Service failed to start

Service_failed_to_start (Rule)

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

The Microsoft Single Sign-On (SSOSrv) service did not start.

Resolutions

Do the following:

For information about configuring single sign-on, see the Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 Administrator’s Guide.

Additional

Sample Event

The Microsoft Single Sign-On (SSOSrv) service failed to start. The error code returned was error_text.  For more information, see the Microsoft SharePoint Products and Technologies 2003 Software Development Kit (SDK).

Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.SharePointPortalServer.2003.SingleSignOnService
CategoryEventCollection
EnabledTrue
Event_ID1007
Event SourceMicrosoft Single Sign-on Service
Alert GenerateTrue
Alert SeverityError
Alert PriorityNormal
RemotableTrue
Alert Message
Service failed to start
{0}
Event LogApplication
CommentMom2005ID='{77848B04-D490-4564-BD7F-123093B6938A}'

Member Modules:

ID Module Type TypeId RunAs 
DS DataSource Microsoft.Windows.EventProvider Default
GenerateAlert WriteAction System.Health.GenerateAlert Default

Source Code:

<Rule ID="Service_failed_to_start" Enabled="onStandardMonitoring" Target="Microsoft.SharePointPortalServer.2003.SingleSignOnService" Remotable="true" Comment="Mom2005ID='{77848B04-D490-4564-BD7F-123093B6938A}'">
<Category>EventCollection</Category>
<DataSources>
<DataSource ID="DS" TypeID="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.EventProvider">
<ComputerName>$Target/Host/Host/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/NetworkName$</ComputerName>
<LogName>Application</LogName>
<Expression>
<And>
<Expression>
<SimpleExpression>
<ValueExpression>
<XPathQuery>EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>
</ValueExpression>
<Operator>Equal</Operator>
<ValueExpression>
<Value>1007</Value>
</ValueExpression>
</SimpleExpression>
</Expression>
<Expression>
<SimpleExpression>
<ValueExpression>
<XPathQuery>PublisherName</XPathQuery>
</ValueExpression>
<Operator>Equal</Operator>
<ValueExpression>
<Value>Microsoft Single Sign-on Service</Value>
</ValueExpression>
</SimpleExpression>
</Expression>
</And>
</Expression>
</DataSource>
</DataSources>
<WriteActions>
<WriteAction ID="GenerateAlert" TypeID="SystemHealth!System.Health.GenerateAlert">
<Priority>1</Priority>
<Severity>2</Severity>
<AlertOwner>$Data/PublisherName$</AlertOwner>
<AlertMessageId>$MPElement[Name="Service_failed_to_start.AlertMessage"]$</AlertMessageId>
<AlertParameters>
<AlertParameter1>$Data/EventDescription$</AlertParameter1>
</AlertParameters>
<Suppression>
<SuppressionValue/>
</Suppression>
</WriteAction>
</WriteActions>
</Rule>