The Enterprise Vault Indexing Service fails to start with Event Id 41293 'configuration error' and Event Id 1310 by ASP.NET

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Description

Error Message

An Event ID: 41293 can be seen in the Enterprise Vault Event Viewer log. Corresponding Event ID: 1310 may be seen in the Application log on the Enterprise Vault server.

 

Event ID: 41293

 

Event ID: 31008

 

Cause

This issue can be caused by duplicate entries in the web.config file located in the C:\Windows\Microsoft.Net\Framework64\v2.0.50727\Config folder path.

 

Solution

  • Replace the web.config file from a known good copy either through a backup or from another working Enterprise Vault Server.
  • Assuming no replacement is available, Event ID: 1310 may provide details of the section or line number that is incorrect in the web.config file.

 

Event ID: 1310

 

In the above Event ID: 1310 line number 341 indicates the entries that are listed twice in the web.config. Below shows an example of a duplicate entry and all the lines within.

 

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Note: Before modifying any web.config file, ensure a backup is available.

 

Issue/Introduction

The Enterprise Vault Indexing Service fails to start.