SharePoint SPFx PNP gulp trust-dev-cert Error

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Trying to setup my dev environment to play around with SPFx and ran into this error:

[08:33:19] Error - [trust-cert] Error: root "Trusted Root Certification Authorities"
Signature matches Public Key
CertUtil: -addstore command FAILED: 0x80070005 (WIN32: 5 ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED)
CertUtil: Access is denied.

[08:33:19] Error – [trust-cert] Certificate trust failed with an unknown error.
[08:33:19] Error – ‘trust-cert’ sub task errored after 5.61 s
“Error trusting development certificate.”
[08:33:19] ‘trust-dev-cert’ errored after 5.62 s
[08:33:19]
[08:33:19] ==================[ Finished ]==================
Error – [trust-cert] Error: root “Trusted Root Certification Authorities”
Signature matches Public Key
CertUtil: -addstore command FAILED: 0x80070005 (WIN32: 5 ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED)
CertUtil: Access is denied.

Error – [trust-cert] Certificate trust failed with an unknown error.
Error – ‘trust-cert’ sub task errored after 5.61 s
“Error trusting development certificate.”

The only way I could manage to get around it was to manually create a cert using the OOB Windows tools.

Creating your .cer file

  1. Start by locating makecert.exe. You can typically find it in and C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Kits\8.1\bin\x64 on Windows Server 2012 R2.
  2. Browse to that location with Command Prompt with Administrative privileges.
  3. You can actually create a certificate to run against your machine name and you can also have it work against localhost. To create a certificate for your machine name, use the following command:

makecert -n “CN=%ComputerName%, CN=localhost” -ss MY -sr LocalMachine -b 08/09/2016 -e 09/09/2028 -a sha256 -sky exchange -r -pe myCert.cer

Return to where you tried to run trust-dev-cert and move to the next step.  We now have a dev cert so there is no use in creating one using gulp.

Thanks to Santi Murtagh for the instructions on setting up the cert.

Creating a Self-Signed SSL Certificate for Developing and Testing Against IIS

The Web application at X could not be found.

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Error: The Web application at https://sharepoint.sharepointed.com could not be found. Verify that you have typed the URL correctly. If the URL should be serving existing content, the system administrator may need to add a new request URL mapping to the intended application.

I created a .net console app to update some stuff in SharePoint.  When executing the .exe file with a new service account, I received the above error.

First I tried granting Shell access to the content db that I was working with but that didn’t solve the problem.

#powershell
$cDb = Get-SPContentDatabase -site "https://taco.sharepointed.com/"
Add-SPShellAdmin -UserName "domain\userAccount -database $cDb

Running the same command without the database switch fixed my problem.

#powershell
Add-SPShellAdmin -UserName "domain\userAccount"

SharePoint CSOM Upload File Access Denied Error

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Simple process, using a .Net Web App, create a local file and upload it to SharePoint. I thought the service account I was using had ampel permissions to the Site, but for it didnt… For testing, I granted the seveice account Full Control at the Web App level (user policy), site collection admin, and more. Nothing worked.

Sample of the code I was using:

            ClientContext ctxH = new ClientContext(hURL);
            Web siteH = ctxH.Web;
            ctxH.Load(siteH);
            ctxH.ExecuteQuery();

            List _library = siteH.Lists.GetByTitle("Drop Off Library");

            Folder _oFolder = siteH.GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl(siteH.ServerRelativeUrl.TrimEnd('/') + "/" + "DropOffLibrary");
            ctxH.Load(_oFolder);
            ctxH.ExecuteQuery();

            FileStream fileStream = System.IO.File.OpenRead(fileName);
            FileCreationInformation fileInfo = new FileCreationInformation();
            fileInfo.ContentStream = fileStream;
            fileInfo.Overwrite = true;
            fileInfo.Url = destFileName;

            Microsoft.SharePoint.Client.File _oFile = _oFolder.Files.Add(fileInfo);
            ctxHub.Load(_oFile);
            ctxHub.ExecuteQuery();

Quick and simple fix:
Grant your account / service account Design permissions to the Site/Web where you are uploading files.

Error at the web level:
C:\Windows\TEMP\tmp28E2.tmp: Access denied. You do not have permission to perform this action or access this resource.

ULS errors:
Permission check failed. Asking for 0x00040002, have 0x1B00C0310EF
Access denied.
System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access denied., StackTrace:
Exception : System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access denied.
Exception occured in scope Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFileCollection.Add. Exception=System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access denied.
Original error: System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access denied.
SocialRESTExceptionProcessingHandler.DoServerExceptionProcessing – SharePoint Server Exception [System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access denied.
Throw UnauthorizedAccessException instead of SPUtilityInternal.Send401 for client.svc request.

Use PowerShell to Execute SharePoint Search Queries

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In this example, I’m narrowing my search to one library and a search term.

At a high level, the script is searching the FoodSite for the word GoodTaco.

cls

function Query-SPSearch {
	param(
		[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)][String]$WebApplicationPath,
		[Parameter(Mandatory=$true)][String]$KeywordQuery,
		[Parameter()][Int32]$Count = 10
	)

	$QueryXml = @"

<QueryPacket xmlns="urn:Microsoft.Search.Query" >
    <Query>
        <Context>
            <QueryText type="STRING">$KeywordQuery</QueryText>
        </Context>
        <Range>
            <Count>$Count</Count>
        </Range>    
        <IncludeSpecialTermResults>false</IncludeSpecialTermResults>
        <PreQuerySuggestions>false</PreQuerySuggestions>
        <HighlightQuerySuggestions>false</HighlightQuerySuggestions>
        <IncludeRelevantResults>true</IncludeRelevantResults>
        <IncludeHighConfidenceResults>false</IncludeHighConfidenceResults>
    </Query>
</QueryPacket>
"@
	$ServicePath = "/_vti_bin/search.asmx"
	$SearchWS = New-WebServiceProxy -Uri ($WebApplicationPath + $ServicePath) -UseDefaultCredential
	$Results = $SearchWS.QueryEx( $QueryXml )
	# we excluded all other result sets, but just in case get the one we want:
	$Results.Tables["RelevantResults"]
}

Query-SPSearch -WebApplicationPath "https://sharepointed.com/sites/foodsite" -KeywordQuery "GoodTaco AND path:https://sharepointed.com/sites/foodsite/tacos" -Count 20 | Format-Table Title, Author, Path

Create a console app to query userprofileservice.asmx

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In Visual Studio, create a console application.
Create a web reference using the following inputs:
URL: https://yourSite.url/_vti_bin/userprofileservice.asmx?WSDL
Name: UPS1

In the program.cs class, replace Main method with the following:


static void Main(string[] args)
{
UPS1.UserProfileService ups1 = new UPS1.UserProfileService();

ups1.UseDefaultCredentials = true;

UPS1.PropertyData[] info = ups1.GetUserProfileByName(@"domain\username");

for (int i = 0; i < info.Length; i++) { Console.WriteLine(info[i].Name); for (int j = 0; j < info[i].Values.Length; j++) { Console.WriteLine(info[i].Values[j].Value); } } Console.ReadLine(); }

Run the app.

Searching SharePoint Using PowerShell

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In this example, I needed to search a farm for every site under a managed path. BUT, the sites I’m searching for were built using a 3rd part tool and would not correctly appear in the search results.  The problem was related to having Trim Duplicates enabled by default.  Easy fix… Set your search property trim duplicates = false.


$site = Get-SPSite "https://sharepointed.com"

$keywordQuery = New-Object Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Query.KeywordQuery($site)
$queryText = "ContentClass:STS_Site AND Path:https://sharepointed.com/TACOS/*"
$keywordQuery.QueryText = $queryText
$keywordQuery.TrimDuplicates = $false
$searchExec = New-Object Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Query.SearchExecutor
$searchResults = $searchExec.ExecuteQuery($keywordQuery)

Write-Host "'r'n"
$table = $searchResults.Table
Write-Host $table.Length" Results Found" -BackgroundColor "Green" -ForegroundColor "Black"
$table | select Title, Path, IsDocument

The search results will display all sites that have Taco as its managed path. If you are not retrieving the results you expect, try switching TrimDuplicates = $false .

Remove Upload Button and Drag files here to upload text

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There might be a better way to get this done, but for now, this works for me. Keep in mind, this update works on a per view basis. If I find a way to correctly update the masterpage, I will update this post.

At a high level, you will need to modify the page, add two content editor web parts, and save.

Normal page displaying the Upload button and Drag files here to upload text.

Start by editing the page.  Top right of the screen, click the gear icon, then select Edit Page.  Once in edit make, add two Content Editor web parts to the page.

Place your cursor in the top web part, select Edit Source in the Format Text ribbon window.

In the Source window, enter the following text: link to script

Update the second web part inserting the following text: link to script

Once the web parts have been updated, click on Stop Editing.

All done.

You can also upload the attached web parts to your page:  zip file of web parts

Email address is incorrect for user in SharePoint

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In the process of migrating from SharePoint 2010 to 2016 and ran into a small problem.

When trying to get the email property from the SPUser class, it returned a value of domain\userName. Clearly, this is not correct and caused some other issues.

Sample code

$web = Get-SPWeb "https://webapp.taco/toppings/cheese"
$userEnsure = $web.EnsureUser("domain\yourNameHere")
write-host $userEnsure.Email

Running this returned domain\yourNameHere, when it should have returned yourname@domain.com.

Navigate to Central Admin, then cruise over to your User Profile Service. Once there, run a full synchronization.
Profile Service –> Synchronization –> Start Profile Synchronization –> Start Full Synchronization

Run the PowerShell script again and it will return the correct data.

Same idea as above but using the SharePoint ClientContext.

            using (ClientContext clientContext = new ClientContext("https://webapp.taco/toppings/cheese"))
            {
                Web web = clientContext.Web;

                clientContext.Load(web);
                clientContext.Load(web.CurrentUser);
                clientContext.ExecuteQuery();

                var userEmail = web.CurrentUser.Email;
           }

SharePoint listdata.svc Returns Error – FIXED

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With SharePoint 2016 and 2013:
If you try to access listdata.svc you receive an error This page can’t be displayed or Sorry, something went wrong.
SharePoint Designer you try to open Lists and Libraries and receive a message of There are no items to show in this view.

The root problem is that the Farm is missing a feature. In SPD, if you click on All Files, Lists, then click on each list and click the Preview in Browser button (ribbon). You will sooner or later find the problem list. From there, you can remove the list or find the problem feature and unhook it.

Basic script to find the problem list in SharePoint 2013 and 2016:

function Get-WebPage([string]$url)
{
	$pageContents = ""
	
	try
	{
		$wc = new-object net.webclient;
		$wc.credentials = [System.Net.CredentialCache]::DefaultCredentials;
		$pageContents = $wc.DownloadString($url);
		$wc.Dispose();
	}
	catch{}
    return $pageContents;
}

$webX = Get-SPWeb "https://yourSpWebUrl"

foreach($list in $webX.Lists)
{
	$listUrl = $list.ParentWeb.Url + "/" + $list.RootFolder.Url
	
	$xo = Get-WebPage -url $listUrl 

	if($xo -like "*Sorry, something went wrong*")
	{
		Write-Host $listUrl
	}	
}

Officialfile.asmx SharePoint 2013 and 2016

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As part of a SharePoint 2010 to SharePoint 2016 migration I needed to test the Officialfile.asmx service. When testing the service I encountered this error:
NotFound

string sFilePath = @"c\taco.txt";
byte[] fileContent = File.ReadAllBytes(sFilePath );

List<My_Web_Ref.RecordsRepositoryProperty> props = new List<My_Web_Ref.RecordsRepositoryProperty>();

//populate the properties for the document
props.Add(new My_Web_Ref.RecordsRepositoryProperty { Name = "Title", Type = "Text", Value = "Taco" });

result = repo.SubmitFile(fileContent, props.ToArray(), null, sFilePath , "domain\\userName");

Adding my account or the account that is submitting files to this group resolved the issue.
Records Center Web Service Submitters