We have several SP 2010 sites.  When we first put the first of them up we had a little trouble with the User Profile Synchronization service but managed to get it working.  In the subsequent installations all was good.  Recently all of the UPA services stopped.  Both Filefront identity manager services show disabled and stopped.  Trying to start the UPS service in the configuration manager doesn't work on any of them.

 

I double checked everything stated here for permissions and whatnot..

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/russmax/archive/2010/03/20/sharepoint-2010-provisioning-user-profile-synchronization.aspx

All of our local and AD domain permissions are present.  When we try to fire up the UPA this exception is logged.

The configuration database was queried for a non-existent object with the id 213b3181-bc35-4b42-8aa4-a4c1c0455ed3. Most commonly, this is caused by removing an SPFeatureDefinition without writing upgrade code to remove references to the feature from each site.

Updating SPPersistedObject UserProfileApplication Name=User Profile Service Application. Version: 749423 Ensure: False, HashCode: 3276456, Id: f5cbf5a6-5113-4afd-952b-c73e35d69932, Stack:  
 at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPPersistedObject.BaseUpdate()   
 at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPIisWebServiceApplication.Update()   
 at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.UserProfileApplication.Update()   
 at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.UserProfileApplication.ResetILMFlags()   
 at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.ProfileSynchronizationSetupJob.Execute(SPJobState state)   
 at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPTimerJobInvokeInternal.Invoke(SPJobDefinition jd, Guid targetInstanceId, Boolean isTimerService, Int32& result)   
 at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPTimerJobInvoke.Invoke(TimerJobExecuteData& data, Int32& result)

Updating SPPersistedObject ProfileSynchronizationSetupJob Name=ProfileSynchronizationSetupJob. Version: 749435 Ensure: False, HashCode: 8255333, Id: 7b73978a-04c5-4b03-b999-3403ab537514, Stack:  
 at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPPersistedObject.BaseUpdate()   
 at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPJobDefinition.Update()   
 at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.ProfileSynchronizationSetupJob.Execute(SPJobState state)   
 at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPTimerJobInvokeInternal.Invoke(SPJobDefinition jd, Guid targetInstanceId, Boolean isTimerService, Int32& result)   
 at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPTimerJobInvoke.Invoke(TimerJobExecuteData& data, Int32& result)

The Execute method of job definition Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.ProfileSynchronizationSetupJob (ID 7b73978a-04c5-4b03-b999-3403ab537514) threw an exception. More information is included below.  An update conflict has occurred, and you must re-try this action. The object UserProfileApplication Name=User Profile Service Application was updated by IBTS\wap2010adm, in the OWSTIMER (8128) process, on machine SIAMAT.  View the tracing log for more information about the conflict.

Exception stack trace:  
 at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPConfigurationDatabase.StoreObject(SPPersistedObject obj, Boolean storeClassIfNecessary, Boolean ensure)   
 at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPConfigurationDatabase.Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.ISPPersistedStoreProvider.PutObject(SPPersistedObject persistedObject, Boolean ensure)   
 at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPPersistedObject.BaseUpdate()   
 at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPIisWebServiceApplication.Update()   
 at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.UserProfileApplication.Update()   
 at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.UserProfileApplication.ResetILMFlags()   
 at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.ProfileSynchronizationSetupJob.Execute(SPJobState state)   
 at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPTimerJobInvokeInternal.Invoke(SPJobDefinition jd, Guid targetInstanceId, Boolean isTimerService, Int32& result)

I'm thinking something is wrong with the database?  But I'm at a loss..

• Moved by Mike Walsh FIN Tuesday, April 26, 2011 6:00 AM "We have several SP 2010 sites. " Not a general question and not a pre-SP 2010 question. (From:SharePoint - General Question and Answers and Discussion (pre-SharePoint 2010))

Here is a new trace, I think a little more complete.  Right after I visually saw this one critical item, i refreshed the config manager page and the UPA had stopped.

 

The configuration database was queried for a non-existent object with the id 8fb100f0-

309d-4f0f-9707-15d1a5c87c19. Most commonly, this is caused by removing an

SPFeatureDefinition without writing upgrade code to remove references to the feature from

each site.

Could not delete ilmPassword object of Id '8fb100f0-309d-4f0f-9707-15d1a5c87c19',

Exception System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an

object.     at

Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.UserProfileApplication.ResetILMFlags().

Updating SPPersistedObject UserProfileApplication Name=User Profile Service Application.

Version: 749722 Ensure: False, HashCode: 64316746, Id: f5cbf5a6-5113-4afd-952b-

c73e35d69932, Stack:  
 at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPPersistedObject.BaseUpdate()   
 at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPIisWebServiceApplication.Update()   
 at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.UserProfileApplication.Update()   
 at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.UserProfileApplication.ResetILMFlags()   
 at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.ProfileSynchronizationSetupJob.Execute

(SPJobState state)   
 at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPTimerJobInvokeInternal.Invoke(SPJobDefinition

jd, Guid targetInstanceId, Boolean isTimerService, Int32& result)   
 at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPTimerJobInvoke.Invoke(TimerJobExecuteData&

data, Int32& result)

UpdatedConcurrencyException: The object UserProfileApplication Name=User Profile Service

Application was updated by another user.  Determine if these changes will conflict,

resolve any differences, and reapply the second change.  This error may also indicate a

programming error caused by obtaining two copies of the same object in a single thread.

Previous update information: User: IBTS\wap2010adm Process:OWSTIMER (8128) Machine:SIAMAT

Time:April 25, 2011 05:37:47.0000  Current update information: User: IBTS\wap2010adm

Process:OWSTIMER (8128) Machine:SIAMAT Time:April 25, 2011 05:37:47.2988

ConcurrencyException: Old Version : 749722 New Version : 749746

Updating SPPersistedObject ProfileSynchronizationSetupJob

Name=ProfileSynchronizationSetupJob. Version: 749734 Ensure: False, HashCode: 4926912,

Id: cef718c6-125b-4901-ac78-589ddbec667e, Stack:  
 at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPPersistedObject.BaseUpdate()   
 at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPJobDefinition.Update()   
 at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.ProfileSynchronizationSetupJob.Execute

(SPJobState state)   
 at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPTimerJobInvokeInternal.Invoke(SPJobDefinition

jd, Guid targetInstanceId, Boolean isTimerService, Int32& result)   
 at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPTimerJobInvoke.Invoke(TimerJobExecuteData&

data, Int32& result)

The Execute method of job definition

Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.ProfileSynchronizationSetupJob (ID cef718c6-125b-

4901-ac78-589ddbec667e) threw an exception. More information is included below.  An

update conflict has occurred, and you must re-try this action. The object

UserProfileApplication Name=User Profile Service Application was updated by IBTS

\wap2010adm, in the OWSTIMER (8128) process, on machine SIAMAT.  View the tracing log for

more information about the conflict.

Exception stack trace:  
 at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPConfigurationDatabase.StoreObject

(SPPersistedObject obj, Boolean storeClassIfNecessary, Boolean ensure)   
 at

Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPConfigurationDatabase.Microsoft.SharePoint.Administ

ration.ISPPersistedStoreProvider.PutObject(SPPersistedObject persistedObject, Boolean

ensure)   
 at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPPersistedObject.BaseUpdate()   
 at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPIisWebServiceApplication.Update()   
 at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.UserProfileApplication.Update()   
 at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.UserProfileApplication.ResetILMFlags()   
 at Microsoft.Office.Server.Administration.ProfileSynchronizationSetupJob.Execute

(SPJobState state)   
 at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPTimerJobInvokeInternal.Invoke(SPJobDefinition

jd, Guid targetInstanceId, Boolean isTimerService, Int32& result)

Leaving Monitored Scope (Timer Job ProfileSynchronizationSetupJob). Execution

Time=368.5714245804

An by the way, all of our SP sites (4 diff sites but all use the same DB) are having this problem simultaneously.

I am having the same problem and been trying to fix it for about a week now.

 

UpdatedConcurrencyException: The object UserProfileApplication Name=User Profile Service was updated by another user.

 Determine if these changes will conflict, resolve any differences, and reapply the second change.

This error may also indicate a programming error caused by obtaining two copies of the same object in a single thread.

Previous update information: User: SPFarm Process:w3wp (4892) Machine:SPWEBSRV01 Time:May 09, 2011 04:52:04.0000

Current update information: User: SPFarm Process:OWSTIMER (4584) Machine:SPWEBSRV01 Time:May 09, 2011 04:52:04.8135

 

The only difference is the Process. Here's another with different processes.

 

UpdatedConcurrencyException: The object UserProfileApplication Name=User Profile Service was updated by another user.

Determine if these changes will conflict, resolve any differences, and reapply the second change.

This error may also indicate a programming error caused by obtaining two copies of the same object in a single thread.

Previous update information: User: SPFarm Process:miiserver (5188) Machine:SPWEBSRV01 Time:May 09, 2011 04:48:07.0000

Current update information: User: SPFarm Process:OWSTIMER (4584) Machine:SPWEBSRV01 Time:May 09, 2011 04:48:08.5605

I have had to recover the User Profile Service and now it doesn't Import changes in Active Directory to the Profile Database. I was under the impression that rebuilding in without the Sync Database may fix this so I tried it on the Test Farm which was working fine. This was unsuccessful but has replicated the problem.

It has been suggested to try

stsadm -o sync -listolddatabases <days>

then

stsadm -o sync -deleteolddatabases <days>

if any GUIDs are returned (which there are) but the delete command gives the following error

A failure occurred during the processing of this command. Check diagnostic logs for more information.

and I cant find anything regarding the command in the 14 hive log and am under the impression -deleteolddatabases deletes references to content databases which profile information is synced to so don't see why this would help as the source, the profile database, is never updated by AD.

Thanks for the interest.  We went ahead last week and called Microsoft and paid them to help us.  After a few days of troubleshooting using a ULS viewer the MS tech discovered this article which perfectly fit my problem.  The answer was installing these two SharePoiint patches in to our environments.  I did so and fixed them all.

 

I found the below KB article that explains the issue you are facing.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/983497

 

Solution : Install June 2010 CU

 

Procedure to install
===============
1. Before installing above updates please take the SQL Backup of SharePoint Databases ( Particularly Configuration and Content Databases )
2. Take Farm backup using the Central Administration > Backup and Restore > Perform a backup.
3. On the SharePoint Server first install http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2028568 (SharePoint Foundation 2010)
4. Reboot the Server
5. On the SharePoint Server  install http://support.microsoft.com/kb/983497 (SharePoint Server 2010)
6. Reboot the Server
7. Click on Start > All programs > Microsoft 2010 SharePoint Products > Run SharePoint 2010 Product and Configuration Wizard > Next > Yes > Do not disconnect from this server farm > Next >
No this machine will continue to host the Web Site > Next  > finish all the steps. ( In short keep all the Settings as default and needs to be done on all servers in the farm)
8. SharePoint upgrade to june2010 CU completes .
9. Check the Result.

 

Regards,

Moreno Fernandes

Support Engineer | SharePoint Technologies | Microsoft Corporation

• Proposed as answer by Thomas Balkeståhl Wednesday, February 15, 2012 7:39 AM

Hi Static

Thanks for your quick reply.

I'm currently up to the December CU and still with this issue.
 

Just wondering, did someone play around with who the profile service runs as in your environment?

If I were you I would find and download the ULS viewer.

 

http://archive.msdn.microsoft.com/ULSViewer

 

Then run that.  While it's running it logs everything SP.  While it's running try to start the UPS and see what errors you get.  Once some items appear for the user profile service you can filter for that.  This is what my errors looked like.

04/29/2011 15:29:16.95 OWSTIMER.EXE (0x2A68) 0x1934 SharePoint Portal Server User Profiles erx1 Medium Provisioning service instance User Profile Synchronization Service. a8908618-e9a1-46f5-a65f-3bc2cddf9ca0

04/29/2011 15:29:16.99 OWSTIMER.EXE (0x2A68) 0x1934 SharePoint Portal Server User Profiles erx2 Medium The service instance User Profile Synchronization Service is successfully provisioned. a8908618-e9a1-46f5-a65f-3bc2cddf9ca0

04/29/2011 15:29:17.13 OWSTIMER.EXE (0x2A68) 0x1524 SharePoint Portal Server User Profiles eh0x High Exception occured while connecting to WCF endpoint: System.ServiceModel.Security.MessageSecurityException: An unsecured or incorrectly secured fault was received from the other party. See the inner FaultException for the fault code and detail. ---> System.ServiceModel.FaultException: An error occurred when verifying security for the message.     --- End of inner exception stack trace ---    Server stack trace:      at System.ServiceModel.Channels.SecurityChannelFactory`1.SecurityRequestChannel.ProcessReply(Message reply

04/29/2011 15:29:17.40 OWSTIMER.EXE (0x2A68) 0x1934 SharePoint Portal Server User Profiles 9i1s Medium UserProfileApplication.SynchronizeMIIS: Begin setup for 'User Profile Service Application'. a8908618-e9a1-46f5-a65f-3bc2cddf9ca0

04/29/2011 15:29:20.19 OWSTIMER.EXE (0x2A68) 0x1934 SharePoint Portal Server User Profiles g4bo High ILM Configuration: The ValidateMiisEncryptionKey process returned True. a8908618-e9a1-46f5-a65f-3bc2cddf9ca0

04/29/2011 15:29:20.19 OWSTIMER.EXE (0x2A68) 0x1934 SharePoint Portal Server User Profiles 9i1x Medium ILMPostSetupConfiguration: ILM Configuration: Validating installation of SQL Service. a8908618-e9a1-46f5-a65f-3bc2cddf9ca0

04/29/2011 15:29:20.21 OWSTIMER.EXE (0x2A68) 0x1934 SharePoint Portal Server User Profiles 9i1w Medium ILM Configuration: Error 'ERR_SERVICE_NOT_INSTALLED'. a8908618-e9a1-46f5-a65f-3bc2cddf9ca0

04/29/2011 15:29:20.21 OWSTIMER.EXE (0x2A68) 0x1934 SharePoint Portal Server User Profiles c31l Medium ERROR  ILMPostSetupConfiguration: ILM Configuration: Validating installation of SQL Service FAILED a8908618-e9a1-46f5-a65f-3bc2cddf9ca0

04/29/2011 15:29:20.21 OWSTIMER.EXE (0x2A68) 0x1934 SharePoint Portal Server User Profiles 9i1y Medium ILM Configuration: Validating account. a8908618-e9a1-46f5-a65f-3bc2cddf9ca0

04/29/2011 15:29:20.36 OWSTIMER.EXE (0x2A68) 0x1934 SharePoint Portal Server User Profiles 9i20 Medium ILM Configuration: Validating the system groups a8908618-e9a1-46f5-a65f-3bc2cddf9ca0

04/29/2011 15:29:20.36 OWSTIMER.EXE (0x2A68) 0x1934 SharePoint Portal Server User Profiles 9i1w Medium ILM Configuration: Error 'ERR_INVALID_GROUPS'. a8908618-e9a1-46f5-a65f-3bc2cddf9ca0

04/29/2011 15:29:20.36 OWSTIMER.EXE (0x2A68) 0x1934 SharePoint Portal Server User Profiles 9i1t High UserProfileApplication.SynchronizeMIIS: Failed to configure MIIS pre database

04/29/2011 15:29:20.36 OWSTIMER.EXE (0x2A68) 0x1934 SharePoint Portal Server User Profiles 9i1u Medium UserProfileApplication.SynchronizeMIIS: End setup for 'User Profile Service Application'. a8908618-e9a1-46f5-a65f-3bc2cddf9ca0

04/29/2011 15:30:16.43 OWSTIMER.EXE (0x2A68) 0x1954 SharePoint Portal Server User Profiles 9i1s Medium UserProfileApplication.SynchronizeMIIS: Begin setup for 'User Profile Service Application'. 47783e7e-415f-4148-b4c6-d17112bdbc63

04/29/2011 15:30:18.99 OWSTIMER.EXE (0x2A68) 0x1954 SharePoint Portal Server User Profiles g4bo High ILM Configuration: The ValidateMiisEncryptionKey process returned True. 47783e7e-415f-4148-b4c6-d17112bdbc63

04/29/2011 15:30:18.99 OWSTIMER.EXE (0x2A68) 0x1954 SharePoint Portal Server User Profiles 9i1x Medium ILMPostSetupConfiguration: ILM Configuration: Validating installation of SQL Service. 47783e7e-415f-4148-b4c6-d17112bdbc63

04/29/2011 15:30:18.99 OWSTIMER.EXE (0x2A68) 0x1954 SharePoint Portal Server User Profiles 9i1w Medium ILM Configuration: Error 'ERR_SERVICE_NOT_INSTALLED'. 47783e7e-415f-4148-b4c6-d17112bdbc63

04/29/2011 15:30:18.99 OWSTIMER.EXE (0x2A68) 0x1954 SharePoint Portal Server User Profiles c31l Medium ERROR  ILMPostSetupConfiguration: ILM Configuration: Validating installation of SQL Service FAILED 47783e7e-415f-4148-b4c6-d17112bdbc63

04/29/2011 15:30:18.99 OWSTIMER.EXE (0x2A68) 0x1954 SharePoint Portal Server User Profiles 9i1y Medium ILM Configuration: Validating account. 47783e7e-415f-4148-b4c6-d17112bdbc63

04/29/2011 15:30:19.28 OWSTIMER.EXE (0x2A68) 0x1954 SharePoint Portal Server User Profiles 9i20 Medium ILM Configuration: Validating the system groups 47783e7e-415f-4148-b4c6-d17112bdbc63

04/29/2011 15:30:19.28 OWSTIMER.EXE (0x2A68) 0x1954 SharePoint Portal Server User Profiles 9i1w Medium ILM Configuration: Error 'ERR_INVALID_GROUPS'. 47783e7e-415f-4148-b4c6-d17112bdbc63

04/29/2011 15:30:19.28 OWSTIMER.EXE (0x2A68) 0x1954 SharePoint Portal Server User Profiles 9i1t High UserProfileApplication.SynchronizeMIIS: Failed to configure MIIS pre database

04/29/2011 15:30:19.28 OWSTIMER.EXE (0x2A68) 0x1954 SharePoint Portal Server User Profiles 9i1u Medium UserProfileApplication.SynchronizeMIIS: End setup for 'User Profile Service Application'. 47783e7e-415f-4148-b4c6-d17112bdbc63

04/29/2011 15:31:16.91 OWSTIMER.EXE (0x2A68) 0x09F4 SharePoint Portal Server User Profiles 9i1s Medium UserProfileApplication.SynchronizeMIIS: Begin setup for 'User Profile Service Application'. 10fac9c2-b669-4718-b240-adda1b11730d

04/29/2011 15:31:19.33 OWSTIMER.EXE (0x2A68) 0x09F4 SharePoint Portal Server User Profiles g4bo High ILM Configuration: The ValidateMiisEncryptionKey process returned True. 10fac9c2-b669-4718-b240-adda1b11730d

04/29/2011 15:31:19.33 OWSTIMER.EXE (0x2A68) 0x09F4 SharePoint Portal Server User Profiles 9i1x Medium ILMPostSetupConfiguration: ILM Configuration: Validating installation of SQL Service. 10fac9c2-b669-4718-b240-adda1b11730d

04/29/2011 15:31:19.33 OWSTIMER.EXE (0x2A68) 0x09F4 SharePoint Portal Server User Profiles 9i1w Medium ILM Configuration: Error 'ERR_SERVICE_NOT_INSTALLED'. 10fac9c2-b669-4718-b240-adda1b11730d

04/29/2011 15:31:19.33 OWSTIMER.EXE (0x2A68) 0x09F4 SharePoint Portal Server User Profiles c31l Medium ERROR  ILMPostSetupConfiguration: ILM Configuration: Validating installation of SQL Service FAILED 10fac9c2-b669-4718-b240-adda1b11730d

04/29/2011 15:31:19.33 OWSTIMER.EXE (0x2A68) 0x09F4 SharePoint Portal Server User Profiles 9i1y Medium ILM Configuration: Validating account. 10fac9c2-b669-4718-b240-adda1b11730d

04/29/2011 15:31:19.39 OWSTIMER.EXE (0x2A68) 0x09F4 SharePoint Portal Server User Profiles 9i20 Medium ILM Configuration: Validating the system groups 10fac9c2-b669-4718-b240-adda1b11730d

04/29/2011 15:31:19.39 OWSTIMER.EXE (0x2A68) 0x09F4 SharePoint Portal Server User Profiles 9i1w Medium ILM Configuration: Error 'ERR_INVALID_GROUPS'. 10fac9c2-b669-4718-b240-adda1b11730d

04/29/2011 15:31:19.39 OWSTIMER.EXE (0x2A68) 0x09F4 SharePoint Portal Server User Profiles 9i1t High UserProfileApplication.SynchronizeMIIS: Failed to configure MIIS pre database

04/29/2011 15:31:19.39 OWSTIMER.EXE (0x2A68) 0x09F4 SharePoint Portal Server User Profiles 9i1u Medium UserProfileApplication.SynchronizeMIIS: End setup for 'User Profile Service Application'. 10fac9c2-b669-4718-b240-adda1b11730d

04/29/2011 15:32:17.10 OWSTIMER.EXE (0x2A68) 0x1934 SharePoint Portal Server User Profiles 9i1s Medium UserProfileApplication.SynchronizeMIIS: Begin setup for 'User Profile Service Application'. ea7a087e-80cf-490e-bcb1-c638d091036c

04/29/2011 15:32:19.59 OWSTIMER.EXE (0x2A68) 0x1934 SharePoint Portal Server User Profiles g4bo High ILM Configuration: The ValidateMiisEncryptionKey process returned True. ea7a087e-80cf-490e-bcb1-c638d091036c

04/29/2011 15:32:19.59 OWSTIMER.EXE (0x2A68) 0x1934 SharePoint Portal Server User Profiles 9i1x Medium ILMPostSetupConfiguration: ILM Configuration: Validating installation of SQL Service. ea7a087e-80cf-490e-bcb1-c638d091036c

04/29/2011 15:32:19.59 OWSTIMER.EXE (0x2A68) 0x1934 SharePoint Portal Server User Profiles 9i1w Medium ILM Configuration: Error 'ERR_SERVICE_NOT_INSTALLED'. ea7a087e-80cf-490e-bcb1-c638d091036c

04/29/2011 15:32:19.59 OWSTIMER.EXE (0x2A68) 0x1934 SharePoint Portal Server User Profiles c31l Medium ERROR  ILMPostSetupConfiguration: ILM Configuration: Validating installation of SQL Service FAILED ea7a087e-80cf-490e-bcb1-c638d091036c

04/29/2011 15:32:19.59 OWSTIMER.EXE (0x2A68) 0x1934 SharePoint Portal Server User Profiles 9i1y Medium ILM Configuration: Validating account. ea7a087e-80cf-490e-bcb1-c638d091036c

04/29/2011 15:32:19.66 OWSTIMER.EXE (0x2A68) 0x1934 SharePoint Portal Server User Profiles 9i20 Medium ILM Configuration: Validating the system groups ea7a087e-80cf-490e-bcb1-c638d091036c

04/29/2011 15:32:19.66 OWSTIMER.EXE (0x2A68) 0x1934 SharePoint Portal Server User Profiles 9i1w Medium ILM Configuration: Error 'ERR_INVALID_GROUPS'. ea7a087e-80cf-490e-bcb1-c638d091036c

04/29/2011 15:32:19.67 OWSTIMER.EXE (0x2A68) 0x1934 SharePoint Portal Server User Profiles 9i1t High UserProfileApplication.SynchronizeMIIS: Failed to configure MIIS pre database

04/29/2011 15:32:19.67 OWSTIMER.EXE (0x2A68) 0x1934 SharePoint Portal Server User Profiles 9i1u Medium UserProfileApplication.SynchronizeMIIS: End setup for 'User Profile Service Application'. ea7a087e-80cf-490e-bcb1-c638d091036c   You can see it repeats over and over.  I learned from the Microsoft tech that the UPS provisioning tries 15 times before it quits trying, which is why it takes so long.

I ran into this same issue when trying to install the SQL 2012 Reporting Services Service Application. I used the ULS viewer to find the error

" UpdatedConcurrencyException: The object SPRSDiagnosticsService was updated by another user.  Determine if these changes will conflict, resolve any differences, and reapply the second change.  This error may also indicate a programming error caused by obtaining two copies of the same object in a single thread. Previous update information"

 and turned up the following link in resulting searches. Following the steps here cleared the conflict and allowed me to complete the install using powershell. 

http://consultingblogs.emc.com/pawangulati/archive/2011/03/17/error-while-creating-or-deleting-a-web-application-in-sharepoint-2010.aspx

The problem may have stemmed from the fact that I had installed Denali CTP3 on the server previously. Even though the CTP3 components had been uninstalled, the conflicting item was still out there. HTH.

Kindly remove the config cache under program data in c drive.

Perfect Solution. I clear my cache and everything works fine. 

Thanks Karthik

Try giving/Check local admin access to Server Farm account on the server where you are trying to start the Profile Sync service:

Server farm account as per https://technet.microsoft.com/en-in/library/cc263445.aspx#Section3

Server farm account

This account is also referred to as the database access account. This account has the following properties: It's the application pool identity for the SharePoint Central Administration website. It's the process account for the Windows SharePoint Services Timer service.