26 April, 2013

The local farm is not accessible

Problem Description:
I have my SharePoint development environment and recently install some security updates of Windows Server 2008 R2. When I try to run SharePoint Shell Command i get the error: "The local farm is not accessible.

Error Message:
The local farm is not accessible

I was shocked to see this message and started checking the farm – web applications, site collections, SQL server is accessible or not …so many things...But let me tell you this is a generic error message and nothing to do with the farm availability.

Reason:  This is happening because you tried running the PowerShell with a user account that is not an administrator in SharePoint.

Resolution:  use your farm account by which you have installed SharePoint.

How to change and use the farm account?
-start
-All Programs
-Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Products
-Shift+Right click on SharePoint 2010 Management PowerShell
-You will get the option named as “Run as different user”
-enter the credentials and you are good to go :)

If you have any queries/questions regarding the above mentioned information then please let me know.

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