A content source crawl takes longer than expected in SharePoint Portal Server 2003 (910293)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003
Important This article contains information about how to modify the registry. Make sure to back up the registry before you modify it. Make sure that you know how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For more information about how to back up, restore, and modify the registry, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

256986 Description of the Microsoft Windows registry

SYMPTOMS

When Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 crawls a content source, the crawl takes longer than expected to finish.

CAUSE

This problem may occur if the following conditions are true:
  • SharePoint Portal Server 2003 is building a local groups cache.
  • SharePoint Portal Server 2003 runs the GetHostByAddr function to perform the lookup of the NetBIOS name of the host. The lookup is performed for each item in the content sources that are being crawled.

RESOLUTION

How to obtain the hotfix

This issue is fixed in the SharePoint Portal Server 2003 post-Service Pack 2 Hotfix Package that is dated June 16, 2005. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

919175 Description of the SharePoint Portal Server 2003 post-Service Pack 2 hotfix package: June 16, 2006

How to enable the hotfix

Warning Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly by using Registry Editor or by using another method. These problems might require that you reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify the registry at your own risk.

To enable this hotfix, follow these steps:
  1. Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
  2. Locate and then click the following registry subkey:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\SPSSearch\Gathering Manager

  3. On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
  4. Type IgnoreWSSLocalGroups, and then press ENTER.
  5. Right-click IgnoreWSSLocalGroups, and then click Modify.
  6. In the Value data box, type 1, and then click OK.
  7. On the File menu, click Exit to quit Registry Editor.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:7/26/2006
Keywords:kbPerformance kbExpertiseInter kbSharePtPortalSvr2003preSP3fix kbQFE kbbug kbfix kbpubtypekc KB910293 kbAudITPRO
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