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MOSS 2007 KB956716 config wizard fails

Asked by: ASGWichita

I've ben working on this farm for too many hours straight.  time to call in fresh eyes...

Environment:  Server 2008,  MOSS SP1 (64bit)  All hotfixes through December applied.   SQL is on remote server.   Single MOSS server,  Single SQL Server.  Farm has been running just fine up until the application of the December 9th MS KB956716 patch.

Removed content DB's for all sites from MOSS.
Verified no stuck/failed timer jobs.
Installed the MS KB956716 patch for 64-bit MOSS 2007 SP1.  Install completed no errors.
Prompted to run SP Config Wizard.
Config wizard fails step 8 of 9.  The Upgrade log is pasted below.

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2008-12-13 at 11:43:38ID23982446
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SharePoint Server 2007

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SP1

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hotfix KB956716

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by: tnorcrossPosted on 2008-12-13 at 12:37:57ID: 23165334

It is giving Access Denied errors.  Can you confirm your account (the one being used to apply the hotfix) has farm-admin and site-collection admin permissions?  Can you confirm that neither your account, nor any of the service accounts, are locked out (Active Directory)?

 

by: ASGWichitaPosted on 2008-12-13 at 14:02:44ID: 23165656

Farm Admin,  Site Collection Admin = True
No Accounts are locked out.
I am logged-in and running the config wizard as my farm account (god-mode)

 

by: ASGWichitaPosted on 2008-12-15 at 14:12:20ID: 23178511

Found extensive corruption in the file system,  coincidentally in the files contained in the patch itself....  Blew away the farm and rebuilt.  Good thing I use scripts to build it.   It does not appear that Microsoft tested this patch on a Server 2008 infrastructure.  Multiple 2008 implementations failed, but all of the 2003 implementations went just fine.   It's great being a suprise beta-tester for patches....

 

by: tnorcrossPosted on 2008-12-15 at 14:19:54ID: 23178580

Glad you figured it out... I was scratching my head.

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