Microsoft KB Archive/277575

= Sites Are Displayed with INVALID Status in Commerce Host Administrator =

Article ID: 277575

Article Last Modified on 6/25/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Site Server 3.0 Commerce Edition

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This article was previously published under Q277575



SYMPTOMS
Web sites that are listed in the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Commerce Host Administrator snap-in are displayed as INVALID.



CAUSE
This problem can occur if the Site.csc file for the &quot;invalid&quot; Web site has been changed or is missing. This can occur when development updates are made to a production site.



RESOLUTION
To prevent this problem from occurring during development updates, mark the Config\Site.csc file for the Web site as Read Only.



MORE INFORMATION
To reproduce this behavior, rename the Site.csc file for an existing Site Server 3.0 Commerce site to Site.bak, and the attempt to view the site in the MMC Commerce Host Administrator snap-in. The site name is displayed as INVALID.

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