No search results for a Web application of Windows SharePoint service 3.0

This problem may occur if your WSS 3.0 server version is SP2 or lower than SP2.

 

Symptom

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All websites on a Web application cannot return search results.

Rebuilding the search service of WSS 3.0 won't work either.

Re-mounting wss3.0's content dB won't work either.

 

Cause

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This web application does not have a root site. That is, a Web application similar to this: "http: // SERVERNAME: 12345/" has no site located in.

 

Solution

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You can also create a site set on the root.

You can install patches to make your server farm version higher than SP2, because this problem is fixed in a Cu (rjl 09 Cu) after SP2.