Description of the SharePoint Portal Server 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package: December 21, 2004 (891389)

INTRODUCTION

This article describes the SharePoint Portal Server 2003 issues that are fixed in the SharePoint Portal Server 2003 post-Service Pack 1 hotfix package that is dated December 21, 2004.

Issues that the hotfix package fixes

This hotfix package fixes the following issues that were not previously documented in a Microsoft Knowledge Base article:

An "UnauthorizedAccessException" error message occurs when you use a custom program to create a My Site personal site on a portal site in a server farm deployment of SharePoint Portal Server 2003 that uses shared services

Your server farm deployment of SharePoint Portal Server 2003 is configured to use shared services. One portal site hosts shared services, and a separate portal site hosts My Site personal sites. When you run a custom program that creates a new personal site for a user on the portal site that hosts personal sites, the personal site is not created. Instead, an "UnauthorizedAccessException" error message occurs. The following is an example of the exception error message:
Unhandled Exception: System.UnauthorizedAccessException: You do not have access to create this personal site. at Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal.UserProfiles.UserProfile.a(Uri A_0) at Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal.UserProfiles.UserProfile.a(Uri A_0) at Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal.UserProfiles.UserProfile.CreatePersonalSite() at Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal.UserProfiles.UserProfile.CreatePersonalSite() at CreateMySite.Module1.CreatePersonalSiteSample(String strPersonalSitesPorta lUrl, String strUserAccountName) in Drive:\Anant\sps\CreateMySite\Module1.vb:line 35 at CreateMySite.Module1.Main(String[] args) in Drive:\Anant\sps\CreateMySite\Modu le1.vb:line 12
You experience these symptoms even though you are the administrator.
New My Site personal sites do not inherit the locale that is configured for the portal site

You configure the locale of the portal site on the Regional Settings page for the portal site, and then you create a new My Site personal site. When you view the regional settings of the personal site, the locale of the personal site does not use the same locale that you configured for the portal site. New personal sites do not inherit the locale that is set for the portal site.

For example, you change the locale of the portal site from English (United States) to English (Canada), and then you create a new My Site personal site. When you view the regional settings of the personal site, the locale is set to English (United States).

MORE INFORMATION

Service pack information

This problem was first corrected in Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Service Pack 2.

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for SharePoint Portal Server 2003. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

889380 How to obtain the latest service pack for SharePoint Portal Server 2003

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

The following list contains prerequisites for the hotfix package:

To install the hotfix, you must have SharePoint Portal Server 2003 SP1 installed.

For additional information about SharePoint Portal Server 2003 SP1, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
841883 Description of SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Service Pack 1

Restart information

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

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix is not replaced by any later hotfix.

Registry information

You do not have to create or modify any registry keys to enable any hotfixes that this package contains.

Hotfix file information

This hotfix contains only those files that are required to correct the issues that this article lists. This hotfix may not contain all the files that you must have to fully update a product to the latest build.

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 item in Control Panel.

Microsoft Windows Installer .msp file information.

Date         Time   Size       File name
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21-Dec-2004  18:37  4,502,528  Spsv2hot1-gbl.msp

After the hotfix is installed, the global version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table.

Date         Time   Version          Size    File name
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21-Dec-2004  18:19                  418,143  Content.sql
21-Dec-2004  18:20  11.0.6715.23    199,880  Mssdmn.exe
21-Dec-2004  18:21  11.0.6715.23    526,024  Mssph.dll
21-Dec-2004  18:21  11.0.6715.23  2,273,992  Mssrch.dll
21-Dec-2004  18:22                   76,269  Mxdefalt.xml
21-Dec-2004  18:23  11.0.6715.23    121,552  Nlhtml.dll
21-Dec-2004  18:23  11.0.6715.23    125,136  Offfilt.dll
21-Dec-2004  18:24  11.0.6715.23     13,512  Pkmnpw.dll
21-Dec-2004  18:25  11.0.6715.23  4,623,096  Microsoft.SharePoint.Portal.dll       
21-Dec-2004  18:26                  285,798  Profile.sql
21-Dec-2004  18:27                  219,558  Profilup.sql
21-Dec-2004  18:27  11.0.6715.23     13,312  Putildm.dll
21-Dec-2004  18:28  11.0.6715.23    133,840  Resmgru.dll      
21-Dec-2004  18:29                  224,605  Service.sql
21-Dec-2004  18:29                  209,038  Serviceup.sql
21-Dec-2004  18:30  11.0.6715.23      8,192  Spsutil.dll
21-Dec-2004  18:31  11.0.6715.23     59,392  Ssocli.dll
21-Dec-2004  18:32  11.0.6715.23     56,080  Ssoom.dll
21-Dec-2004  18:33  11.0.6715.23    340,168  Ssosrv.exe
21-Dec-2004  18:34  11.0.6715.23    107,728  Xmlfilter.dll

Additional note:

For additional information about how to install this hotfix, see the Readme.txt file that is included in the hotfix package.