The Security Token Service is not available. The Security Token Service is not issuing tokens. The service could be malfunctioning or in a bad state

The Security Token Service is not available. The Security Token Service is not issuing tokens. The service could be malfunctioning or in a bad state.

(Or) 

An exception occurred when trying to issue security token: Could not connect to http://localhost:2843/SecurityTokenServiceApplication/securitytoken.svc.TCP error code 10061: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it
(Or) 

The Managed Metadata Service '' is inaccessible.

Solution:

           Go to InetMgr(IIS manager)

1.    start the "SharePoint Web Services" site

2.    start the "SharePoint Web Services Root" application pool

3.      Do IIS reset.          

                        

                                                                         
                                                    

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Lost SharePoint Farm Passphrase

Lost SharePoint Farm Passphrase

Sometimes,Unfortunatly we forgot the pass phrase given, there is no way to get the old pass phrase but we can generate the new pass phrase by using the PowerShell. Follow the below to get the new one.

Make sure that the account you are logged in as:

1.     Farm admin

2.     Local admin on server

Run the following commands to get the new one.

·         $passphrase = ConvertTo-SecureString -asPlainText –Force

·         Set-SPPassPhrase -PassPhrase $passphrase –Confirm

                 

MS Article: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff607568.aspx

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Microsoft Certification details of SharePoint 2013

Microsoft Certification details of SharePoint 2013                           

                           

                      

Code                                      Course Title                                                                       Exam Code

MS20331            Core Solutions of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013                               70-331

MS20332            Advanced Solutions of Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013                      70-332

MS20488         Developing Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 Core Solutions                  70-488

MS20489         Developing Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 Advanced Solutions         70-489

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How to set the custom error attribute in SharePoint server 2013

How to set the custom error attribute in SharePoint server 2013               

Check the below mentioned to set the custom error attribute to get the detailed error instead of “sorry something went wrong”

Every change you make in that config files have no effect on the web application. You have to go the web.config file that is generated once the web application is created.

So edit the web.config file in C:\inetpub\wwwroot\wss\VirtualDirectories\your port number and modify the parameters you have indicated in that web.config file

               1. custom Errors mode must be "Off"

               2. compilation debug must be "true"

               3. Safe Mode Call Stack must be "true"

The 'port number' is the port you assigned when you created the Web Application in the Central Administration

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The tool was unable to install Application Server Role, Web Server (IIS) Roles as pre-requisites for SharePoint server 2013

The tool was unable to install Application Server Role, Web Server (IIS) Roles as pre-requisites for SharePoint server 2013.

Issue: While installing SharePoint 2013 in a Windows 2012 Server was getting the following error right after the prerequisites installation begins:

SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\WindowsUpdate\Auto Update\Reboot Required

Solution: To resolve the issue, we need to set the Local policy. Follow the process below. Go to the paths in below.

Go to server->windows start->MMC-> Click File, Add/Remove Snap-in-> Select Group Policy Object Editor and ADD it-> Navigate to Administrative templates / System-> Select and edit “Specify Settings for optional component installation and component repair”               

 Enable and select “Contract Windows Update directly to download repair content instead of Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)”

 Re-run the prerequisite installation

Solution 2: run the command below

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\aspnet_regii -enable -i

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