Cannot Access SharePoint From The Server
Problem:
Accessing sharepoint using the FQDN while on the server.
Solution:
There is a registry setting to disable the Loopback Adapter that is present in Windows Server. I have found this to cause a lot of errors not only with accessing the SharePoint site but also with indexing and searching. I typicaly suggestion making the following registry settings after installing any instance of Microsoft SharePoint or Microsoft SQL server.
To set the DisableLoopbackCheck registry key, follow these steps:
- Set the DisableStrictNameChecking registry entry to 1. For more information about how to do this, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
281308 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/281308/ ) Connecting to SMB share on a Windows 2000-based computer or a Windows Server 2003-based computer may not work with an alias name
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Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
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In Registry Editor, locate and then click the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa
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Right-click Lsa, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
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Type DisableLoopbackCheck, and then press ENTER.
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Right-click DisableLoopbackCheck, and then click Modify.
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In the Value data box, type 1, and then click OK.
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Quit Registry Editor, and then restart your computer.