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The System Center 2012 Configuration Manager Application Catalog fails after reinstalling the Application Catalog Web Service Point using different install options

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Symptoms

Consider the following scenario:
  • You install the following system roles in Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager:
    • Application Catalog web service point
    • Application Catalog website point site 
  • You make sure that users can access the Configuration Manager Application Catalog website from client computers.
  • You uninstall the Application Catalog web service point role and then reinstall it by using different installation options such as IIS website, web application name, port, and so on.
  • Users try to access the Configuration Manager Application Catalog website.

In this scenario, the Configuration Manager Application Catalog website does not function.

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Cause

This problem occurs because the Configuration Manager Application Catalog website is not automatically updated with setting changes that are made to the web service point.

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Workaround

To work around this problem, use one of the following methods.

Method 1

Reinstall the Application Catalog web service point role on the same server by using the original configuration options.

Method 2

Uninstall and then reinstall the Application Catalog website point role. This causes the current web service point settings to be applied on the reinstallation.

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Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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More Information

The Configuration Manager Application Catalog is a website on which users can browse for and request software. To use the Configuration Manager Application Catalog website, you must install the following roles for the site:
  • Application Catalog web service point
  • Application Catalog website point 

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Article Info
Article ID : 2688277
Revision : 3
Created on : 8/27/2018
Published on : 8/27/2018
Exists online : False
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