Microsoft KB Archive/898454

= FIX: You receive an &quot;AuthManager(CommerceServer): SiteConfig:Property 's_SecureHostname' not found in Admin Database&quot; error message when you try to open a Web page of a Commerce Server 2002 Starter Site application =

Article ID: 898454

Article Last Modified on 11/15/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Commerce Server 2002 Service Pack 3

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SYMPTOMS
In Microsoft Commerce Server 2002, you receive the following error message when you try to open a Web page of a Commerce Server 2002 Starter Site application:

AuthManager(CommerceServer): SiteConfig:Property 's_SecureHostname', not found in Admin Database, for MS-Commerce-Site 'starter1'.

Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException: AuthManager(CommerceServer): SiteConfig:Property 's_SecureHostname', not found in Admin Database, for MS-Commerce-Site 'starter1'.



CAUSE
This problem occurs because the AddressKeyName property in the Csapp.ini file references an application that does not exist.

Note The AddressKeyName property specifies the name of the application in the Administration database. The Csapp.ini file is located in the application root folder.



Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix.

To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=6294451

Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Prerequisites
To apply this hotfix, you must have Commerce Server 2002 Service Pack 3 (SP3) installed on the computer.

Restart requirement
You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.

File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.   Date         Time   Version     Size     File name -  29-Apr-2005  01:32  4.5.3872.0  193,325  Mscsauth.dll



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section.



MORE INFORMATION
This hotfix does not correct the invalid application reference that is specified in the AddressKeyName property. However, this hotfix changes the error message that you receive when this problem occurs. The new error message will help you identify the problem so that you can correct the AddressKeyName property.

After you apply this hotfix, you receive the following error message when the AddressKeyName property in the Csapp.ini file references an application that does not exist:

AuthManager(CommerceServer): Error reading Commerce Server administration database. Check the AddressKeyName setting in the CSApp.ini file for the site and ensure that it refers to the name of a Commerce Server application that exists for the site. Site name: 'CS2002StarterSite' Application name: ' ' Auth resource property: 's_SecureHostname' HRESULT: 0x800A0CC1 Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException: AuthManager(CommerceServer): Error reading Commerce Server administration database. Check the AddressKeyName setting in the CSApp.ini file for the site and ensure that it refers to the name of a Commerce Server application that exists for the site. Site name: 'CS2002StarterSite' Application name: ' ' Auth resource property: 's_SecureHostname' HRESULT: 0x800A0CC1

Note In this error message,  is a placeholder for the name of the Commerce Server 2002 Starter Site application.

For more information about the terminology that Microsoft uses when Microsoft corrects software after it is released, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates

Additional query words: CS2002

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbqfe kbprb kbconfig kbcommserv2002presp4fix kbhotfixserver KB898454

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