SharePoint Search not indexing People?
If you're having problems with MOSS 2007 Search indexing the user profiles which you have imported from AD or some other source, check the identity of the Windows SharePoint Services Timer service. I bet it's set to Network Service. That's not going to work. Instead, set it to Local System (like the WSS Administration service) and you should be better off. Check out Eli Robillard's advice on how to change service accounts. DO NOT CHANGE IT IN IIS OR YOU WILL BE SORRY!
Make sure you have a content access account specified which gives you permission to read the Directory Services (but not a builtin account such as Local Service or Local System). After that, you should have no problems indexing people into your search results.
Advice on how to customize the results of a People Search are coming up soon.
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Comments
Matt on on 3.13.2008 at 2:50 PM
I'm also going to put up some information on why the Network Service and other built in accounts have no business in SharePoint installations. Don't accept the defaults!