From: CameronFraz on
I keep getting portal creation failed but can't figure out why... any help
would be appreciated. Below is the log file... 2003 R2 / MSDE default
install (trial).

Saturday, 04 March 2006 12:32:32 Log file opened.
12:32:32 Starting portal creation for 'UCC Portal'.
12:32:32 Enter PortalInstaller.Install
12:32:32 Beginning Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal.Install.c installer
(Progress: 0)
12:32:32 Retrieving identity for application pool 'MSSharePointPortalAppPool'.
12:32:32 Application pool identity is 'NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE'.
12:32:32 Application pool name is 'MSSharePointPortalAppPool'.
12:32:32 Site database server is 'ESB-VS-002\SHAREPOINTPORTAL'.
12:32:32 Service database server is 'ESB-VS-002\SHAREPOINTPORTAL'.
12:32:33 Unique database root name is 'UCCPorta1'.
12:32:33 Enter CreateTeamSite
12:32:33 Virtual server Uri is 'http://esb-vs-002/'
12:32:33 Creating SPGlobalAdmin object.
12:32:33 Opening virtual server.
12:32:33 Checking virtual server state.
12:32:33 Virtual server needs extend.
12:32:33 Extending virtual server 'http://esb-vs-002/' using existing
AppPool 'MSSharePointPortalAppPool'...
12:32:34 Virtual server extended.
12:33:00 Enabling self-service site creation...
12:33:01 Self-service site creation enabled.
12:33:01 Exit CreateTeamSite
12:33:01 Enter CreatePortalSite
12:33:01 Looking up team site ID 'e0fa497e-3111-4441-b428-4e2d5db53090' in
configuration database.
12:33:01 Updating site warning and maximum counts for portal site
database... (1c55ee39-0e9c-4d43-aed2-96e8ba3863cc)
12:33:01 Looking up virtual server ID 'f0f0d81f-2870-4814-90db-fdd0460faac5'
in configuration database.
12:33:01 Creating profile database 'UCCPorta1_PROF' on server
'ESB-VS-002\SHAREPOINTPORTAL'.
12:33:01 Adding portal writer database role.
12:33:01 Granting dbo access to profile database for user 'NT
AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE'.
12:33:01 Registering profile database in configuration database.
12:33:01 Executing profile database script 'C:\Program Files\Common
Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server
Extensions\60\TEMPLATE\SQL\SPS\PROFILE.SQL'...
12:33:04 Profile database script complete.
12:33:04 Creating service database 'UCCPorta1_SERV' on server
'ESB-VS-002\SHAREPOINTPORTAL'.
12:33:04 Adding portal writer database role.
12:33:04 Granting dbo access to service database for user 'NT
AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE'.
12:33:04 Registering service database in configuration database.
12:33:04 Executing service database script 'C:\Program Files\Common
Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server
Extensions\60\TEMPLATE\SQL\SPS\SERVICE.SQL'...
12:33:07 Service database script complete.
12:33:07 Executing content database script 'C:\Program Files\Common
Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server
Extensions\60\TEMPLATE\SQL\SPS\CONTENT.SQL'...
12:33:10 Content database script complete.
12:33:10 Registering portal site in configuration database...
12:33:10 Preparing portal site databases for backup...
12:33:10 Portal site registered.
12:33:10 Exit CreatePortalSite
12:33:10 Exit PortalInstaller.Install
12:33:10 Enter AlertsInstaller.Install
12:33:10 Beginning Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal.Install.k installer
(Progress: 42)
12:33:10 [Start] STS alert creation redirection to SPS Alert creation.
12:33:10 Start- STS alert creation redirection to SPS Alert creation
12:33:10 Start- Create SPWeb object
12:33:10 Start- Add a new RootWeb AlternativeAlertCreationPageURL property:
/_layouts/1033/NewAlertFromSTS.aspx
12:33:10 End- Add a new RootWeb AlternativeAlertCreationPageURL property
12:33:10 Start- Add a new RootWeb AlternativeAlertDirectoryPageURL property:
/_layouts/1033/AlertDirectory.aspx
12:33:10 End- Add a new RootWeb AlternativeAlertDirectoryPageURL property
12:33:10 Start- Property Update: Commit the new property
12:33:10 End- Property Update: Commit the new property
12:33:10 End- STS alert creation redirection to SPS Alert creation
12:33:10 End- Create SPWeb object
12:33:10 [End] STS alert creation redirection to SPS Alert creation
12:33:10 Exit AlertsInstaller.Install
12:33:10 Enter PropertyDefinitionInstaller.Install
12:33:10 Beginning Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal.Install.l installer
(Progress: 42)
12:33:10 Creating PropertyDefinitionCollection.
12:33:10 Loading property definitions from template 'C:\Program Files\Common
Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server
Extensions\60\TEMPLATE\1033\SPS\SPSConfig\MatrixDefaults.xml'.
12:33:11 Exit PropertyDefinitionInstaller.Install
12:33:11 Enter UserProfileLocalizationInstaller.Install
12:33:11 Beginning Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal.Install.b installer
(Progress: 43)
12:33:11 End- FileStream(templateFile = C:\Program Files\Common
Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server
Extensions\60\TEMPLATE\1033\SPS\SPSConfig\PeopleDBLoc.xml, FileMode.Open)
12:33:11 Start- Create SqlSession object
12:33:11 End- Create SqlSession object
12:33:11 myTable set as: _locDefinition
12:33:11 myTable set as: _locTag
12:33:11 myTable set as: Table
12:33:11 myTable set as: LocalizedMsg
12:33:11 ParentTableName set as: propertylist
12:33:11 UpdateColumnName set as: LocalizedMsg_Text
12:33:11 childTableCount set as: 1
12:33:11 cmd.CommandText set as: Update dbo.propertylist set LocalizedMsg =
N'User' where ErrorID='-1' Update dbo.propertylist set LocalizedMsg =
N'Target Audiences' where ErrorID='-2' Update dbo.propertylist set
LocalizedMsg = N'Select Audience' where ErrorID='-3' Update dbo.propertylist
set LocalizedMsg = N'Select' where ErrorID='-4' Update dbo.propertylist set
LocalizedMsg = N'Compilation failed to start due to an error connecting to
the database. Please check the AudienceJob log file for details.' where
ErrorID='1' Update dbo.propertylist set LocalizedMsg = N'The audience cannot
be compiled while user profiles are being imported from Active Directory
directory service. Wait until the import process completes and then try
again.' where ErrorID='2' Update dbo.propertylist set LocalizedMsg = N'The
audience cannot be compiled while another job in progress.' where ErrorID='3'
Update dbo.propertylist set LocalizedMsg = N'Compilation has finished
successfully, but the ending status has not been properly set. If you need to
rerun audience compilation, stop the current process before you rerun.' where
ErrorID='4' Update dbo.propertylist set LocalizedMsg = N'Unable to cancel
audience compilation. Retry canceling the compilation.' where ErrorID='5'
Update dbo.propertylist set LocalizedMsg = N'An error occurred while
attempting to update audience membership. Check the AudienceJob log file for
details.' where ErrorID='6' Update dbo.propertylist set LocalizedMsg = N'An
error occurred while attempting to update audience membership. Error in
rule:' where ErrorID='7' Update dbo.propertylist set LocalizedMsg =
N'Membership in this audience has been successfully updated. An error
occurred while trying to update the job status flag.' where ErrorID='8'
Update dbo.propertylist set LocalizedMsg = N'An error occurred while
attempting to update audience membership. Unable to retrieve group membership
from Active Directory directory service for this group:' where ErrorID='9'
12:33:11 Start- sqlConnection.ExecuteNonQuery(cmd= Update dbo.propertylist
set LocalizedMsg = N'User' where ErrorID='-1' Update dbo.propertylist set
LocalizedMsg = N'Target Audiences' where ErrorID='-2' Update dbo.propertylist
set LocalizedMsg = N'Select Audience' where ErrorID='-3' Update
dbo.propertylist set LocalizedMsg = N'Select' where ErrorID='-4' Update
dbo.propertylist set LocalizedMsg = N'Compilation failed to start due to an
error connecting to the database. Please check the AudienceJob log file for
details.' where ErrorID='1' Update dbo.propertylist set LocalizedMsg = N'The
audience cannot be compiled while user profiles are being imported from
Active Directory directory service. Wait until the import process completes
and then try again.' where ErrorID='2' Update dbo.propertylist set
LocalizedMsg = N'The audience cannot be compiled while another job in
progress.' where ErrorID='3' Update dbo.propertylist set LocalizedMsg =
N'Compilation has finished successfully, but the ending status has not been
properly set. If you need to rerun audience compilation, stop the current
process before you rerun.' where ErrorID='4' Update dbo.propertylist set
LocalizedMsg = N'Unable to cancel audience compilation. Retry canceling the
compilation.' where ErrorID='5' Update dbo.propertylist set LocalizedMsg =
N'An error occurred while attempting to update audience membership. Check the
AudienceJob log file for details.' where ErrorID='6' Update dbo.propertylist
set LocalizedMsg = N'An error occurred while attempting to update audience
membership. Error in rule:' where ErrorID='7' Update dbo.propertylist set
LocalizedMsg = N'Membership in this audience has been successfully updated.
An error occurred while trying to update the job status flag.' where
ErrorID='8' Update dbo.propertylist set LocalizedMsg = N'An error occurred
while attempting to update audience membership. Unable to retrieve group
membership from Active Directory directory service for this group:' where
ErrorID='9' )
12:33:11 EXCEPTION: System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException: Invalid column name
'LocalizedMsg'. Invalid column name 'ErrorID'. Invalid column name
'LocalizedMsg'. Invalid column name 'ErrorID'. Invalid column name
'LocalizedMsg'. Invalid column name 'ErrorID'. Invalid column name
'LocalizedMsg'. Invalid column name 'ErrorID'. Invalid column name
'LocalizedMsg'. Invalid column name 'ErrorID'. Invalid column name
'LocalizedMsg'. Invalid column name 'ErrorID'. Invalid column name
'LocalizedMsg'. Invalid column name 'ErrorID'. Invalid column name
'LocalizedMsg'. Invalid column name 'ErrorID'. Invalid column name
'LocalizedMsg'. Invalid column name 'ErrorID'. Invalid column name
'LocalizedMsg'. Invalid column name 'ErrorID'. Invalid column name
'LocalizedMsg'. Invalid column name 'ErrorID'. Invalid column name
'LocalizedMsg'. Invalid column name 'ErrorID'. Invalid column name
'LocalizedMsg'. Invalid column name 'ErrorID'. at
Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal.Data.a.c(SqlCommand A_0, Boolean A_1) at
Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal.Data.a.b(SqlCommand A_0) at
Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal.Install.b.a(IDictionary A_0)
12:33:11 Exit UserProfileLocalizationInstaller.Install
12:33:11 Enter PortalCategoryInstaller.Install
12:33:11 Beginning Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal.Install.i installer
(Progress: 48)
12:33:11 Enter CreateCategories()
12:33:12 Start- XmlTextReader (templateXmlFile = C:\Program Files\Common
Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server
Extensions\60\TEMPLATE\1033\SPS\SPSConfig\SPSPredefinedCategories.xml)
12:33:12 End- XmlTextReader (templateXmlFile = C:\Program Files\Common
Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server
Extensions\60\TEMPLATE\1033\SPS\SPSConfig\SPSPredefinedCategories.xml)
12:33:12 Start- Create PortalXmlTemplate object
12:33:12 End- Create PortalXmlTemplate object
12:33:12 Enter InitCategories()
12:33:12 Start- Create SPWeb object
12:33:12 End- Create SPWeb object
12:33:12 Start- Create SPRole object
12:33:12 End- Create SPRole object
12:33:12 Start- updating roleReader
12:33:12 End- updating roleReader
12:33:12 Start- add category manager role
12:33:12 End- add category manager role
12:33:12 Start- add Member role
12:33:12 End- add Member role
12:33:12 Start- Add custom roles to fine-grained lists (wp catalog, etc.)...
12:33:12 End- Add custom roles to fine-grained lists
12:33:13 Exit InitCategories()
12:33:13 Failed to create portal successfully UCC Portal
12:33:13 Begin rollback operation for portal 'UCC Portal'
12:33:13 Enter PortalInstaller.Rollback
12:33:13 Enter DeletePortalSite()
12:33:13 Get PortalSite object with SiteID:
e0fa497e-3111-4441-b428-4e2d5db53090
12:33:13 Retrieving global portal properties...
12:33:13 Checking for central portal site...
12:33:13 Remove portal site 'http://esb-vs-002/' from configuration
database. (e0fa497e-3111-4441-b428-4e2d5db53090)
12:33:13 Removed portal site from configuration database.
12:33:13 Deleting service database. (8697e1a5-8684-4f0f-bf50-85cd99ed5a60)
12:33:13 Deleting user profile database.
(68f4f0af-47cc-4519-a414-112417e7fef5)
12:33:13 Exit DeletePortalSite()
12:33:13 Enter UnextendVirtualServer
12:33:14 Unextending virtual server 'http://esb-vs-002/'.
(f0f0d81f-2870-4814-90db-fdd0460faac5)
12:33:14 Exit UnextendVirtualServer
12:33:14 Exit PortalInstaller.Rollback
12:33:14 Portal creation job exception. (status=PortalAdminJobStatusFailed)
System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an
object. at Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal.Install.i.a(PortalContext A_0, SPSite
A_1, PortalXmlTemplate A_2, String A_3, Boolean A_4) at
Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal.Install.i.a(PortalContext A_0, SPSite A_1, String
A_2, String A_3, Boolean A_4) at
Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal.Install.i.a(IDictionary A_0) at
System.Configuration.Install.Installer.Install(IDictionary stateSaver) at
System.Configuration.Install.TransactedInstaller.Install(IDictionary
savedState)
12:33:14 Failed to create portal successfully UCC Portal
12:33:14 Portal creation complete. (Status: PortalAdminJobStatu