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Log in at the console via RDP

Start/Run
mstsc /console

posted on November 11, 2008
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Change location of search index

stsadm -o editssp -title TestSP1 -indexlocation f:\SharePoint_Search_Index

posted on November 09, 2008
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Obtain search status

stsadm -o osearch -action list

Farm contact e-mail: admin@lendlease.com
Farm service account: domain\_serviceaccount
Farm performance level: PartlyReduced

*USATL01MT241:
Status: Online
Role: Index

USATL01MT243:
Status: Online
Role: Query

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Enable the SharePoint search service

stsadm -o osearch -action start -role Index -farmserviceaccount -farmservicepassword -defaultindexlocation F:\SharePoint_Searc
h_Index

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Move the MOSS search index to a new drive

H:\>stsadm -o editssp -title MOSS_SP1_SSP -indexlocation F:\SharePoint_Search_In
dex

posted on November 07, 2008
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SharePoint search perpetually in "stopping" mode

Run these commands:

stsadm -o osearch -action stop
stsadm -o osearch -action start -role Index

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Forcibly kill the Sharepoint Search service

taskkill /F /IM mssearch.exe /T

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