Deployment Error: Failed to extract the cab file in the solution.

Deployment woes? Par for the course. I ran into an odd issue today while deploying a SharePoint solution via Visual Studio 2013 to a test SharePoint instance today: Error occurred in deployment step ‘Add Solution’: Failed to extract the cab file in the solution. The only change made prior to deployment was the addition of a … Continued

SHAREPOINT 2013: SORRY, THIS SITE HASN’T BEEN SHARED WITH YOU.

HAL, I think you’re malfunctioning again …  So here’s the setup: after a complete, stand-alone installation of SharePoint 2013 on a development VM and creation of a new site (let’s call it http://foocompellsyou:8080) via central admin, browsing the configured site returns this lovely message: “Sorry [Dave], this site hasn’t been shared with you.” SharePoint 2013 was … Continued