Sharepoint 2013 Search Servince Error "search service is not able to connect to the machine "

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Sharepoint 2013 Search Servince Error "search service is not able to connect to the machine "

Joshua Molskow 21

I have been trying to rebuild Search Server on our Dev environment in SharePoint 2013.

I started be removing Search Service as described in this article: https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/48051.sharepoint-2013-how-to-completely-remove-search-service-application.aspx

I then started building Search Service using PowerShell like mentioned here: https://www.sharepointdiary.com/2013/11/create-search-service-application-using-powershell.html

However when I got to step #6 I would get the following error:

When I go to the Search Service I see this:

Here is what I have tried:
-Checked that Search Service was running, it is outside of the above issue
-Checked that the application pools were running, they are
-I have tried running the configuration wizard, no change
-SharePoint Server Search 15 keeps getting disabled and I have to re-add the passwords and start it

What else should I check?

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Chelsea Wu 6,341 Moderator

The service instance on your servers should be started before creating the service components. Check the search service instance status by executing:

Get-SPEnterpriseSearchServiceInstance -Local

If it is not Online, start the instance by executing:

$hostA = Get-SPEnterpriseSearchServiceInstance -Identity "server-name"  
Start-SPEnterpriseSearchServiceInstance -Identity $hostA

Or (single server)

Get-SPEnterpriseSearchServiceInstance -Local | Start-SPEnterpriseSearchServiceInstance

Wait for around 5 minutes and then check the status again. Make sure it is Online.
Then you can continue the script from “Step 5” or “Step 6”, see the results.

References: Get-SPEnterpriseSearchServiceInstance. / Start-SPEnterpriseSearchServiceInstance.

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Joshua Molskow 21 Reputation points

2021-03-17T14:25:27.86+00:00

I Have tried what you have suggested, but it only returns disabled. I have looked in to SharePoint Search Service 15 in the Services admin tool and it shows disabled.

I have tried manually starting it but it returns "error 1069: The service did not start because of a login error". So I tried adding the Search Service account credentials manually, it starts but only for a moment before it resets to how it was before.
Chelsea Wu 6,341 Reputation points Moderator

2021-03-18T01:44:22.377+00:00

Try switching to another service account (farm account, for example) and see if it starts. Or register a new managed account first via Central Administration > Security > Configure managed accounts > Register Managed Account.

Another post with similar issue for your reference: How do I fix the error:1069 - The service did not start due to logon failure?
Joshua Molskow 21 Reputation points

2021-03-18T17:32:19.6+00:00

Registering a new managed account seems to have resolved the issue, I have been able to successfully create Search Service and start SharePoint Search Service 15.

Thanks!
Josh

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