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Thu, Oct 29 2009, 3:12AM
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Critical Error: Data Store Unavailable


The data store used by Community Server cannot be opened.


Please ensure that your database is online and running and
that the connection string in your web.config file is correct.














    <configuration>
        <appSettings>

          <add key="SiteSqlServer" value="[Your connection string here]" >

        </appSettings>
    </configuration>









To configure your connection string:


1. Open [Install Location of Community Server]webweb.config


2. Within web.config find the configuration section (highlighted) below:
   


 


3. Modify the value to properly identify your database.


For example, to connect to a database named ?CommunityServer? on the
current machine with an account ?csSystem? and the password
?pa$$word12?:



  connectionString = "server=.;database=CommunityServer;uid=csSystem;pwd=pa$$word12"




For more information you can also visit http://www.communityserver.org the home of Community Server.

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Thu, Oct 29 2009, 10:14AM
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Re: Had an interesting error message.


How exciting. When was this?

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Thu, Oct 29 2009, 10:18AM
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Re: Had an interesting error message.

At a guess, slightly more than seven hours and four minutes ago.

So about 02.10 GMT?

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Thu, Oct 29 2009, 10:19AM
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Re: Had an interesting error message.


Yes, but if there's one thing I've learned, it's if you assume, you make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. Or something.

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Thu, Oct 29 2009, 10:22AM
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Re: Had an interesting error message.

Ah, the 'mother of disaster' theory...

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