Unable to create your personal website because "self-help website creation" is not enabled"

Unable to create your personal website because "self-help website creation" is not enabled"

When you try to create your own personal website when visiting my website for the first time, you may get the following error:

You cannot create your personal website because "self-help website creation" is not enabled ". For more information, contact the website administrator.

(Your personal site cannot be created because self-service site creation is not enabled. Contact your site administrator for more information .)

If "self-help website creation" is enabled as prompted, this problem can be solved. However, this error message is misleading. "Self-Help website creation" is for Web ApplicationsProgramWhen enabled, any user with the primary Website access permission of the root website set of this web application can create a website set under this web application, this may not be the result you want, but it will also bring security risks.

The best way to solve this problem is to identify the application pool identity (application pool identity) of the host web application where "my website" is located) to join the server farm Administrator group (farm administrators), follow these steps:

How to find the app pool ID

1. On the link bar at the top of the website management center, click operations"
2. In the "Security Configuration" section, click "service account"
3. On the "service account" Page, select "Web application pool", select "Windows SharePoint Services web application", and select the application pool of the host web application where "my website" is located
4. In "select an account for this component", the configured user is displayed.

How to add app pool ID to farm Administrators

1. On the top menu bar of the website management center, click operations ".
2. In the "Security Configuration" section, click "Update Server Farm Administrator group ".
3. On the "people and groups" page, click "Add User" in the toolbar ".
4. In "Add User", in "User/group", enter the app pool ID
5. Click OK.

Click "my website" in the upper right corner to create your personal website.

Refer:

Your personal site cannot be created because self-service site creation is not enabled.

Configure self-service website creation (Windows SharePoint Services)

Allows users to create websites and Work zones