See solution here:

http://rehmangul.sauftveyr.com/2008/04/23/can-not-add-the-user-because-a-user-with-that-name-already-exists/

Worked for me.

Here is a list of common illegal characters that must not be included in web urls – - – and not used when creating file names that will be used on the web:

# % & * { } \ : < > ? / +

In addition to this list it is prohibited to have consecutive periods in the URL (or file name). It’s also prohibited to start or end with a space or underline, or to end with a period.

Even though it isn’t illegal to use commas or spaces in a url – it is best to not use them for consistency across different server platforms.

These rules are Web Standards.

Important things too know about using TODAY in a calculated column!

http://www.linkedin.com/news?viewArticle=&articleID=185992482&gid=93094&type=member&item=28659782&articleURL=http%3A%2F%2Fblog%2Epentalogic%2Enet%2F2010%2F09%2Ftoday-sharepoint-calculated-default-values%2F&urlhash=q1qF&goback=%2Egde_93094_member_28659782

You need to edit a line of code in SharePoint Designer

• Go to Code View
• FIND:  “Placeholderleftnavbar”
• Delete Row (approx. line 47) that has that above code
• OK to Change site definition

SSO Single Server Sign On

Add Application Services in Central Admin

1. Operations Tab
2. Manage Settings for SSO

Ensure SSO Service is Running (If you get a “Failed to Connect…”)

1. Start/ Admin Tools/ Services
2. Open Microsoft Single Sign On Services
3. Log On Tab
4. Best Practice to use to Server Admin Account (from A.D.) not the Local System Account
   1. Provide Name Password
5. General Tab
   1. Start Service/ OK

1. Manage Settings for SSO
   1. Manage Server Settings
   2. Provide an SP SSO Admin Account
   3. Provide Enterprise Application Definition Admin Account (usually the same as SSO Admin Account)
   4. Creates a SSO DB (Server Name, DB name)
   5. Click OK
2. Manage Settings for Enterprise Application Definitions (link)
   1. Create a New Item for Each Back end system that will be used to with each application requiring connection.
   2. Display Name for SSO Admin
   3. Application Name that Site Admins will use to connect (No Spaces)
   4. Contact e-mail for back end db
   5. Account Type (best practice GROUP)
   6. Authentication Type (Leave blank so that no authentication is required).  This will allow for the passing of credentials
   7. Create a SP Name and Password for this Application Definition.  Ok to leave defaults (“Username” [mask NO], “Password” [mask YES]).  Not a best practice!
3. Manage Settings for SSO
4. Manage Account Info for Enterprise Application Definitions
   1. Provide account information that is going to be passed.
   2. Pick Enterprise App Definition created in Step 3.
   3. Provide Group name (See step 6 below)
   4. Click SET to provide User Name and Password for Enterprise Application.  (Best Practice to not provide Enterpise App Sys Admin.  Use a Enterpise App Read Only Account),
   5. Click OK/ Done

Active Directory (use to find AD Groups)

1. 1. Start/ Admin Tools/ AD Users and Computers
   2. Get name and verify membership

1. Manage Encryption Key
   1. Click Create Encryption Key
   2. Click OK/ OK

• • NOW TO USE SSO!

1. You will be using the Application Name (not Display Name) to make a connection to the db)

In SP Designer

1. 1. Go to Data View Menu
   2. Click Insert Data View
   3. From Task Pane Connect to a Data Base
   4. Click Configure Database Connection
   5. Server Info is where (SQL Server is running)
   6. Authentication (USE SSO)
   7. Click Settings
   8. Provide Application Name (Step 3c, no spaces) and
      Application Username and Password (Step 3g)
   9. Click Next/ Select Database/ Select Table
   10. Click Finish/ Ok to make the connection

Another GREAT tip from Christophe at Path to SharePoint

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I’ve used this before. Great solution for collapsing a multiple-line of text field. Solution created by Paul Grenier and enhanced by Pater Allen.

Great idea from Jim Howard for creating section breaks in a Display Form or Edit Form.

Sometimes there are instances where page functionality is not operating as it should. The GUI is not letting you edit a page or remove a corrupt web part. Here I will start listing those URL appendices that will get you to the mode you need:

Put a page in EDIT mode.

Solution provided by Mehul Bhuva at SharePoint Fix.

How to Quickly get to the task pane of an ASPX page.

Add the following text to the end of the ASPX page.

?&toolpaneview=2

• Limit the number of nested folders.
• Abbreviate where possible.

Instead of Folders create Libraries with Acronym then rename library to full name.  The original created name never changes.

Special Character that are reserved and not to be used in creating Folders.

Invalid characters include the following: ~ ” # % & * : < > ? / \ { | }.

Also, the name cannot begin or end with dot and cannot contains consecutive dots.

Solution: STG Print Folder Plus can globally replace characters.  ECHO can also migrate content and replace illegal characters

From SharePoint Best Practices Conference Mark Eischenberger

• Publishing sites can not be saved as a template
• Collab sites site settings is limited vs. Publishing sites
• Hybrid site

o   Start a collab site

o   Turn on site features

o   Turn on SP server publishing

• Collaboration Portals are ideal for:

*  Blog Sites

*  Multilingual sites almost always require Publishing ON.

• Intranets are ideal for Collaboration Portal

Start > All Programs > Administration Tools > Terminal Service Manager >

Some features that require ActiveX control in MOSS is not available in Firefox.  I attached the complete list.

So any basic stuff will work on Firefox and Safari (apple Mac).

MOSS Browser Level Support