On my current assignment I’ve been cleaning up the event log and below I’ve listed 4 different error messages for the web front end and 3 for the Index server that are being logged for the IIS 6 Manger not showing anything when opened.  When I first trolled the internet for an answer I wasn’t initially able to find a solution but just a lot of people saying that an IISRESET fixed the problem temporarily.  For a production environment this definitely is not a temporary fix if you ask me.  After a spending another we working on some other problems I started to look some more and was able to find a MS patch (KB946517) that appeared to match the problem I was having.  This patch is not available for download from the kb article page so I sent a email to my MS contact and got the patch and had it applied to the development environment last week and my error messages have went away.  This weekend I applied it to production and the errors went away to.

 Web Front End Server

Event Type:      
ErrorEvent Source:    Windows SharePoint Services 3
Event Category: Timer
Event ID:           6398
Date:                5/26/2008
Time:                10:41:34 AM
User:                N/A
Computer:        
Description:
The Execute method of job definition Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.ApplicationServerAdministrationServiceJob (ID fe5da1f0-16b1-4e49-8fb5-ac383740a599) threw an exception. More information is included below. 

Attempted to read or write protected memory. This is often an indication that other memory is corrupt. 

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Event Type:       Error
Event Source:    Office SharePoint Server
Event Category: Office Server Shared Services
Event ID:           7076
Date:                5/26/2008
Time:                10:41:34 AM
User:                N/A
Computer:        
Description:
An exception occurred while executing the Application Server Administration job. 

Message: Attempted to read or write protected memory. This is often an indication that other memory is corrupt. 

Techinal Support Details:
System.AccessViolationException: Attempted to read or write protected memory. This is often an indication that other memory is corrupt.  
at System.DirectoryServices.Interop.UnsafeNativeMethods.IntADsOpenObject(String path, String userName, String password, Int32 flags, Guid& iid, Object& ppObject)  
at System.DirectoryServices.Interop.UnsafeNativeMethods.ADsOpenObject(String path, String userName, String password, Int32 flags, Guid& iid, Object& ppObject)  
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.Bind(Boolean throwIfFail)  
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.Bind()  
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.get_IsContainer()  
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntries.CheckIsContainer()  
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntries.Find(String name, String schemaClassName)  
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Metabase.MetabaseObjectCollection`1.Find(String name)  
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Metabase.MetabaseObjectCollection`1.get_Item(String name)  
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPProvisioningAssistant.ProvisionIisApplicationPool(String name, ApplicationPoolIdentityType identityType, String userName, SecureString password, TimeSpan idleTimeout, TimeSpan periodicRestartTime)  
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPMetabaseManager.ProvisionIisApplicationPool(String name, Int32 identityType, String userName, SecureString password, TimeSpan idleTimeout, TimeSpan periodicRestartTime)  
at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.SharedWebServiceInstance.CreateSharedWebServiceApplicationPool(SharedResourceProvider srp)  
at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.ApplicationServerJob.ProvisionLocalSharedServiceInstances(Boolean isAdministrationServiceJob) 

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Event Type:       Error
Event Source:    Office SharePoint Server
Event Category: Office Server Shared Services
Event ID:           6482
Date:                5/26/2008
Time:                10:41:34 AM
User:                N/A
Computer:        
Description:
Application Server Administration job failed for service instance Microsoft.Office.Excel.Server.ExcelServerSharedWebServiceInstance (fbba9e2a-6e3f-4119-b684-12beb00db08a). 

Reason: Attempted to read or write protected memory. This is often an indication that other memory is corrupt. 

Techinal Support Details:
System.AccessViolationException: Attempted to read or write protected memory. This is often an indication that other memory is corrupt.  
at System.DirectoryServices.Interop.UnsafeNativeMethods.IntADsOpenObject(String path, String userName, String password, Int32 flags, Guid& iid, Object& ppObject)  
at System.DirectoryServices.Interop.UnsafeNativeMethods.ADsOpenObject(String path, String userName, String password, Int32 flags, Guid& iid, Object& ppObject)  
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.Bind(Boolean throwIfFail)  
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.Bind()  
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.get_IsContainer()  
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntries.CheckIsContainer()  
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntries.Find(String name, String schemaClassName)  
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Metabase.MetabaseObjectCollection`1.Find(String name)  
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Metabase.MetabaseObjectCollection`1.get_Item(String name)  
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPProvisioningAssistant.ProvisionIisApplicationPool(String name, ApplicationPoolIdentityType identityType, String userName, SecureString password, TimeSpan idleTimeout, TimeSpan periodicRestartTime)  
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPMetabaseManager.ProvisionIisApplicationPool(String name, Int32 identityType, String userName, SecureString password, TimeSpan idleTimeout, TimeSpan periodicRestartTime)  
at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.SharedWebServiceInstance.Synchronize()   at Microsoft.Office.Excel.Server.ExcelServerSharedWebServiceInstance.Synchronize()  
at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.ApplicationServerJob.ProvisionLocalSharedServiceInstances(Boolean isAdministrationServiceJob) 

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Event Type:       Error
Event Source:    Office SharePoint Server
Event Category: Office Server Shared Services
Event ID:           6482
Date:                5/26/2008
Time:                10:41:34 AM
User:                N/A
Computer:        
Description:
Application Server Administration job failed for service instance Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchAdminSharedWebServiceInstance (0712e6e1-7fe1-4e37-beff-5e940aac48d1). 

Reason: Attempted to read or write protected memory. This is often an indication that other memory is corrupt. 

Techinal Support Details:
System.AccessViolationException: Attempted to read or write protected memory. This is often an indication that other memory is corrupt.  
at System.DirectoryServices.Interop.UnsafeNativeMethods.IntADsOpenObject(String path, String userName, String password, Int32 flags, Guid& iid, Object& ppObject)  
at System.DirectoryServices.Interop.UnsafeNativeMethods.ADsOpenObject(String path, String userName, String password, Int32 flags, Guid& iid, Object& ppObject)  
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.Bind(Boolean throwIfFail)  
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.Bind()  
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.get_IsContainer()  
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntries.CheckIsContainer()  
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntries.Find(String name, String schemaClassName)  
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Metabase.MetabaseObjectCollection`1.Find(String name)  
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Metabase.MetabaseObjectCollection`1.get_Item(String name)  
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPProvisioningAssistant.ProvisionIisApplicationPool(String name, ApplicationPoolIdentityType identityType, String userName, SecureString password, TimeSpan idleTimeout, TimeSpan periodicRestartTime)  
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPMetabaseManager.ProvisionIisApplicationPool(String name, Int32 identityType, String userName, SecureString password, TimeSpan idleTimeout, TimeSpan periodicRestartTime)  
at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.SharedWebServiceInstance.Synchronize()  
at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.ApplicationServerJob.ProvisionLocalSharedServiceInstances(Boolean isAdministrationServiceJob) 

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Index Server  

Event Type:       Error
Event Source:    Windows SharePoint Services 3
Event Category: Timer
Event ID:           6398
Date:                5/26/2008
Time:                11:29:18 AM
User:                N/A
Computer:        
Description:
The Execute method of job definition Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.ApplicationServerAdministrationServiceJob (ID fe5da1f0-16b1-4e49-8fb5-ac383740a599) threw an exception. More information is included below. 

Attempted to read or write protected memory. This is often an indication that other memory is corrupt. 

For more information, see Help and Support Center at 

Event Type:       Error
Event Source:    Office SharePoint Server
Event Category: Office Server Shared Services
Event ID:           7076
Date:                5/26/2008
Time:                11:29:18 AM
User:                N/A
Computer:        
Description:
An exception occurred while executing the Application Server Administration job. 

Message: Attempted to read or write protected memory. This is often an indication that other memory is corrupt. 

Techinal Support Details:
System.AccessViolationException: Attempted to read or write protected memory. This is often an indication that other memory is corrupt.  
at System.DirectoryServices.Interop.UnsafeNativeMethods.IntADsOpenObject(String path, String userName, String password, Int32 flags, Guid& iid, Object& ppObject)  
at System.DirectoryServices.Interop.UnsafeNativeMethods.ADsOpenObject(String path, String userName, String password, Int32 flags, Guid& iid, Object& ppObject)  
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.Bind(Boolean throwIfFail)  
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.Bind()  
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.get_IsContainer()  
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntries.CheckIsContainer()  
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntries.Find(String name, String schemaClassName)  
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Metabase.MetabaseObjectCollection`1.Find(String name)  
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Metabase.MetabaseObjectCollection`1.get_Item(String name)  
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPProvisioningAssistant.ProvisionIisApplicationPool(String name, ApplicationPoolIdentityType identityType, String userName, SecureString password, TimeSpan idleTimeout, TimeSpan periodicRestartTime)  
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPMetabaseManager.ProvisionIisApplicationPool(String name, Int32 identityType, String userName, SecureString password, TimeSpan idleTimeout, TimeSpan periodicRestartTime)  
at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.SharedWebServiceInstance.CreateSharedWebServiceApplicationPool(SharedResourceProvider srp)  
at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.ApplicationServerJob.ProvisionLocalSharedServiceInstances(Boolean isAdministrationServiceJob) 

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Event Type:       Error
Event Source:    Office SharePoint Server
Event Category: Office Server Shared Services
Event ID:           6482
Date:                5/26/2008
Time:                11:29:18 AM
User:                N/A
Computer:        
Description:
Application Server Administration job failed for service instance Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchAdminSharedWebServiceInstance (5672e69a-ab62-4c48-9ace-add4fa248cbf). 

Reason: Attempted to read or write protected memory. This is often an indication that other memory is corrupt. 

Techinal Support Details:
System.AccessViolationException: Attempted to read or write protected memory. This is often an indication that other memory is corrupt.  
at System.DirectoryServices.Interop.UnsafeNativeMethods.IntADsOpenObject(String path, String userName, String password, Int32 flags, Guid& iid, Object& ppObject)  
at System.DirectoryServices.Interop.UnsafeNativeMethods.ADsOpenObject(String path, String userName, String password, Int32 flags, Guid& iid, Object& ppObject)  
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.Bind(Boolean throwIfFail)  
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.Bind()  
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntry.get_IsContainer()  
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntries.CheckIsContainer()  
at System.DirectoryServices.DirectoryEntries.Find(String name, String schemaClassName)  
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Metabase.MetabaseObjectCollection`1.Find(String name)  
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Metabase.MetabaseObjectCollection`1.get_Item(String name)  
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPProvisioningAssistant.ProvisionIisApplicationPool(String name, ApplicationPoolIdentityType identityType, String userName, SecureString password, TimeSpan idleTimeout, TimeSpan periodicRestartTime)  
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPMetabaseManager.ProvisionIisApplicationPool(String name, Int32 identityType, String userName, SecureString password, TimeSpan idleTimeout, TimeSpan periodicRestartTime)  
at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.SharedWebServiceInstance.Synchronize()  
at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.ApplicationServerJob.ProvisionLocalSharedServiceInstances(Boolean isAdministrationServiceJob) 

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Just recently I was working on adding a new SharePoint server into an existing farm and I was having all type of problems with the search service configuration screen and a bunch of other little things but after uninstalling and re-installing the SharePoint software I finally got all the service screens to appear correctly except that “Windows SharePoint Services Incoming E-mail” was activated.  This service is automatically activated when the server is added to the farm but I didn’t want it activated.  When I tried stopping the service I couldn’t for the life of me remember how to do it.  I knew it was easy but I just couldn’t remember and to make things worse I was getting the two errors below every minute.  This was driving me nuts because I couldn’t find anything on any of the search engines either but then I finally found it in central admin on the “Services on Server” page where I thought it was.  I thought that I had stopped it before on the “Services on Server” page but I couldn’t find it when the new server was active and then it dawned on me that I wasn’t seeing the “Central Administration” service either.  Then I decided to click the “Custom” server role and see what was listed there and presto the “Windows SharePoint Services Incoming E-Mail” and “Central Administration” services were listed with all the other services.  To be honest it only took me 15 minutes to figure this out but when you’re tired this seems to be forever.  I’m adding this to my blog as a note that way I don’t have to search for it and hopefully someone else might find it useful.

Event Type: Error
Event Source: Windows SharePoint Services 3
Event Category: E-Mail
Event ID: 6872
Date: 5/25/2008
Time: 9:16:22 AM
User: N/A
Computer:
Description:A critical error occurred while processing the incoming e-mail drop folder.

The error was: Value cannot be null.

Parameter name: path.

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Event Type: Error
Event Source: Windows SharePoint Services 3
Event Category: Timer
Event ID: 6398
Date: 5/25/2008
Time: 9:16:22 AM
User: N/A
Computer:
Description:The Execute method of job definition Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPIncomingEmailJobDefinition (ID 15cb7ef8-cfa0-4d8e-9892-4deb1c69d0f7) threw an exception. More information is included below.

The last several months for me has been one big blur between all the work I’ve been doing for my current client, speaking at code camps and working with Nas on a FBA project.  These months have had a lot of positive things (learning new things, meeting new people, building working relationships and getting to work from home more) and negative things (working long hours, driving a lot, working long hours, not having time to spend on my blog and did I say working long hours) but overall I think it’s been worth it.

Believe it or not I’m still working with the same client since January and it looks like I’ll be doing it for one more month before starting a new project.  The last 5 months I’ve got to learn so much more of a different side of SharePoint than the previous year.  I keep thinking that I’m getting my arms around SharePoint but the more I work with it the more I find out how little I really know or at least it seems that way.  SharePoint 2007 is so much larger than SharePoint 2003 when it comes to every piece of it but I am glad to say that there is a lot of documentation on MSDN, TechNet, blogs and forums and this has made it a little easier to learning things. The new things that learned I’ve been trying to make sure it doesn’t stop with me.  Granted I have not done it with my blog but with speaking at code camps instead.  Granted that doesn't reach a lot of people and thats why I'm hoping to start blogging on a regular basis again.  Just think this year along I’ve spoken at 8 different code camps within the first 5 months and I can actually say that I’ve really enjoyed it so far.

At the last code camp (Nova) I did the unthinkable and spoke on something other than InfoPath and I don’t think it went to bad.  I’m not sure it was fantastic because I was up until 3 in the morning trying to get WSS v3 and SharePoint Service Pack 1 installed and only had 4 hours of sleep before we left for the code camp.  I’m hoping in the future I can push myself to talk about other topics and not stay in my safe zone of InfoPath.  In the coming months I’ll be continuing my speaking at the SUGDC Summer Regional SharePoint Conference in June and HRSSUG in July.  Both talks will be about InfoPath in one way shape or form and I really am looking forward to these events.

I’m hoping in the coming weeks I’ll have more time to talk about some of the work I’ve done with Nas and maybe help somebody out in the process.

Cheers,
Michael