I've cone and accidentally deleted the entire config cache at C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Microsoft\SharePoint\Config\<GUID> (by following the instructions as indicated here: http://www.marc-antho-etc.net/blog/post/2009/04/03/A-Clockwork-Orange-Some-SharePoint-Timer-Job-Issues-without-Beethovene280a6.aspx). How do I go about restoring? The only thing I've been able to find about this so far is that I shouldn't have deleted the <GUID> directory :-(
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Found this: http://tomblog.insomniacminds.com/2008/07/30/sharepoint-internals-clearing-configuration-cache-caveat/
Apparently the GUID is just the config db ID. I kinda figured, but it helps to know that someone else came to the same conclusion.
Also, I just discovered that you can cause the cache to be rebuilt by executing the stsadm -o setconfigdb command.
update: I just discovered that running the above stsadm command actually wipes out the existing config db and creates a new one, so it will solve the problem, but it's the 'nuclear option'.
Ben Collins
2010-03-04 03:28:03
Use -connect attribute to connect to existing config database. Or just use SharePoint Configuration Wizard which will do the same.
Janis Veinbergs
2010-03-04 07:09:18
I tried the sharepoint configuration wizard to no effect, which is why I ended up trying to do it using stsadm. Thanks for the tip, though.
Ben Collins
2010-03-04 15:50:24