How To
Summary
How to handle SharePoint Search Test Proxy issue when no proxy is attached to SharePoint. Only one Search Crawl server is going through Proxy out of several that are routing correctly through Load Balancer URL.
Environment
SharePoint
Steps
STEP 1:
This will give you a Domain User’s SID and Account Name:
PowerShell
$objUser = New-Object System.Security.Principal.NTAccount("DOMAIN_NAME”, “USER_NAME","spsearch")
$strSID = $objUser.Translate([System.Security.Principal.SecurityIdentifier])
$strSID.Value
Registry path to check:
HKEY_USERS\USER SID\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
1. The proxy entry can be identified under the above registry path.
2. Log in to the problem server using the Search Service Account and “Remove” the proxy configuration.
3. Review the machine.config file from the following location for further analysis located in the following location: C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\Config
Restart the Server
STEP 2:
Apply the latest Update if required and reboot
Perform a full Search Crawl after the reboot
Check ULS Logs for errors
Document Location
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Document Information
Modified date:
27 February 2026
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