SharePoint import error - 'Access Denied'

Question

I am trying to import a site collection and I get the following error:

[9/22/2009 4:59:43 PM]: Start Time: 9/22/2009 4:59:43 PM.
[9/22/2009 4:59:43 PM]: Progress: Initializing Import.
[9/22/2009 5:00:11 PM]: Progress: Starting content import.
[9/22/2009 5:00:11 PM]: Progress: De-Serializing Objects to Database.
[9/22/2009 5:00:11 PM]: Debug: Security check failed in OnWebImport
[9/22/2009 5:00:11 PM]: Progress: Importing Folder /.
[9/22/2009 5:00:11 PM]: FatalError: Access denied.
   at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPGlobal.HandleUnauthorizedAccessException(UnauthorizedAccessException ex)
   at Microsoft.SharePoint.Library.SPRequest.GetFileAndFolderProperties(String bstrUrl, String bstrStartUrl, ListDocsFlags ListDocsFlags, Boolean bThrowException, Int32& phrStatus, Object& pvarFiles, Object& pvarDirs, UInt32& pdwNumberOfFiles, UInt32& pdwNumberOfDirs)
   at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPWeb.GetFileOrFolderProperties(String strUrl, ListDocsFlags listDocsFlags, Boolean throwException)
   at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFolder.PropertiesCore(Boolean throwException)
   at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFolder.get_Properties()
   at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFolder.get_UniqueId()
   at Microsoft.SharePoint.Deployment.FolderSerializer.AddFolderToImportMaps(Guid folderId, SPFolder folder, ImportObjectManager objectManager)
   at Microsoft.SharePoint.Deployment.FolderSerializer.GetFolder(SerializationInfoHelper infoHelper, SPWeb parentWeb, ImportObjectManager objectManager)
   at Microsoft.SharePoint.Deployment.FolderSerializer.SetObjectData(Object obj, SerializationInfo info, StreamingContext context, ISurrogateSelector selector)
   at Microsoft.SharePoint.Deployment.XmlFormatter.ParseObject(Type objectType, Boolean isChildObject)
   at Microsoft.SharePoint.Deployment.XmlFormatter.DeserializeObject(Type objectType, Boolean isChildObject, DeploymentObject envelope)
   at Microsoft.SharePoint.Deployment.XmlFormatter.Deserialize(Stream serializationStream)
   at Microsoft.SharePoint.Deployment.ObjectSerializer.Deserialize(Stream serializationStream)
   at Microsoft.SharePoint.Deployment.ImportObjectManager.ProcessObject(XmlReader xmlReader)
   at Microsoft.SharePoint.Deployment.SPImport.DeserializeObjects()
   at Microsoft.SharePoint.Deployment.SPImport.Run()
[9/22/2009 5:00:12 PM]: Progress: Import Completed.
[9/22/2009 5:00:12 PM]: Finish Time: 9/22/2009 5:00:12 PM.
[9/22/2009 5:00:12 PM]: Completed with 0 warnings.
[9/22/2009 5:00:12 PM]: Completed with 1 errors.

The command I am executing is:

Stsadm -o import -url http://spssvr:2000/ -filename sps_export.dat

Environment: OS: Windows Server 2008 SharePoint: MOSS 2007 SharePoint Version: 12.0.0.6421 User Account: Administrator Permissions: Administrators, Site Owners

The export was done by an admin from a different environment. The log shows that the export was completed successfully. I saw somewhere that turning off UAC would help, but that did not solve my problem. Any ideas what I'm missing?

Answer 1

I guess I'll answer my own question. Not sure exactly where the problem is but using localhost instead of server name 'spssvr' worked! Must be something to do with how the environment is configured.

Answer 2

Are you having issues with the local loopback check?