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Use TFS API to add or update ACEs in the ACL for the provided token
I worked on an interesting issue recently, Issue: TFS Service account lost admin rights on a collection. One of the Symptom: Facing access denied issue while trying to upload TFS process template by...
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TFS 2017 Update 1, Nuget Restore task always fails trying to find packages...
We have come across a couple of cases where the Nuget Restore task in TFS 2017 Update 1 would fail when used with the internal Packages feed. The task would fail along the lines of,...
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Connecting to TFS 2017 using VS 2008/MSSCCI Provider for 2013.
As many organizations are upgrading to TFS 2017, there is a growing concern for version controlling old legacy projects on VS 2005/2008, and some confusion on steps to connect to Version Control of TFS...
View ArticleError while detaching the Collection database : TF246017: Team Foundation...
Environment: TFS 2017 Last weekend while I was with a customer I observed the below error message, it’s interesting to know that this error happened while we were detaching the database to take back up...
View ArticleTFS 2018 RC1 is now available for download!
TFS 2018 RC1 is now available for download. For download links and more information, check out the post from Brian Harry at TFS 2018 RC1 Availability
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Disabling Get Sources step in vNext build
Applies to/Tested on: TFS 2017/VSTS One of my customer wanted to disable the Get Sources operation in vNext build, which will happen by default with the execution of the build. Following are some of...
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Unconfigure Team Foundation Server
Applies to: TFS 2013 and above Sometimes, we'd like to refresh the TFS Application Tier setup to defaults in case there's an unintended change in services/IIS settings and we want to set it back to...
View ArticleTFS 2018 RC2 is now available for download!
TFS 2018 RC2 is now available for download. For download links and more information, check out the post from Brian Harry at TFS 2018 RC2 Availability
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Test TFS Upgrades: Pre-Production and Production Upgrade to Team Foundation...
We received a lot of queries asking to clarify Pre-Production and Production upgrade to TFS 2017 Update 2. This article explains step by step process to upgrade your current TFS (Minimum TFS 2012 RTM)...
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Understanding Build and Release Pipelines – Visual Studio Team Services/Team...
This article is provided in a FAQ format, based on our experience with customers to explain the concept of Pipelines. Hope it helps! Why are Pipelines necessary? To run concurrent builds and/or deploy...
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