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WARNING: Joining a SharePoint Farm with updates already installed

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        1: 11/12/2008 10:00:40  8  INF                            Creating connection string for config db SharePoint_Config server SOMSQL01\SQLMOSS 

       2: 11/12/2008 10:00:40  8  INF                            Creating connection string for admin content db SharePoint_AdminContent_c6b34e10-9f32-4fae-bfc1-50b489e58913 server SOMSQL01\SQLMOSS 

       3: 11/12/2008 10:00:40  8  INF                            Using NTLM for sql connection string 

       4: 11/12/2008 10:00:40  8  INF                            Openning configdb so that I can join it at server SOMSQL01\SQLMOSS database SharePoint_Config in farm mode 

       5: 11/12/2008 10:00:40  8  INF                            Now joining to farm at server SOMSQL01\SQLMOSS database SharePoint_Config 

       6: 11/12/2008 10:00:42  8  ERR                            Task configdb has failed with an unknown exception 

       7: 11/12/2008 10:00:42  8  ERR                            Exception: System.Security.SecurityException: Access denied. 

       8:    at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPPersistedObject.Update() 

       9:    at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPServer.Update() 

      10:    at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPFarm.Join() 

      11:    at Microsoft.SharePoint.PostSetupConfiguration.ConfigurationDatabaseTask.CreateOrConnectConfigDb() 

      12:    at Microsoft.SharePoint.PostSetupConfiguration.ConfigurationDatabaseTask.Run() 

      13:    at Microsoft.SharePoint.PostSetupConfiguration.TaskThread.ExecuteTask() 

      14: The Zone of the assembly that failed was: 

      15: MyComputer

Basically, my application server had the Infrastructure Updates, Excel Services Security Update, Document Lifecycle Workflow Update and Cumulative Updates installed.

Once I ran these on the new WFE Server and then ran the wizard to join the existing farm it worked. Found this resolution on MSDN Forums.

SharePoint vNext Recommendation

Wouldn't it be nice if the error message stated:

"The SharePoint Farm you are trying to join has more recent updates installed (listed below), please install these updates and join the farm again"

Or even better, the Central Administration server sends the updates to the new WFE server automatically!

SharePoint Updates/Patching Tip

I've downloaded all my updates and I have labelled the folders with the KB<number> as well as the order and what Edition it's for e.g. WSS 3.0 or MOSS 2007. This enables me to power through in order and I take these when I do any install along with the MOSS 2007 SP1 install ISO (not RTM). Anyone looking at what's installed can use the KB<number> to locate it on the support site and see what it fixes. Can't wait for SP2 to come out so it's just rolled up in one install ;-)