Indexing Exchange 2000 or SharePoint Portal Server by Using Basic Authentication Does Not Work with Blank Password (284067)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2001
- Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003
This article was previously published under Q284067 SYMPTOMS
If you index a Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server content source, a Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server 2001 content source, or a Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2003 content source by using Basic authentication, indexing may stop working immediately, and the following error message may be logged in the Gatherer log:
80040e4d - Authentication failed CAUSE
This problem can occur if the content source is configured to use Basic authentication and the content access account that you are using has a blank password.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, assign a password to the content access account that that you are using, restart the Microsoft Search service, and recrawl the content source.
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/6/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbnofix KB284067 |
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