Error Messages

This is a list of some common error messages that are seen when working with SharePoint and Office 365, along with their most likely causes.

Follow the links for a more detailed analysis of each error message.

• Error Value cannot be null. Parameter name. sid
• Cannot connect to the configuration database
• There was a problem retrieving data for this field.
• Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage - Central Administration
• Access denied by Business Data Connectivity
• Login failed for user 'NT AUTHORITY ANONYMOUS LOGON'
• The changes cannot be saved to the system definition - invalid values
• Cannot connect to the LobSystem
• Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage - new web application
• Error while crawling LOB contents
• Profile page creation failed
• SharePoint site ...bdc does not exist
• An exception occurred when trying to issue security token
• The specified user domain username could not be found
• This item and all items under it will not be crawled because the owner has set the NoCrawl flag
• Search results page gives 'Internal server error exception'
• The 'ProfileManages' Web Part appears to be causing a problem.
• The form cannot be rendered. This may be due to a misconfiguration of State Service
• Namespace prefix 'xsd' is not defined.
• An Unexpected Error has occurred or Value cannot be null. Parameter name- input
• HTTP Error 503. The service is unavailable.
• FatalError Value cannot be null. Parameter name- g
• System.IO.FileNotFoundException
• Error occurred in deployment step 'Recycle IIS Application Pool'
• Internet Explorer cannot display this feed
• Access denied, 401 Unauthorized or login prompt
• Sorry, this site hasn't been shared with you.
• Where the heck is my content database
• The trust relationship between this workstation and the primary domain failed
• Error. There are currently no approval tasks assigned to you
• The local farm is not accessible. Cmdlets with FeatureDependencyId are not registered
• Unable to find domain controller for the specified domain
• Warning. WSS_Content Cannot open backup device
• An unexpected error has occurred
• The Managed Metadata Service or Connection is currently not available
• The RSS webpart does not support authenticated feeds
• Object Cache. The super user account utilized by the cache is not configured
• Excel PowerPoint or Word Web App cannot open this document for viewing due to an unknown error
• We can't start Excel Mobile Viewer because it may be turned off. Please contact your help desk
• Unknown SharePoint version. 16.0, Parameter name. version
• Failed to read from or write to database. Refresh and try again.