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Importing Managed Metadata TermStore from .csv using PowerShell

June 29, 2012

During, a recent project I had to create Term Stores automatically by using PowerShell. In SharePoint you can save TermStores in .csv files and upload them with the GUI, so If it can be done with the GUI, there’s always a way to do it in PowerShell. After some searches on Google, I found the...Read More

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Unable to load assembly group. The user assembly group provider threw an exception while trying to provide user assemblies for the specified assembly group.

June 24, 2012

by Vlad Catrinescu

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I recently used a PowerShell Script to Deploy a Custom .wsp solution in the Solution Gallery and activate it. However, when running the Install-SPUserSolution command I had this error: Install-SPUserSolution : Unable to load assembly group. The user assembly group provider threw an exception while trying to provide user assemblies for the specified assembly group.S Inner Exception:...Read More

Powershell, SharePoint Server

How to Disable LoopBack Check on a SharePoint server with PowerShell

June 21, 2012

by Vlad Catrinescu

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When installing a new SharePoint server, sometimes it doesn’t let you access your SharePoint sites from your SharePoint server. In order to fix this, you can either add the key manually, or do it by PowerShell which is a lot faster :). Say thanks if it helped 🙂

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How to configure SharePoint Outgoing Email Settings Using PowerShell

June 19, 2012

by Vlad Catrinescu

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Here is a little script that lets you configure SharePoint Outgoing Email Settings using Power Shell. #Vlad Catrinescu www.vladcatrinescu.com$SMTPServer = “192.168.1.20”$EmailAddress = “svcfarm@vlad.loc”$ReplyToEmail = “svcfarm@vlad.loc”Try{ Write-Host -ForegroundColor White ” – Configuring Outgoing Email…” $loadasm = [System.Reflection.Assembly]::LoadWithPartialName(“Microsoft.SharePoint”) $SPGlobalAdmin = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPGlobalAdmin $SPGlobalAdmin.UpdateMailSettings($SMTPServer, $EmailAddress, $ReplyToEmail, 65001)}Catch{ Write-Host “Failed”} Say Thanks if it helped 🙂

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How to Disable IE Enhanced Security Using PowerShell

June 18, 2012

by Vlad Catrinescu

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Here is a little script on how to Disable IE Enhanced Security Using PowerShell #Vlad Catrinescu www.vladcatrinescu.comWrite-Host -ForegroundColor White ” – Disabling IE Enhanced Security…”Set-ItemProperty -Path “HKLM:SOFTWAREMicrosoftActive SetupInstalled Components{A509B1A7-37EF-4b3f-8CFC-4F3A74704073}” -Name isinstalled -Value 0Set-ItemProperty -Path “HKLM:SOFTWAREMicrosoftActive SetupInstalled Components{A509B1A8-37EF-4b3f-8CFC-4F3A74704073}” -Name isinstalled -Value 0Rundll32 iesetup.dll, IEHardenLMSettings,1,TrueRundll32 iesetup.dll, IEHardenUser,1,TrueRundll32 iesetup.dll, IEHardenAdmin,1,True If (Test-Path “HKCU:SOFTWAREMicrosoftActive SetupInstalled Components{A509B1A7-37EF-4b3f-8CFC-4F3A74704073}”) { Remove-Item -Path...Read More

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How to Remove the “Confirmation” in SharePoint PowerShell Commands

June 16, 2012

by Vlad Catrinescu

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When you want to do a big script in PowerShell, sometimes it keeps asking you for confirmation even if you did not put the “-Confirm” parameter in your command. The answer is simple, just add -Confirm:$false . Example:Remove-SPWebApplication $mainurl -DeleteIISSite -RemoveContentDatabases -Confirm:$falseSay thanks if it helped 🙂

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How to Make sure a Solution is added before Activating it

June 16, 2012

by Vlad Catrinescu

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When you deploy .wsp solutions and you script your “Add-SpSolution and Install-SpSolution” in a row, PowerShell might throw an error because the Solution didn’t finish uploading on the farm before you try to activate it. Here is a example of a do-while loop to make sure that the solution you are adding is fully uploaded and...Read More

Powershell, SharePoint Server

How to Check if SharePoint services are started and with what account they are running

June 16, 2012

by Vlad Catrinescu

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Before you run a SharePoint script to do anything, it’s always good to check if all the required SharePoint services are running. However, we often forget to do that, and when we get deployment errors, it takes awhile to find out that the timer service did not start. Here is a script that you could...Read More

Powershell, SharePoint Server

Create and Provision a Search Service Application With Powershell

June 16, 2012

by Vlad Catrinescu

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Here is a Cool Script to Create and Provision a new Search Service Application in SharePoint 2010 using PowerShell. If you split the roles between servers, you can put (example : $querysever = ” WFE1″ Here is the script. If you have any questions, do not hesitate. Say thanks if it helped 🙂 $ErrorActionPreference =...Read More

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Install-SPUserSolution : Sandboxed code execution request failed.

June 13, 2012

by Vlad Catrinescu

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This is a really tricky error I had when trying to deploy a Sand-boxed Solution using PowerShell on a new farm. The error “Install-SPUserSolution : Sandboxed code execution request failed.” happened with PowerShell, and with the GUI. I looked in the ULS log and found this: Sandboxed code execution request failed. – Inner Exception: System.InvalidOperationException Server stack trace:...Read More

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