Friday, March 30, 2012

Alert pop up windows in SharePoint site


I found following JavaScript (obviously on internet, I am not a core developer) and placed it in CEWP on above mentioned site. In fact I did little changes in code to get required pop up with message and to display it once when page load first time in new window.

<script language='JavaScript'>
//<![CDATA[
var alertmessage="This is the test popup"
//Alert only once per browser session (0=no, 1=yes)
var once_per_session=0
function get_cookie(Name) {
var search = Name + "="
var returnvalue = "";
if (document.cookie.length > 0) {
offset = document.cookie.indexOf(search)
if (offset != -1) { // if cookie exists
offset += search.length
// set index of beginning of value
end = document.cookie.indexOf(";", offset);
// set index of end of cookie value
if (end == -1)
end = document.cookie.length;
returnvalue=unescape(document.cookie.substring(offset, end))
}
}
return returnvalue;
}
function alertornot(){
if (get_cookie('alerted')==''){
loadalert()
document.cookie="alerted=yes"
}
}
function loadalert(){
alert(alertmessage)
}
if (once_per_session==0)
loadalert()
else
alertornot()
//]]>
</script>
To display a particular message on the popup we have to replaced “This is the test popup” lines highlighted in script, and to change popup display per session we have to change variable to “0” or “1” (please refer highlighted “var once_per_session=0”)

Thursday, March 29, 2012

Incompatible Security Setting’ error occurred in Office communicator while calling

Incompatible Security Setting’ error occurred in Office communicator while calling.

 I came across ‘Incompatible Security Setting’ issue; there are many people which are affected regarding this issue.

Already verified configuration the VoIP security setting in the properties of the Unified Messaging Dial Plan to use ‘Secured’. It is set as Secured.

After checking all configuration, look over the Registry and found the "PC2PCAVEncryption" key is missing from users computer.

After adding above key rebooted computer and calling worked fine

Here are the steps to verify Registry and if any key missing then add the same:

1. Click on Start > RUN> type ‘regedit’ and say OK.

2. Expand and verify the following registry entries -

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Communicator]


"MaxAudioVideoBitrate"=dword:0003e800

"PC2PCAVEncryption"=dword:00000000

"DisablePC2PCAudio"=dword:00000000

"DisablePC2PCVideo"=dword:00000000


Thank you!

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Detect the cause of Event ID 529.

Recently I found that few of our servers were throwing SECURITY AUDIT FAILURE after reset password reset for all sharepoint service accounts.
Trying to google I could not get a way to determine the exact reason why it was showing up, I knew that there was a sharepoint service account used somewhere which wasnt supplied the new password but how do I know that  there was performance point, there was docave there was Antivirus and everything else.

But its really easy to detect the cause of the issue.

you will see the Event ID listed as.
=============================================
Logon Failure
Reason: Unknown user name or bad password
User Name: %1
Domain: %2
Logon Type: %3
Logon Process: %4
Authentication Package: %5
Workstation Name: %6

Windows Server 2003 adds these fields:

Caller User Name:-
Caller Domain:-
Caller Logon ID:-
Caller Process ID:-
Transited Services:-
Source Network Address:10.42.42.180
Source Port:0

=========================================
notice the latest Event ID
now make a note of the Process ID in the error  
now go to task manager and Processes TAB
click on View menu and Select Columns PID
Match the culprit PID with the running process
vola !!! you have your guilty process.

In my case it was docave I just went in the Manager console and changed the password of service account used.

That stopped the event ID from appearing up.

if you get this event audit failure for local accounts then follow the KB http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811082 





Friday, March 23, 2012

TechNet Virtual Labs: System Center


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