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[SPShellAdmins] Setting specific DBs did not succeed

See original GitHub issue

Problem description

I always get an error when setting the ShellAdmins. This occurs on the BCS-DB and Secure Store. As far as I noticed the DBs are created differently than the others. In the SQL the farm account is not set at Security > Users at the specific DBs. Instead the dbo-Account uses the schema of the farm account. Could that be the problem?

Verbose logs

VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving ProcessRecord Method of Add-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving EndProcessing Method of Add-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving BeginProcessing Method of Get-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving ProcessRecord Method of Get-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving EndProcessing Method of Get-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving BeginProcessing Method of Add-SPShellAdmin.
     "Cannot add DEV\Farm to the SharePoint_Shell_Access role of the database SP16-JUMP_ServiceApplication_BusinessDataConnectivity. A possible cause of this error
is that the account name was already added to the database as a login using a different user name than the account name."
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (Microsoft.Share...AddSPShellAdmin:) [], CimException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell.SPCmdletAddSPShellAdmin
    + PSComputerName        : SERVER01

VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving ProcessRecord Method of Add-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving EndProcessing Method of Add-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving BeginProcessing Method of Add-SPShellAdmin.
Some or all identity references could not be translated.
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (Microsoft.Share...AddSPShellAdmin:) [], CimException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell.SPCmdletAddSPShellAdmin
    + PSComputerName        : SERVER01

VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving ProcessRecord Method of Add-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving EndProcessing Method of Add-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving BeginProcessing Method of Get-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving ProcessRecord Method of Get-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving EndProcessing Method of Get-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving BeginProcessing Method of Add-SPShellAdmin.
Some or all identity references could not be translated.
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (Microsoft.Share...AddSPShellAdmin:) [], CimException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell.SPCmdletAddSPShellAdmin
    + PSComputerName        : SERVER01

VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving ProcessRecord Method of Add-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving EndProcessing Method of Add-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving BeginProcessing Method of Get-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving ProcessRecord Method of Get-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving EndProcessing Method of Get-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving BeginProcessing Method of Add-SPShellAdmin.
Some or all identity references could not be translated.
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (Microsoft.Share...AddSPShellAdmin:) [], CimException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell.SPCmdletAddSPShellAdmin
    + PSComputerName        : SERVER01

VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving ProcessRecord Method of Add-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving EndProcessing Method of Add-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving BeginProcessing Method of Get-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving ProcessRecord Method of Get-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving EndProcessing Method of Get-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving BeginProcessing Method of Add-SPShellAdmin.
Some or all identity references could not be translated.
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (Microsoft.Share...AddSPShellAdmin:) [], CimException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell.SPCmdletAddSPShellAdmin
    + PSComputerName        : SERVER01

VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving ProcessRecord Method of Add-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving EndProcessing Method of Add-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving BeginProcessing Method of Get-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving ProcessRecord Method of Get-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving EndProcessing Method of Get-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving BeginProcessing Method of Add-SPShellAdmin.
Some or all identity references could not be translated.
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (Microsoft.Share...AddSPShellAdmin:) [], CimException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell.SPCmdletAddSPShellAdmin
    + PSComputerName        : SERVER01

VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving ProcessRecord Method of Add-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving EndProcessing Method of Add-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving BeginProcessing Method of Get-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving ProcessRecord Method of Get-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving EndProcessing Method of Get-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving BeginProcessing Method of Add-SPShellAdmin.
Some or all identity references could not be translated.
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (Microsoft.Share...AddSPShellAdmin:) [], CimException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell.SPCmdletAddSPShellAdmin
    + PSComputerName        : SERVER01

VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving ProcessRecord Method of Add-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving EndProcessing Method of Add-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving BeginProcessing Method of Get-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving ProcessRecord Method of Get-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving EndProcessing Method of Get-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving BeginProcessing Method of Add-SPShellAdmin.
Some or all identity references could not be translated.
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (Microsoft.Share...AddSPShellAdmin:) [], CimException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell.SPCmdletAddSPShellAdmin
    + PSComputerName        : SERVER01

VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving ProcessRecord Method of Add-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving EndProcessing Method of Add-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving BeginProcessing Method of Get-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving ProcessRecord Method of Get-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving EndProcessing Method of Get-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving BeginProcessing Method of Add-SPShellAdmin.
Some or all identity references could not be translated.
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (Microsoft.Share...AddSPShellAdmin:) [], CimException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell.SPCmdletAddSPShellAdmin
    + PSComputerName        : SERVER01

VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving ProcessRecord Method of Add-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving EndProcessing Method of Add-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving BeginProcessing Method of Get-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving ProcessRecord Method of Get-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving EndProcessing Method of Get-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving BeginProcessing Method of Add-SPShellAdmin.
Some or all identity references could not be translated.
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (Microsoft.Share...AddSPShellAdmin:) [], CimException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell.SPCmdletAddSPShellAdmin
    + PSComputerName        : SERVER01

VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving ProcessRecord Method of Add-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving EndProcessing Method of Add-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving BeginProcessing Method of Get-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving ProcessRecord Method of Get-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving EndProcessing Method of Get-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving BeginProcessing Method of Add-SPShellAdmin.
Some or all identity references could not be translated.
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (Microsoft.Share...AddSPShellAdmin:) [], CimException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell.SPCmdletAddSPShellAdmin
    + PSComputerName        : SERVER01

VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving ProcessRecord Method of Add-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving EndProcessing Method of Add-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving BeginProcessing Method of Get-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving ProcessRecord Method of Get-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving EndProcessing Method of Get-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving BeginProcessing Method of Add-SPShellAdmin.
Some or all identity references could not be translated.
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (Microsoft.Share...AddSPShellAdmin:) [], CimException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell.SPCmdletAddSPShellAdmin
    + PSComputerName        : SERVER01

VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving ProcessRecord Method of Add-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving EndProcessing Method of Add-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving BeginProcessing Method of Get-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving ProcessRecord Method of Get-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving EndProcessing Method of Get-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving BeginProcessing Method of Add-SPShellAdmin.
Some or all identity references could not be translated.
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (Microsoft.Share...AddSPShellAdmin:) [], CimException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell.SPCmdletAddSPShellAdmin
    + PSComputerName        : SERVER01

VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving ProcessRecord Method of Add-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving EndProcessing Method of Add-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving BeginProcessing Method of Get-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving ProcessRecord Method of Get-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving EndProcessing Method of Get-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving BeginProcessing Method of Add-SPShellAdmin.
Some or all identity references could not be translated.
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (Microsoft.Share...AddSPShellAdmin:) [], CimException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell.SPCmdletAddSPShellAdmin
    + PSComputerName        : SERVER01

VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving ProcessRecord Method of Add-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving EndProcessing Method of Add-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving BeginProcessing Method of Get-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving ProcessRecord Method of Get-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving EndProcessing Method of Get-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving BeginProcessing Method of Add-SPShellAdmin.
Some or all identity references could not be translated.
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (Microsoft.Share...AddSPShellAdmin:) [], CimException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell.SPCmdletAddSPShellAdmin
    + PSComputerName        : SERVER01

VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving ProcessRecord Method of Add-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving EndProcessing Method of Add-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving BeginProcessing Method of Get-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving ProcessRecord Method of Get-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving EndProcessing Method of Get-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving BeginProcessing Method of Add-SPShellAdmin.
Some or all identity references could not be translated.
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidData: (Microsoft.Share...AddSPShellAdmin:) [], CimException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell.SPCmdletAddSPShellAdmin
    + PSComputerName        : SERVER01

VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving ProcessRecord Method of Add-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]:                            [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins] Leaving EndProcessing Method of Add-SPShellAdmin.
VERBOSE: [SERVER01]: LCM:  [ End    Set      ]  [[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins]  in 0.8280 seconds.
The PowerShell DSC resource '[SPShellAdmins]AddShellAdmins' with SourceInfo 'D:\INSTALL\DSC\SharePoint.ps1::837::17::SPShellAdmins' threw one or more non-terminating
errors while running the Set-TargetResource functionality. These errors are logged to the ETW channel called Microsoft-Windows-DSC/Operational. Refer to this channel for
more details.
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (:) [], CimException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : NonTerminatingErrorFromProvider
    + PSComputerName        : SERVER01

DSC configuration

SPShellAdmins AddShellAdmins {
                    MembersToInclude     = @("DEV\Farm","DEV\Admins","DEV\ShellAdmins")
                    AllDatabases         = $true
                    IsSingleInstance     = "Yes"
                    PsDscRunAsCredential = $SpFarmAccount
                    DependsOn            = "[SPFarm]CreateOrJoinSharePointFarm"
                }

Suggested solution

Actually I don’t know whether my description includes the solution?!

SharePoint version and build

SharePoint 2016
16.0.5227.1000

Operating system the target node is running

OsName               : Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Standard
OsOperatingSystemSKU : StandardServerEdition
OsArchitecture       : 64-bit
WindowsBuildLabEx    : 14393.4825.amd64fre.rs1_release.211202-1611
OsLanguage           : en-US
OsMuiLanguages       : {en-US}

PowerShell version and build the target node is running

Name                           Value
----                           -----
PSVersion                      5.1.14393.4583
PSEdition                      Desktop
PSCompatibleVersions           {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}
BuildVersion                   10.0.14393.4583
CLRVersion                     4.0.30319.42000
WSManStackVersion              3.0
PSRemotingProtocolVersion      2.3
SerializationVersion           1.1.0.1

SharePointDsc version

Name          Version Path
----          ------- ----
SharePointDSC 4.5.1   C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\SharePointDSC\4.5.1\SharePointDSC.psd1

Issue Analytics

  • State:closed
  • Created 2 years ago
  • Comments:27 (13 by maintainers)

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HeKr09commented, Apr 12, 2022

@ykuijs I am going to to test your code I hope next week. I will install another system from scratch and I can rerun the first system. What do you think is the best way?

  • Rerun the first system with your improvement?
  • Install the other system from scratch with your improvement?

Nevertheless: When I read your comments, I wondered whether I am using the modules wrong… Maybe I don’t need to put the users in as shell Admin… Is this a way?

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HeKr09commented, Jan 4, 2023

Actually the error did not occur anymore! 😃

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