Troubleshooting SharePoint: The Complete Guide to Tools, Best Practices, PowerShell One-Liners, and Scripts

Utilize a treasure trove of free SharePoint troubleshooting tools and receive insightful guidance about the types of SharePoint issues that can be discovered through their use. Chapters in this book contrast solid and least privileged builds in order to help you understand the types of issues that are raised when farms are not built the least privileged way.Because SharePoint errors often present themselves one way, when an issue is actually something entirely different, the process of finding the root cause can feel like going down a rabbit hole. Hands-on exercises get you comfortable with logs so you can efficiently and effectively “explore the rabbit hole.”Troubleshooting SharePoint also demonstrates how to identify components and settings that enter an environment where access has been restricted. The author shares his proven methods for researching an issue based on what appears in the logs, with the understanding that often it is not as simple as asking aquestion, but how you ask it that leads to the right answer.What You’ll LearnUtilize networking tools such as NetMon, WireShark, and Fiddler for troubleshootingMaster SharePoint PAL, Webalizer, Indihaing, Developer Dashboard, the Feature Admin tool, and moreBecome proficient using Timer Jobs and Search DiagnosticsUnderstand how various files are accessed by IIS sites and within the server file systemDiscover how IIS mappings and file permissions affect issuesTroubleshoot with ULS Viewer, PowerShell, and tools such as ProcMon, PerfMon, and Event ViewerMeet your new best friend, the ULS ViewerUse Event Viewer as a troubleshooting sourceBecome conversant in the “language” of  SharePoint from the log’s perspectiveWho This Book Is ForSharePoint administrators and developers who want to learn how to quickly diagnose and resolve issues in any SharePoint server in SharePoint farms where admin access is possible Read more