Update job for LDAPCP succeeds but the LDAPCP Administration page isn't working

[duffyjay]

Hi Yvan,

Followed you instructions to LDAPCP to the latest version from version V3.7.0.0. After the upgrade I'm unable to connect to the administration link with the following error:

I run the steps to uninstall:

DisplayName   : LDAPCP
Scope         : Farm
Id            : b37e0696-f48c-47ab-aa30-834d78033ba8
RootDirectory : C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server
                Extensions\15\Template\Features\LDAPCP

DisplayName   : LDAPCP.Administration
Scope         : Web
Id            : f8ebe160-61e5-4e90-8759-98458cbe99a4
RootDirectory : C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server
                Extensions\15\Template\Features\LDAPCP.Administration

Those directories and files are there so I proceed to the next step to disable:

Get-SPFeature| ?{$_.DisplayName -like 'LDAPCP*'}| Disable-SPFeature -Confirm:$false
Disable-SPFeature : Could not load file or assembly 'ldapcp, Version=1.0.0.0,
Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b275ba6c8c5c2d2d' or one of its dependencies.
The system cannot find the file specified.
At line:1 char:51
+ Get-SPFeature| ?{$_.DisplayName -like 'LDAPCP*'}| Disable-SPFeature
-Confirm:$fa ...
+
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (Microsoft.Share...tDisableFeature:
   SPCmdletDisableFeature) [Disable-SPFeature], FileNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell.SPCmdletDisableF
   eature

Disable-SPFeature : Required parameter URL was not specified for feature
'f8ebe160-61e5-4e90-8759-98458cbe99a4'.  The feature was not deactivated.
At line:1 char:51
+ Get-SPFeature| ?{$_.DisplayName -like 'LDAPCP*'}| Disable-SPFeature
-Confirm:$fa ...
+
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (Microsoft.Share...tDisableFeature:
   SPCmdletDisableFeature) [Disable-SPFeature], ArgumentException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell.SPCmdletDisableF
   eature

I also tried to just disable using Disable-SPFeature

Disable-SPFeature

cmdlet Disable-SPFeature at command pipeline position 1
Supply values for the following parameters:
Identity: LDAPCP

Confirm
Are you sure you want to perform this action?
Performing the operation "Disable-SPFeature" on target "Farm Scope
|b37e0696-f48c-47ab-aa30-834d78033ba8|15".
[Y] Yes  [A] Yes to All  [N] No  [L] No to All  [S] Suspend  [?] Help
(default is "Y"):y
Disable-SPFeature : Could not load file or assembly 'ldapcp, Version=1.0.0.0,
Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b275ba6c8c5c2d2d' or one of its dependencies.
The system cannot find the file specified.
At line:1 char:1
+ Disable-SPFeature
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (Microsoft.Share...tDisableFeature:
   SPCmdletDisableFeature) [Disable-SPFeature], FileNotFoundException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell.SPCmdletDisableF
   eature

I'm not sure how to proceed from here. Any assistance would be appreciated.

[Yvand]

Hello, unfortunately this happens sometimes, it's like the persisted object that LDAPCP creates and uses to store its config does not belong to LDAPCP anymore.
In this scenario, the only way is to delete that persisted object, so that LDAPCP creates it again. This is possible using stsadm.exe, located in "C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\Web Server Extensions\15\BIN":

stsadm -o deleteconfigurationobject -id 5D306A02-A262-48AC-8C44-BDB927620227

Then, return to LDAPCP administration page and LDAPCP will create a new persisted object (config).
Note that deleting the persisted object will also delete the existing configuration.

[Yvand]

@duffyjay did it resolve your issue?

[duffyjay]

Hi @Yvand .. yes that did. Thanks for your help!