A declarative workflow does not start automatically after you install Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 1

Question

That's the title of kb947284 actually. Recently I was involved in a Sharepoint project. I run into this problem where my workflow does not start automatically. If I run the workflow manually, it's just fine. I found kb947284. Apparently the cause of this problem is the installation of WSS 3 SP1. I did what it said in the Resolution section but it didn't work.

The Resolution said to set the application pool account to use a different user account. What kind of different does it mean? What kind of user account will work? I changed the user account but both old and new account is in the same group of administrator for the server where SP is installed.

Oh! I also found a copy of kb947284 and one comments stated there is already a hotfix (kb956057). I've read the issues that are fixed but could not find anywhere about this workflow problem.

Could anyone please tell me how it's supposed to be done? Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

From the KB:

This behavior occurs because a security fix in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP1 prevents declarative workflows from starting automatically under the system account. After you install Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 SP1, declarative workflows do not start automatically if the following conditions are true:

1. The Windows SharePoint Services Web application runs under a user's domain account.
2. The user logs in by using this domain account.
3. The site displays the user name as System Account. Back to the top

My Questions are: Have you installed WSS SP1?

Are the 3 conditions stated above met?

If so, the application pool identity should be changed to one that isn't used by a person logging into SharePoint.

Answer 2

but any user i created in domain show equals system account when log in sharepoint. any idea for solve this?

Answer 3

I am having the same problem. But on a different note if it shows system account for all users it is possible in application policies the group Authenticated Users or Domain Users is added with the System check box checked.

Nagesh

Answer 4

Yes, because of security issue they have done this. And the good explanation for it is here. http://praveenbattula.blogspot.com/2010/02/declarative-workflows-cannot.html