a Shared Services Provider only to discover that the Web Application dropdownlist(s) are missing your Web Applications?
Here is a work-around to create the shared services provider manually using the stsadm tool. (Only the required parameters are included)
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\bin\stsadm.exe
stsadm –o CreateSSP
-title SSP1
-url http://MOSSSite
-mySiteUrl http://MySite.MOSS
-sspLogin domain\user
-sspPassword password
-indexServer MYSERVERNAME
-indexLocation C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office Servers\12.0\Data\Office Server\Applications |
Full description of the stsadm –o createssp operation:
http://technet2.microsoft.com/Office/en-us/library/667e8d5f-461d-4611-a35b-22bd554f6f6b1033.mspx?mfr=true
About erickraus
Eric has recently moved positions to become a SharePoint consultant with Microsoft Corporation in Minneapolis, MN. He has been working with .NET for 6 years and MOSS since Beta releases. Eric is MCTS certified in MOSS 2007 and holds an MCAD certification in .NET. He has implemented several enterprise collaboration and web content management solutions as well as numerous custom applications integrating MOSS, .NET, BizTalk, and Oracle. When not dreaming of SharePoint, Eric enjoys photography, snowboarding, and spending time with his girlfriend.