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Tuesday 20 November 2012

SP2013: Service Unavailable HTTP Error 503 when opening Central Admin

Hi, Got this at the same client today as the SQL Error in the previous post...
This is on SharePoint 2013 RTM

In your browser you get the following:


Quite a simple fix for this error

First go to IIS and try and start your App Pool Where you are getting the error, If you refresh and it stopped again then you need to confirm the identity settings(In IIS on the App Pool that does not want to start goto advance settings Scroll Down to Identity and make sure the details is correct)

 If that dont work you need to give your SP_Farm and SP_ServiceApps accounts "Log on as a Batch Job" Rights

If it is a local security policy then you need to do the following:
Open Administrative Tools, Local Security Policy
Browser to the following: (If this is greyed out goto your Domain Controller and edit your Group Policy as described below)


If it is via group policy then do the following:
Open your Group Policy on your DC
Browse to the following:

Add the above usernames here(Sp_Farm and SP_ServiceApps)


3 comments:

  1. Apart from Password expiry and Application Pool in Stopped status, There are few more reasons for Service Unavailable: HTTP Error 503. The service is unavailable in SharePoint

    Found this checklist to resolve this error in SharePointDiary.com - Service Unavailable: HTTP Error 503. The service is unavailable in SharePoint

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  2. Thank you for sharing your wonderful ideas. My pool repair phoenix team appreciates this so much! Keep sharing!

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