MOSS2007 - how to delete the 'defaulty SSP'

Precondition:

1. configure MOSS2007 >create [new Shared Services Provide]

2. Provisioning failed: file or arguments not valid for site templte'OSRV' error 

 

Purpose: try to delete this default ssp via

 

Operation steps:

1. using the follwing stsadm command :

 

1) start> commad prompt> run as administrator

2) input the following command:

 

stsadm -o deletessp -title "<SSP Name>" -force

 

Notes:

1) may be you will get the follwing error notice:

 

'stsadmin'is not recognized as an internal or external command

 

 2. try to find [stsadm.exe] path information:

 

C:/Program Files/Common Files/microsoft shared/Web Server Extensions/12/BIN

 

3. input the following commad:

 

c:/Windows/system32>cd ..

c:/Windows/system32>cd..

c:/>

1)

c:/>cd program files

2)

C:/Program Files>cd common files

3)

C:/Program Files/Common Files>cd microsoft shared

4)

C:/Program Files/Common Files/microsoft shared>cd web server extensions

5)

C:/Program Files/Common Files/microsoft shared/Web Server Extensions>cd 12

6)

C:/Program Files/Common Files/microsoft shared/Web Server Extensions/12>cd bin

7)

C:/Program Files/Common Files/microsoft shared/Web Server Extensions/12>cd bin>stsadm -o deletessp -title "<SharedServices1>" -force

 

4. deleted success, system notice:

 

operation completed successfully .

 

Notes

1.if you want deleted ssp with database

can get use the following command :

 

stsadm -o deletessp -title “<SharedServices>” -deletedatabases -force

 

of course you can delete the relation database manually

 

2.if you just want get a success SSP

 

you should not have to recreate your [My site web app] or any other web app that was associated with that SSP

you should be able to just re-configure those associations.

any search, profile or audience data will be lost and will have to be re-configured