I wonder if it is possible to activate"Office SharePoint Server Publishing Infrastructure" in the Central Admin page?When I try to do that I only get: ErrorPublishing sites and features cannot be activated in the Central Administration Web Application.On my other site collection(s) I manage to activate this feature by using the "publishing template".In the logs of sharepoint ( C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\12\BIN ), i see the following entries: w3wp.exe (0x1168) 0x1048CMS Publishing Provisioning 6wy9UnexpectedCommonUtilities.ConfirmNotCentralAdminWebApp(): Failed trying to activate publishing sites/features on CentralAdmin Web App. WebUrl: 'http://hk81:9200' w3wp.exe (0x1168) 0x1048CMS Publishing Provisioning 8gyvUnexpectedPublishingPrerequisistes Feature activation failed. Exception: Microsoft.SharePoint.SPException: Publishing sites and features cannot be activated in the Central Administration Web Application. WebUrl: 'http://hk81:9200' at Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.CommonUtilities.ConfirmNotCentralAdminWebApp(SPWeb web) at Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.PublishingPrerequisitesFeatureHandler.<>c__DisplayClass1.<FeatureActivated>b__0() at Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.CmsSecurityUtilities.RunWithWebCulture(SPWeb web, CodeToRun webCultureDependentCode) at Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.PublishingPrerequisitesFeatureHandler.FeatureActivated(SPFeatureReceiverProperties receiverProperties). w3wp.exe (0x1168) 0x1048Windows SharePoint Services Feature Infrastructure 88jmHigh Feature receiver assembly 'Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing, Version=12.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=71e9bce111e9429c', class 'Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.PublishingPrerequisitesFeatureHandler', method 'FeatureActivated' for feature 'a392da98-270b-4e85-9769-04c0fde267aa' threw an exception: Microsoft.SharePoint.SPException: Publishing sites and features cannot be activated in the Central Administration Web Application. WebUrl: 'http://hk81:9200' at Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.CommonUtilities.ConfirmNotCentralAdminWebApp(SPWeb web) at Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.PublishingPrerequisitesFeatureHandler.<>c__DisplayClass1.<FeatureActivated>b__0() at Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.CmsSecurityUtilities.RunWithWebCulture(SPWeb web, CodeToRun webCultureDependentCod... w3wp.exe (0x1168) 0x1048Windows SharePoint Services Feature Infrastructure 88jmHigh ...e) at Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.PublishingPrerequisitesFeatureHandler.FeatureActivated(SPFeatureReceiverProperties receiverProperties) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeature.DoActivationCallout(Boolean fActivate, Boolean fForce) w3wp.exe (0x1168) 0x1048Windows SharePoint Services General 72byHigh Feature Activation: Threw an exception, attempting to roll back. Feature 'PublishingPrerequisites' (ID: 'a392da98-270b-4e85-9769-04c0fde267aa'). Exception: Microsoft.SharePoint.SPException: Publishing sites and features cannot be activated in the Central Administration Web Application. WebUrl: 'http://hk81:9200' at Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.CommonUtilities.ConfirmNotCentralAdminWebApp(SPWeb web) at Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.PublishingPrerequisitesFeatureHandler.<>c__DisplayClass1.<FeatureActivated>b__0() at Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.CmsSecurityUtilities.RunWithWebCulture(SPWeb web, CodeToRun webCultureDependentCode) at Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.PublishingPrerequisitesFeatureHandler.FeatureActivated(SPFeatureReceiverProperties receiverProperties) ... w3wp.exe (0x1168) 0x1048Windows SharePoint Services General 72byHigh ... at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeature.DoActivationCallout(Boolean fActivate, Boolean fForce) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeature.Activate(SPSite siteParent, SPWeb webParent, SPFeaturePropertyCollection props, Boolean fForce) w3wp.exe (0x1168) 0x1048Windows SharePoint Services General 8grzHigh The feature 'f6924d36-2fa8-4f0b-b16d-06b7250180fa' depends on feature 'a392da98-270b-4e85-9769-04c0fde267aa' which failed to activate: Microsoft.SharePoint.SPException: Publishing sites and features cannot be activated in the Central Administration Web Application. WebUrl: 'http://hk81:9200' at Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.CommonUtilities.ConfirmNotCentralAdminWebApp(SPWeb web) at Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.PublishingPrerequisitesFeatureHandler.<>c__DisplayClass1.<FeatureActivated>b__0() at Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.CmsSecurityUtilities.RunWithWebCulture(SPWeb web, CodeToRun webCultureDependentCode) at Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.PublishingPrerequisitesFeatureHandler.FeatureActivated(SPFeatureReceiverProperties receiverProperties) at Microsoft.SharePoi... w3wp.exe (0x1168) 0x1048Windows SharePoint Services General 8grzHigh ...nt.SPFeature.DoActivationCallout(Boolean fActivate, Boolean fForce) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeature.Activate(SPSite siteParent, SPWeb webParent, SPFeaturePropertyCollection props, Boolean fForce) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeatureCollection.AddInternal(Guid featureId, SPFeaturePropertyCollection properties, Boolean force, Boolean fMarkOnly) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeatureCollection.Add(Guid featureId, Boolean force) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeatureCollection.CheckSameScopeDependency(SPFeatureDefinition featdefDependant, SPFeatureDefinition featdefDependency, Boolean fActivateHidden, Boolean fForce) w3wp.exe (0x1168) 0x1048Windows SharePoint Services General 75fgHigh Exception was thrown while ensuring dependencies met for feature 'PublishingSite' (id: f6924d36-2fa8-4f0b-b16d-06b7250180fa): Microsoft.SharePoint.SPException: Publishing sites and features cannot be activated in the Central Administration Web Application. WebUrl: 'http://hk81:9200' at Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.CommonUtilities.ConfirmNotCentralAdminWebApp(SPWeb web) at Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.PublishingPrerequisitesFeatureHandler.<>c__DisplayClass1.<FeatureActivated>b__0() at Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.CmsSecurityUtilities.RunWithWebCulture(SPWeb web, CodeToRun webCultureDependentCode) at Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.PublishingPrerequisitesFeatureHandler.FeatureActivated(SPFeatureReceiverProperties receiverProperties) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeat... w3wp.exe (0x1168) 0x1048Windows SharePoint Services General 75fgHigh ...ure.DoActivationCallout(Boolean fActivate, Boolean fForce) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeature.Activate(SPSite siteParent, SPWeb webParent, SPFeaturePropertyCollection props, Boolean fForce) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeatureCollection.AddInternal(Guid featureId, SPFeaturePropertyCollection properties, Boolean force, Boolean fMarkOnly) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeatureCollection.Add(Guid featureId, Boolean force) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeatureCollection.CheckSameScopeDependency(SPFeatureDefinition featdefDependant, SPFeatureDefinition featdefDependency, Boolean fActivateHidden, Boolean fForce) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeatureCollection.CheckFeatureDependency(SPFeatureDefinition featdefDependant, SPFeatureDependency featdep, Boolean fActivateHidden, Boolean fForce) ... w3wp.exe (0x1168) 0x1048Windows SharePoint Services General 75fgHigh ...at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeatureCollection.CheckFeatureDependencies(Guid featidDependee, Boolean fActivateHidden, Boolean fForce) w3wp.exe (0x1168) 0x1048Windows SharePoint Services Feature Infrastructure 8e0jHigh Feature Activation: Failed to ensure feature dependencies for feature 'PublishingSite' (id: 'f6924d36-2fa8-4f0b-b16d-06b7250180fa'), exception thrown: Microsoft.SharePoint.SPException: Publishing sites and features cannot be activated in the Central Administration Web Application. WebUrl: 'http://hk81:9200' at Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.CommonUtilities.ConfirmNotCentralAdminWebApp(SPWeb web) at Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.PublishingPrerequisitesFeatureHandler.<>c__DisplayClass1.<FeatureActivated>b__0() at Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.CmsSecurityUtilities.RunWithWebCulture(SPWeb web, CodeToRun webCultureDependentCode) at Microsoft.SharePoint.Publishing.PublishingPrerequisitesFeatureHandler.FeatureActivated(SPFeatureReceiverProperties receiverProperties) at Mi... w3wp.exe (0x1168) 0x1048Windows SharePoint Services Feature Infrastructure 8e0jHigh ...crosoft.SharePoint.SPFeature.DoActivationCallout(Boolean fActivate, Boolean fForce) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeature.Activate(SPSite siteParent, SPWeb webParent, SPFeaturePropertyCollection props, Boolean fForce) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeatureCollection.AddInternal(Guid featureId, SPFeaturePropertyCollection properties, Boolean force, Boolean fMarkOnly) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeatureCollection.Add(Guid featureId, Boolean force) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeatureCollection.CheckSameScopeDependency(SPFeatureDefinition featdefDependant, SPFeatureDefinition featdefDependency, Boolean fActivateHidden, Boolean fForce) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeatureCollection.CheckFeatureDependency(SPFeatureDefinition featdefDependant, SPFeatureDependency featdep, Boolean fActivateHid... w3wp.exe (0x1168) 0x1048Windows SharePoint Services Feature Infrastructure 8e0jHigh ...den, Boolean fForce) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeatureCollection.CheckFeatureDependencies(Guid featidDependee, Boolean fActivateHidden, Boolean fForce) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeatureCollection.AddInternal(Guid featureId, SPFeaturePropertyCollection properties, Boolean force, Boolean fMarkOnly)I can't figure outif this is some limitationMicrosoft has put into Sharepoint 2007in order to hinder admins to activate this feature on the Central admin site (for some good reason). Or is there something wrong with my install of Sharepoint?

The point is "Why would you want to do that ? "Central Admin site is just for managing Sharepoint 2007. It is by no way a means to serve content to users.--Madhur http://blogs.msdn.com/mahuja | Please mark the replies as answers if they help

ok, I guess i will not try to activate this feature on CA site then. Thanks!

Hi Madhu, I want to activate this feature inorder to activate Infopath form publishing. I am trying to publish infopath form since 3 weeks but fail to do it. It says "Updating Content Type failed". Office SharePoint Server Publishing Infrastructure Provides centralized libraries, content types, master pages and page layouts and enables page scheduling and other publishing functionality for a site collection. This feature based on Microsoft comments will activate Content type feature. Can you please tell me how to activate it? clicking on button take 5-10min. processing ? Please guide.

check for sharepoint logs? regardsAmar