Hi,I'm running the Sharepoint Products and TechnologyConfiguration Wizard and its failing on step 9 giving me the following error:One or more configurationsettings failed.Failed to create sample dataAn exception of type Microsoft.SharePoint.SPException was thrown. Additional exception information :User cannot be found.Here's the event log information:Log Name: ApplicationSource: SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration WizardDate: 4/20/2009 6:05:53 PMEvent ID: 104Task Category: NoneLevel: ErrorKeywords: ClassicUser: N/AComputer: CJSERVER.jencode.localDescription:Failed to create sample data.An exception of type Microsoft.SharePoint.SPException was thrown. Additional exception information: User cannot be found.Microsoft.SharePoint.SPException: User cannot be found. at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPSiteCollection.Add(SPContentDatabase database, String siteUrl, String title, String description, UInt32 nLCID, String webTemplate, String ownerLogin, String ownerName, String ownerEmail, String secondaryContactLogin, String secondaryContactName, String secondaryContactEmail, String quotaTemplate, String sscRootWebUrl, Boolean useHostHeaderAsSiteName) at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPSiteCollection.Add(String siteUrl, String title, String description, UInt32 nLCID, String webTemplate, String ownerLogin, String ownerName, String ownerEmail, String secondaryContactLogin, String secondaryContactName, String secondaryContactEmail, Boolean useHostHeaderAsSiteName) at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPSiteCollection.Add(String siteUrl, String title, String description, UInt32 nLCID, String webTemplate, String ownerLogin, String ownerName, String ownerEmail, String secondaryContactLogin, String secondaryContactName, String secondaryContactEmail) at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPSiteCollection.Add(String siteUrl, String title, String description, UInt32 nLCID, String webTemplate, String ownerLogin, String ownerName, String ownerEmail) at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.SharedResourceProvider.ProvisionAdministrationSite() at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.SharedResourceProvider.Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.ISharedComponent.Install() at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.SharedResourceProvider.Provision() at Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchServerEvaluatorModeProvisioner.CreateSsp() at Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchServerEvaluatorModeProvisioner.Provision() at Microsoft.SharePoint.PostSetupConfiguration.EvalModeProvisionTask.EvalProvision() at Microsoft.SharePoint.PostSetupConfiguration.EvalModeProvisionTask.Run() at Microsoft.SharePoint.PostSetupConfiguration.TaskThread.ExecuteTask()Event Xml:<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event"> <System> <Provider Name="SharePoint Products and Technologies Configuration Wizard" /> <EventID Qualifiers="0">104</EventID> <Level>2</Level> <Task>0</Task> <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords> <TimeCreated SystemTime="2009-04-20T23:05:53.000Z" /> <EventRecordID>279476</EventRecordID> <Channel>Application</Channel> <Computer>CJSERVER.jencode.local</Computer> <Security /> </System> <EventData> <Data>Failed to create sample data.An exception of type Microsoft.SharePoint.SPException was thrown. Additional exception information: User cannot be found.Microsoft.SharePoint.SPException: User cannot be found. at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPSiteCollection.Add(SPContentDatabase database, String siteUrl, String title, String description, UInt32 nLCID, String webTemplate, String ownerLogin, String ownerName, String ownerEmail, String secondaryContactLogin, String secondaryContactName, String secondaryContactEmail, String quotaTemplate, String sscRootWebUrl, Boolean useHostHeaderAsSiteName) at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPSiteCollection.Add(String siteUrl, String title, String description, UInt32 nLCID, String webTemplate, String ownerLogin, String ownerName, String ownerEmail, String secondaryContactLogin, String secondaryContactName, String secondaryContactEmail, Boolean useHostHeaderAsSiteName) at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPSiteCollection.Add(String siteUrl, String title, String description, UInt32 nLCID, String webTemplate, String ownerLogin, String ownerName, String ownerEmail, String secondaryContactLogin, String secondaryContactName, String secondaryContactEmail) at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPSiteCollection.Add(String siteUrl, String title, String description, UInt32 nLCID, String webTemplate, String ownerLogin, String ownerName, String ownerEmail) at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.SharedResourceProvider.ProvisionAdministrationSite() at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.SharedResourceProvider.Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.ISharedComponent.Install() at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.SharedResourceProvider.Provision() at Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchServerEvaluatorModeProvisioner.CreateSsp() at Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchServerEvaluatorModeProvisioner.Provision() at Microsoft.SharePoint.PostSetupConfiguration.EvalModeProvisionTask.EvalProvision() at Microsoft.SharePoint.PostSetupConfiguration.EvalModeProvisionTask.Run() at Microsoft.SharePoint.PostSetupConfiguration.TaskThread.ExecuteTask()</Data> </EventData></Event>I am trying before 3days but i am unable to find out this error. Please help me in this...Bunch of thanks in advance..................Thanking You,Sudeep Kumar Ray.

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Thanks for replying,When i was running Products And Technology Configuration wizard after installing MOSS 2007(OfficeServerWithSP1)...I got this error....Please help me in this...

Hi...I have urgent requirements ... Some body please help me in this....Thanking You,Sudeep Kumar ray.

Hi Wael_e ,can you plz check this error....

please can you check if this can help you or nothttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/928621and please try to stop all sharpoint services and start it again after restatt your serverhttp://www.waelk.com

Hi wael_e,I checked that link. But in my server WSS 3.0 is running, do i need to stop these services and restart the server?

yes try it , after restart try to run Products and Technologyhttp://www.waelk.com

Hi ,Can you plz tell me why this error is occuring ? When i am running Product and technology Configuration wizard, in step 9 i am getting this error.Thanking You,Sudeep Kumar Ray

The issue is similar with the KB 916894: Error message when you install SharePoint Portal Server 2007 or Windows SharePoint Services 3.0: "Failed to create sample data" (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/916894) please try to follow the steps in the KB to resolve the issue. To resolve this issue, configure the security settings for the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (DTC) to use the Allow Remote Clients setting. To do this, follow these steps: Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Component Services. In the left pane of the Component Services snap-in, expand Component Services, and then expand Computers. Right-click My Computer, and then click Properties. Click the MSDTC tab, and then click Security Configuration under Transaction Configuration. Under Security Settings, click to select the Network DTC Access check box, if it is not already selected. Then, click to select the Allow Remote Clients check box Click OK. When you receive the message that states that the DTC service will be stopped and restarted, click Yes to confirm that you want to continue. Click OK when you receive the message that the DTC service was restarted. Click OK. Hope the information can be helpful. -lambertLambert Qin | Microsoft Online Support Engineer How to ask a question in the forum (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375) Posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

I have exactly the same error as the topic starter. I am trying to configure Sharepoint Server 2007 running on SBS 2008. The porposed KB does not solve the problem, beside thatthe location of Allow Remote Clients for MDTC option is differ from that described in the article (may be because I have SBS 2008 asmy OS platfrom).Actually, I canrun Sharepoint portal at defaul location (http://companyweb) and access some administrative functions. However, I am not sure that everything will work correct in future if Sharepoint Configuration Wizard want not finish its job.We will rely on Sharepoint havily asa main repository for all our documnet management, so I want to know that it will not fail at some critical moment.Any suggestions woud be highly appreciated.Thank you,Alex

One more question.After anumber of tries to run Configuration Wizars I end up with a number of DBs created on my MICROSOFT##SSEE SQL instance.How I can clean it up from unnecessary DBs?I have more then 10 DBs with the name SharedServicesContent_{some_GUID}, and a set of following DBs:- Sharepoint_AdminContent_{some_GUID}- Sharepoint_Confgi_{some_GUID}- ShareWebDb- SUSDB- WSS_Content- WSS_Search_WIN-JJ6Z5N4VAAWI deleted unused Sharepoint sites in IIS admin console manualy.Thank you,Alex

I have exactly the same error as the topic starter. I am trying to configure Sharepoint Server 2007 running on SBS 2008. The porposed KB does not solve the problem, beside thatthe location of Allow Remote Clients for MDTC option is differ from that described in the article (may be because I have SBS 2008 asmy OS platfrom).Actually, I canrun Sharepoint portal at defaul location (http://companyweb) and access some administrative functions. However, I am not sure that everything will work correct in future if Sharepoint Configuration Wizard want not finish its job.We will rely on Sharepoint havily asa main repository for all our documnet management, so I want to know that it will not fail at some critical moment.Any suggestions woud be highly appreciated.Thank you,Alex Hey Alex,I'm in exactly the same boat as you. Installed WSS 3.0 SP2 on SBS 2008 and after installing Search Server 2008 Express I ran the Config wizard and got exactly the same error. I'm trying to force the upgrade with psconfig -cmd upgrade -inplace b2b -wait -force.Have you figured out what the problem was? How did you resolve it?Thanks,Asembler.

We have the same issue. WSS3 on SBS 2008. We don't have the "Allow remote clients for MDTC" option either. And now I can't even reach the SharePoint 3.0 Central Administration without getting an error.Am uninstalling Search Server Express 2008 now.

I have the problem too (install search server express on WSS3 on SBS2008), i have changed DTC setting and the problem persist.Anybody has found a solution (<> uninstall Search Server) ?The event log is the same, but sharepoint wizard creates a log too :Entering function OfficeServerProductToProvision.IsEqual11/10/2009 15:28:49 9 INF Trying to see if product id 1126 is equal to the product id in guid 90120000-1126-0000-1000-0000000ff1ce11/10/2009 15:28:49 9 INF We are tying to see if guid 90120000-1126-0000-1000-0000000ff1ce is an office server guid with a product id of 112611/10/2009 15:28:49 9 INF Major version for the guid is 1211/10/2009 15:28:49 9 INF office family id for the guid is 0000000ff1ce11/10/2009 15:28:49 9 INF Product id for the guid is 112611/10/2009 15:28:49 9 INF The products are equal11/10/2009 15:28:49 9 INF Leaving function OfficeServerProductToProvision.IsEqualProduct id 1126 is installed11/10/2009 15:28:49 9 INF Leaving function OfficeServerProducts.IsInstalled11/10/2009 15:28:50 9 ERR An exception occurred while provisioning Shared Service Provider 'SharedServices'. Microsoft.SharePoint.SPException: User cannot be found. at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPSiteCollection.Add(SPContentDatabase database, String siteUrl, String title, String description, UInt32 nLCID, String webTemplate, String ownerLogin, String ownerName, String ownerEmail, String secondaryContactLogin, String secondaryContactName, String secondaryContactEmail, String quotaTemplate, String sscRootWebUrl, Boolean useHostHeaderAsSiteName) at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPSiteCollection.Add(String siteUrl, String title, String description, UInt32 nLCID, String webTemplate, String ownerLogin, String ownerName, String ownerEmail, String secondaryContactLogin, String secondaryContactName, String secondaryContactEmail, Boolean useHostHeaderAsSiteName) at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPSiteCollection.Add(String siteUrl, String title, String description, UInt32 nLCID, String webTemplate, String ownerLogin, String ownerName, String ownerEmail, String secondaryContactLogin, String secondaryContactName, String secondaryContactEmail) at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPSiteCollection.Add(String siteUrl, String title, String description, UInt32 nLCID, String webTemplate, String ownerLogin, String ownerName, String ownerEmail) at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.SharedResourceProvider.ProvisionAdministrationSite() at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.SharedResourceProvider.Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.ISharedComponent.Install() at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.SharedResourceProvider.Provision() at Microsoft.Office.Server.Search.Administration.SearchServerEvaluatorModeProvisioner.CreateSsp()

Eneded up uninstalling Search Server 2008 Express, as it caused all sorts of issues for the main SharePoint installation. Ended up reinstalling everything.

Hi, I had the same error as the original poster and re-downloading the ISO resolved my issue. Thought this might save a few painful hours for anyone else experiencing the same issue. Daniel