An "Adding user to sitegroup failed" error message is logged in the Spin.exe error log when you import content to a Windows SharePoint Services subsite in SharePoint Portal Server 2003 (873373)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003

SYMPTOMS

When you use the Document Library Import Tool (Spin.exe) to import content from a Microsoft SharePoint Portal Server Web Storage System-based document library to a document library in a Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services subsite, users are not added to the site groups in the subsite. Error messages that are similar to the following are logged in the Spin.exe error log: 
Parsing User element. 
[ReadElementString()] Sid 
[ReadElementString()] Group
[AddUserToSiteGroup()] Adding user DomainName\UserName to site group GroupName. 
EXCEPTION: This operation is available only for a web with unique permissions. 
   at Microsoft.SharePoint.Library.a.a(String A_0, String A_1, String A_2, String A_3, String A_4, Int32 A_5, Boolean A_6, Boolean A_7) in Drive:\Temp\\~Microso.203\Microsoft.SharePoint.dll.il:line 223609 
   at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPGroup.AddUser(String loginName, String email, String name, String notes) in Drive:\Temp\\~Microso.203\Microsoft.SharePoint.dll.il:line 152837 
   at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPRole.AddUser(String loginName, String email, String name, String notes) in Drive:\Temp\\~Microso.203\Microsoft.SharePoint.dll.il:line 165401 
   at Microsoft.SharePoint.Migration.Import.SiteGroupHandler.AddUserToSiteGroup(String grpName, String login, String email, String title, String notes) in Drive:\spinexe\handlers\sitegrouphandler.cs:line 286 
Adding user to sitegroup failed
.

CAUSE

This problem occurs if the Windows SharePoint Services subsite in Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 is configured to inherit permissions from the parent site. The Spin.exe tool incorrectly processes the import operation if the Use the same permission as parent site option was used when the subsite was created.

RESOLUTION

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that is described in this article. Only apply it to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next SharePoint Portal Server 2003 service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites are required.

Restart requirement

You do not have to restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information

The global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel. 
Date         Time   Version        Size   File name
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18-Aug-2004  14:35  11.0.6715.2  142,024  Spin.exe

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Spin.exe tool.

MORE INFORMATION

The SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Document Library Migration Tools, Spout.exe and Spin.exe, are tools that you can use to migrate documents and metadata from SharePoint Portal Server Web Storage System-based document libraries to SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Microsoft SQL Server-based document libraries.

For more information about how to migrate documents and metadata from SharePoint Portal Server Web Storage System-based document libraries to SharePoint Portal Server 2003 SQL Server-based document libraries, see the "SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Advanced Migration Scenarios" white paper. To obtain this white paper, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=4925b907-0dd8-4be0-af9f-02c8543f47c9&ampdisplaylang=en

For additional information about standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:6/5/2006
Keywords:kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbfix kbBug kbSharePtPortalSvr2003preSP1fix KB873373 kbAudITPRO
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