Troubleshooting Team Foundation Build Server
The following section describes common Team Foundation Build server errors and gives information about how to troubleshoot the errors.
Build Service Errors
When you click Queue in the Queue Build dialog box, you may receive one of the following error messages:
Error: TF42046: The build service used in the build process is not reachable. This error occurs when either the build agent computer is off-line, the required service is not running, Team Foundation Build is not installed on the build computer, Team Foundation Build is configured for a different Team Foundation Server or the network is not available. Please contact your Team Foundation Server administrator to verify that Team Foundation Build is correctly installed and running.
Error: The build service could not validate the caller. Please ensure that the network connection between Build computer and Team Foundation Server is proper, and the caller is valid.
Solution
To fix either of these errors, make sure that the following conditions are true:
Make sure that the build component is installed on the build computer and that Visual Studio Team Foundation Build service is running in the services controller.
Start the Visual Studio Team Foundation Build service by selecting Services in Administrative Tools. In the Services pane, right-click Visual Studio Team Foundation Build and click Start.
Make sure that the account running the build service on the build computer is a member of the Build Services group for that team project. This is required to give the account appropriate permissions across the various components of the Team Foundation Server.
If the build computer is firewall enabled, make sure that the program tfsbuildservice is in the exceptions list.
Verify that the build agent name provided for the build definition is correct.
Make sure that the version of the Team Foundation Server and the Team Foundation Build server are same.
Make sure that the build computer which was used with another Team Foundation Server (for example, beta2 Team Foundation Server), is now not set to being used for the new Team Foundation Server. In these cases, the AllowedTeamServer key in the registry at HKCU\Software\microsoft\visualstudio\9.0\teambuild for the Build service account, or the AllowedTeamServer key in the TFSBuildService.config file contains the allowed team server. If the specified server is no longer being used, delete the registry entry.
If these solutions do not work, open the Windows Event Log and examine it for errors and warnings. To open the event viewer, on the build computer or the Team Foundation Server application-tier server, click Start, and then click Run. Type eventvwr in the Run dialog box. The Windows event Log opens so that you can examine it for Team Foundation Build related errors and warnings.
See Also
Tasks
How to: Establish Permissions for Team Foundation Build Agent