Batch file: STSADM backup for MOSS

@SET stsadm="c:\program files\common files\microsoft shared\web server extensions\12\bin\stsadm.exe"

@SET DIR=D:\Backups\

@SET Log=D:\Backups\Backup_VSSR.txt

Echo Backing up- VSSR>>%LOG%

%stsadm% -o backup -url "http://servername/" -filename "%DIR%VSSR.bak" -backupthreads 5 >>%LOG%

time /t >>%LOG%

Pause

è Save as .bat

MOSS upgrade issue - SPAdmin service cannot start

Cannot start service SPAdmin on Computer

Cannot start service "SPAdmin" on computer after running SharePoint Product and Technologies Wizard

Step 1
On the machine where psconfig failed to start the SPAdmin service run:
%commonprogramfiles%\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\12\BIN\psconfig -cmd upgrade -inplace b2b -wait -force
Step 2
Modify the service timeout values in the Registry:
HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control add/modify DWORD value ServicesPipeTimeout to 60000 (60 seconds)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control add/modify STRING value WaitToKillServiceTimeout to 120000 (120 seconds)

http://blogs.technet.com/b/wbaer/archive/2007/10/15/kb934525-troubleshooting.aspx

Configure PeoplePicker to search within only an AD group

A way of configuring PeoplePicker to search within only an AD group using peoplepicker-searchadcustomfilter

e.g.

group TG1 in Mosslab.com domain for the JR4 site collection

stsadm -o setproperty -pn peoplepicker-searchadcustomfilter -pv "(memberOf=CN=TG1,OU

=SPUsers,DC=Mosslab,DC=Com)" -url http://wbicd9506:81/sites/JR4

Note - Users can still add a number of groups from the Builtin OU, e.g. NT AUTHORITY\authenticated users; BUILTIN\users; BUILTIN\administrators; BUILTIN\guests; BUILTIN\performance log users; BUILTIN\backup operators

stsadm: remove custom filter

stsadm -o getproperty -propertyname peoplepicker-searchadcustomfilter -url http://wbicd9506:81

stsadm -o getproperty -propertyname peoplepicker-searchadcustomfilter -url http://wbicd9506:82

stsadm -o setproperty -url http://wbicd9506:81 -pn peoplepicker-searchadcustomfilter -pv " "

stsadm -o getproperty -propertyname peoplepicker-searchadcustomfilter -url http://wbicd9506:81