How to Block a Sandboxed solution in Sharepoint 2010

In the lifetime of a Sharepoint 2010 implementation, there might be times where one of the deployed sandboxed solutions will start to fail for one or another reason (running out of quota could be one reason). In these dire circumstances, your first line of action might resort down to stopping the sandboxed solution to prevent further damage. With Sharepoint 2010, you have this flexibility, and it is a feature named Block Sandboxed Solution. More on this after the break.

Pre-Requisites

• User who wants to block the sandboxed solution must be a member of the Farm Administrator group on the computer hosting the all important Central Administration website.

Procedure

Step 1 – Launch Sharepoint 2010 Central Administration.

Step 2 – Click System Settings.

Step 3 – In the System Settings page, click Manage user solutions link, located under the Farm Management section.

Step 4 – In the Sandboxed Solution Management page, move to Solution Restrictions section.

Step 5 – Click Browse to move to the solution file you wish to block.

Step 6 – Although not required, you can type an informative message in the Message box. The message typed here will appear for the user attempting to use the solution.

Step 7 – Click Block and you are good to go.

So this is how you can go about blocking a faulty Sandboxed Solution in Sharepoint 2010. For more Sharepoint related stuff, don’t forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook and subscribe to our RSS Feed.