Sharepoint Event ID 6398 and 7023

I'm getting repeating errors from Sharepoint.
Event 6398
The Execute method of job definition
Microsoft.SharePoint.Search.Administration.SPSearchJobDefinition (ID
51e6fb53-ed1d-42b8-ad9c-44c9fda18619) threw an exception. More information
is included below.

The gatherer is shutting down.

- EventData

Microsoft.SharePoint.Search.Administration.SPSearchJobDefinition
51e6fb53-ed1d-42b8-ad9c-44c9fda18619
The gatherer is shutting down.

and

Event 7023
The Windows SharePoint Services Search service terminated with the following
error:
Cannot create a file when that file already exists.
EventData

param1 Windows SharePoint Services Search
param2 %%183

I went to services.msc and verified the Windows SharePoint Services Search
is set for manual start. When I tried to start it I got an error of;
Windows count not start the Windows SharePoint Services Search service on
Local Computer. Error 183: Cannot create a file when that file already
exists.

I googled around and found others with this problem, but no solutions. Any
ideas?

Problem still occuring, does anyone have a clue on this?

[Geek3]

I've also been trying to track down this error and kept getting this page as the first listing on Google. I found a solution that appeared to fix the problem and I am posting it below. This was a response from Microsoft on another site regarding an SBS 2008 server (which also runs SQL):

If you are running SQL server on the same server, the Windows SharePoint Services search logon account may not have the correct permission to access
or to query the Windows SharePoint Services database on the computer that is running SQL Server. To work around this issue, stop the Windows SharePoint Services
Search service. Then, add a domain account that has permissions to access the computer that is running SQL Server. To do this, follow these steps:
1. Use an account that has administrative permissions to log on to the computer that is running Windows SharePoint Services 3.0.
2. Click Start, click Run, type cmd in the Open box, and then click OK.
3. At the command prompt, move to the %programfiles%\common files\microsoft shared\web server extensions\12\bin folder.
4. Type the following at the command prompt, and then press ENTER:
stsadm -o spsearch -action stop
This command stops and disables the Windows SharePoint Services Search service.
5. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Services.
6. In the Services MMC snap-in, right-click Windows SharePoint Services Search, and then click Properties.
7. In the Windows SharePoint Services Search Properties dialog box, click the Log On tab.
8. Click This account, type the name of the domain account that has the correct permissions, type the password, and then type the password again in the Confirm
password box.
9. Click the General tab, click the list next to Startup type, and then click Automatic. Click Apply, click Start, and then click OK

If the issue persists, please download and apply the WSS 3.0 update 934525. More information here:

Description of the security update for Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/934525

SharePoint Products and Technologies Wizard Fails on Step 5

Please feel free to let us know the event log from the configuration wizard.

Hope this helps.


Best regards,
Robbin Meng(MSFT)
Microsoft Online Newsgroup Support