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Scenario: You receive the below exception when you try to logon to a site that has been configured to use Claims Based Authentication with a custom membership provider using FBA credentials: Event ID from Event Log  - 8306 An exception occurred when trying to issue security token: The server was unable to process the request due to an internal error.  For more information about the error, either turn on IncludeExceptionDetailInFaults (either from ServiceBehaviorAttribute or from the <serviceDebug> configuration behavior) on the server in order to send the exception information back to the client, or turn on tracing as per the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 SDK documentation and inspect the server trace logs.. Explanation: This error started to appear in our QA environment which does not have Visual Studio installed. I have tried starting the service "Claims to Windows Token Service" but that did not help either. I have made sure that all config...

Adding Custom Actions in SharePoint is a straightforward process - MSDN has excellent   example   on how to add Custom Actions to various menus through a SharePoint Feature. The following guide provide complete reference for developer to examine the locations, group IDs and sample screenshots that are used in defining the  CustomAction   elements of custom actions. Additionally, you can download solution package (WSP) and source codes here: Sky Drive  - CustomWare.SharePoint.CustomActionSample.zip Part 2 show examples of custom actions for SharePoint Central Administration Application Management and Operation page. In Part 3, you'll find additional missing custom actions group IDs and locations in MSDN for Sharepoint Central Administration Shared Service Administration page. Part 2 - SharePoint Central Administration Application Management and Operation page Part 3 - Sharepoint Central Administration Shared Service...