Support answers on sandboxed solutions in SharePoint 2010

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05/12/2010

This article details some aspects of sandbox solution usage with Sharepoint 2010 RTM.

Detailed steps to setup sandbox solutions are available at https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee704543(office.14).aspx

Process and SandBoxing

Q: In which process does a sandbox solution execute?

A: executable is C:\program files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\UserCode\SPUCWorkerProcess.exe

Q: In VisualStudio, I receive “Error occurred in deployment step 'Activate Features': Cannot start service SPUserCodeV4 on computer '<myserver>'.

A: Verify that the service “Microsoft SharePoint Foundation Sandboxed Code Service” is running. Its status can be verified in Central Administration \ System Settings \ Manage Services on this server.

Q: How to check if a solution was sandboxed when an exception occurred?

A: if call stack contains

SPUCWorkerProcess.exe!Microsoft.SharePoint.UserCode.SPUserCodeApplicationHostAppDomainRef.ExecuteWrapper

The solution ran in a sandbox.

Q: How to recycle the sandbox process ?

A: the SPUCWorkerProcess.exe process is recycled when stopping & restarting the “Microsoft SharePoint Foundation Sandboxed Code Service” service.

Sandboxing and DLLs…

Q: How to visualize the object model available for a sandbox solution?

A: the object model is viewable with object explorer on c:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\UserCode\assemblies\Microsoft.SharePoint.dll. Only available methods are displayed. For example, the non-authorized method Microsoft.SharePoint.Utilities.SPUtility.SendEmail() is not displayed. But the available Microsoft.SharePoint.Utilities.SPUtility.StringToUInt64() is displayed.

Q: From which folder is my DLL loaded when my solution runs in a sandbox?

A: the DLL is loaded from C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\SharePoint\UCCache\<some characters>\<myassembly>.dll

Q: What happens when a non-authorized method is called ?

A: an exception is generated. For example, in a webpart, you see:

Web Part Error: Unhandled exception was thrown by the sandboxed code wrapper's Execute method in the partial trust app domain: An unexpected error has occurred.

Detailed error below (the exception is in maroon color) :

[SPUserCodeSolutionExecutionFailedException: Une exception non gérée a été générée par la méthode Execute du wrapper de code en mode bac à sable dans le domaine d’application de confiance partielle : Une erreur inattendue s'est produite.]
Server stack trace:
at Microsoft.SharePoint.UserCode.SPUserCodeApplicationHostAppDomainRef.Execute(Type userCodeWrapperType, SPUserCodeCachedAssemblyGroup userAssemblyGroup, Guid siteCollectionId, Byte[] binaryUserCodeToken, Byte[] proxyOperationToken, SPUserCodeExecutionContext executionContext)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.UserCode.SPUserCodeApplicationHostAppDomainRef.Execute(Type userCodeWrapperType, SPUserCodeCachedAssemblyGroup userAssemblyGroup, Guid siteCollectionId, Byte[] binaryUserCodeToken, Byte[] proxyOperationToken, SPUserCodeExecutionContext executionContext)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.UserCode.SPUserCodeAppDomain.Execute(Type userCodeWrapperType, SPUserCodeCachedAssemblyGroup userAssemblyGroup, Guid siteCollectionId, Byte[] binaryUserCodeToken, Byte[] proxyOperationToken, SPUserCodeExecutionContext executionContext)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.UserCode.SPUserCodeWorkerProcessProxyForShim.ExecuteInternal(Type userCodeWrapperType, SPUserCodeCachedAssemblyGroup userAssemblyGroup, Guid siteCollectionId, Byte[] binaryUserCodeToken, Byte[] proxyOperationToken, SPUserCodeExecutionContext executionContext)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.UserCode.SPUserCodeWorkerProcessProxy.Execute(Type userCodeWrapperType, SPUserCodeCachedAssemblyGroup userAssemblyGroup, Guid siteCollectionId, Byte[] binaryUserCodeToken, Byte[] proxyOperationToken, SPUserCodeExecutionContext executionContext)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging.StackBuilderSink._PrivateProcessMessage(IntPtr md, Object[] args, Object server, Int32 methodPtr, Boolean fExecuteInContext, Object[]& outArgs)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging.StackBuilderSink.SyncProcessMessage(IMessage msg, Int32 methodPtr, Boolean fExecuteInContext)
Exception rethrown at [0]:
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.HandleReturnMessage(IMessage reqMsg, IMessage retMsg)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.PrivateInvoke(MessageData& msgData, Int32 type)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.UserCode.SPUserCodeWorkerProcess.ExecuteDelegate.EndInvoke(IAsyncResult result)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.UserCode.SPUserCodeWorkerProcess.Execute(Type userCodeWrapperType, SPUserCodeCachedAssemblyGroup userAssemblyGroup, Guid siteCollectionId, SPUserToken userToken, String currentAffinity, SPUserCodeExecutionContext executionContext)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.UserCode.SPUserCodePoolableProcessConnection.Execute(Type userCodeWrapperType, SPUserCodeCachedAssemblyGroup userAssemblyGroup, Guid siteCollectionId, SPUserToken userToken, String affinity, SPUserCodeExecutionContext executionContext)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.UserCode.SPUserCodeExecutionHost.Execute(Type userCodeWrapperType, Guid siteCollectionId, SPUserToken userToken, String affinity, SPUserCodeExecutionContext executionContext)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging.StackBuilderSink._PrivateProcessMessage(IntPtr md, Object[] args, Object server, Int32 methodPtr, Boolean fExecuteInContext, Object[]& outArgs)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging.StackBuilderSink.SyncProcessMessage(IMessage msg, Int32 methodPtr, Boolean fExecuteInContext)
Exception rethrown at [1]:
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.HandleReturnMessage(IMessage reqMsg, IMessage retMsg)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.PrivateInvoke(MessageData& msgData, Int32 type)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.ISPUserCodeExecutionHostProxy.Execute(Type userCodeWrapperType, Guid siteCollectionId, SPUserToken userToken, String affinityBucketName, SPUserCodeExecutionContext executionContext)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.UserCode.SPUserCodeExecutionManager.Execute(Type userCodeWrapperType, SPSite site, SPUserCodeExecutionContext executionContext)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.UserCode.SPUserCodeWebPartRemoteExecutionHelper.<>c__DisplayClassa.b__9()
at Microsoft.SharePoint.Utilities.SecurityContext.RunAsProcess(CodeToRunElevated secureCode)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.UserCode.SPUserCodeWebPartRemoteExecutionHelper.ExecuteRequestInSandBox(HttpContext context, SPWeb web, SPWebPartManager manager, SPUserCodeWebPart userCodeWebPart)
[HttpUnhandledException: Exception of type 'System.Web.HttpUnhandledException' was thrown.]
Server stack trace:
at System.Web.UI.Page.HandleError(Exception e)
at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint)
at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequest(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint)
at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequest()
at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequest(HttpContext context)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.UserCode.SPUserCodeWebPartWrapper.ExecuteHttpRequest(SPUserCodeWebPartHttpRequestContext webPartExecutionContext, SPUserCodeWebPartHttpResponse httpRequestResponse)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.UserCode.SPUserCodeWebPartWrapper.Execute(SPUserCodeExecutionContext executionContext)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.UserCode.SPUserCodeApplicationHostAppDomainRef.ExecuteWrapper(SPUserCodeWrapper wrapper, SPUserCodeExecutionContext executionContext)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging.StackBuilderSink._PrivateProcessMessage(IntPtr md, Object[] args, Object server, Int32 methodPtr, Boolean fExecuteInContext, Object[]& outArgs)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging.StackBuilderSink.AsyncProcessMessage(IMessage msg, IMessageSink replySink)
Exception rethrown at [0]:
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.EndInvokeHelper(Message reqMsg, Boolean bProxyCase)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RemotingProxy.Invoke(Object NotUsed, MessageData& msgData)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.UserCode.SPUserCodeApplicationHostAppDomainRef.CodeToExecuteWrapper.EndInvoke(IAsyncResult result)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.UserCode.SPUserCodeApplicationHostAppDomainRef.Execute(Type userCodeWrapperType, SPUserCodeCachedAssemblyGroup userAssemblyGroup, Guid siteCollectionId, Byte[] binaryUserCodeToken, Byte[] proxyOperationToken, SPUserCodeExecutionContext executionContext)
[MissingMethodException: Method not found: 'Void Microsoft.SharePoint.Utilities.SPUtility.GetNTFullNameandEmailfromLogin(Microsoft.SharePoint.SPWeb, System.String, System.String ByRef, System.String ByRef)'.]
at SBWebPArt5_Login_Sable.Login_WebPArt5_Sable.Login_WebPArt5_Sable.<>c__DisplayClass1.b__0(Object , EventArgs )
at System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument)
at System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.System.Web.UI.IPostBackEventHandler.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument)
at System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(IPostBackEventHandler sourceControl, String eventArgument)
at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint)

ULS log contains an entry for SPUCWorkerProcess.exe and also an entry for SPUCHostService.exe:

04/29/2010 16:47:46.22 SPUCWorkerProcess.exe (0x1530) 0x1780 SharePoint Foundation Sandboxed Code Service

fe8s Medium - - Unhandled exception was thrown by the sandboxed code wrapper's Execute method in the partial trust

app domain: An unexpected error has occurred. - userCodeWrapperType = "Microsoft.SharePoint.UserCode.SPUserCodeWebPartWrapper",

userAssemblyGroupId = "3F74E8EE99624C358005954B7BD10334-idjGV+/yzfqv3u+SsMvNh/QyrYW23cR2ErgVPMa+clc=", siteCollectionId = "22b46f56-a5c1-

47cc-b55f-fdb9b369ca19" - Inner Exception: Microsoft.SharePoint.UserCode.SPUserCodeSolutionProxiedException: Exception of type

'System.Web.HttpUnhandledException' was thrown. ---> Microsoft.SharePoint.UserCode.SPUserCodeSolutionProxiedException: Method not found:

'Void Microsoft.SharePoint.Utilities.SPUtility.GetNTFullNameandEmailfromLogin(Microsoft.SharePoint.SPWeb, System.String, System.String

ByRef, System.String ByRef)'.
at SBWebPArt5_Login_Sable.Login_WebPArt5_Sable.Login_WebPArt5_Sable.<>c__DisplayClass1.<CreateChildControls>b__0(Object , EventArgs )

at System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e) at System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument)

at System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.System.Web.UI.IPostBackEventHandler.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument)
at System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(IPostBackEventHandler sourceControl, String eventArgument)
at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint)

--- End of inner exception stack trace ---

Server stack trace:      at System.Web.UI.Page.HandleError(Exception e)
at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint)
at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequest(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint)
at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequest()
at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequest(HttpContext context)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.UserCode.SPUserCodeWebPartWrapper.ExecuteHttpRequest(SPUserCodeWebPartHttpRequestContext webPartExecutionContext,

SPUserCodeWebPartHttpResponse httpRequestResponse)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.UserCode.SPUserCodeWebPartWrapper.Execute(SPUserCodeExecutionContext executionContext)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.UserCode.SPUserCodeApplicationHostAppDomainRef.ExecuteWrapper(SPUserCodeWrapper wrapper, SPUserCodeExecutionContext

executionContext)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging.StackBuilderSink._PrivateProcessMessage(IntPtr md, Object[] args, Object server, Int32 methodPtr,

Boolean fExecuteInContext, Object[]& outArgs)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging.StackBuilderSink.AsyncProcessMessage(IMessage msg, IMessageSink replySink)

Exception rethrown at [0]:
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.EndInvokeHelper(Message reqMsg, Boolean bProxyCase)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RemotingProxy.Invoke(Object NotUsed, MessageData& msgData)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.UserCode.SPUserCodeApplicationHostAppDomainRef.CodeToExecuteWrapper.EndInvoke(IAsyncResult result)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.UserCode.SPUserCodeApplicationHostAppDomainRef.Execute(Type userCodeWrapperType, SPUserCodeCachedAssemblyGroup

userAssemblyGroup, Guid siteCollectionId, Byte[] binaryUserCodeToken, Byte[] proxyOperationToken, SPUserCodeExecutionContext

executionContext)

04/29/2010 16:47:46.29 SPUCHostService.exe (0x0548) 0x13B8 SharePoint Foundation Sandboxed Code Service

fe3r Medium - - Unhandled exception was thrown by the sandboxed code wrapper's Execute method in the partial trust

app domain: An unexpected error has occurred. - Monitored process "ipc://ef45c9b0-c020-4920-a200-434242116856:7000" has encountered an

unhandled exception while executing user code. - Inner Exception: Microsoft.SharePoint.UserCode.SPUserCodeSolutionProxiedException:

Exception of type 'System.Web.HttpUnhandledException' was thrown. ---> Microsoft.SharePoint.UserCode.SPUserCodeSolutionProxiedException:

Method not found: 'Void Microsoft.SharePoint.Utilities.SPUtility.GetNTFullNameandEmailfromLogin(Microsoft.SharePoint.SPWeb, System.String,

System.String ByRef, System.String ByRef)'.
at SBWebPArt5_Login_Sable.Login_WebPArt5_Sable.Login_WebPArt5_Sable.<>c__DisplayClass1.<CreateChildControls>b__0(Object , EventArgs )

at System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument)
at System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.System.Web.UI.IPostBackEventHandler.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument)
at System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(IPostBackEventHandler sourceControl, String eventArgument)
at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint)
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---

Server stack trace:
at System.Web.UI.Page.HandleError(Exception e)
at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint)
at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequest(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint)
at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequest()
at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequest(HttpContext context)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.UserCode.SPUserCodeWebPartWrapper.ExecuteHttpRequest(SPUserCodeWebPartHttpRequestContext webPartExecutionContext,

executionContext) at System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging.StackBuilderSink._PrivateProcessMessage(IntPtr md, Object[] args, Object server,

Int32 methodPtr, Boolean fExecuteInContext, Object[]& outArgs)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Messaging.StackBuilderSink.AsyncProcessMessage(IMessage msg, IMessageSink replySink) Exception rethrown at

[0]:      at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.EndInvokeHelper(Message reqMsg, Boolean bProxyCase)
at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RemotingProxy.Invoke(Object NotUsed, MessageData& msgData)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.UserCode.SPUserCodeApplicationHostAppDomainRef.CodeToExecuteWrapper.EndInvoke(IAsyncResult result)
at Microsoft.SharePoint.UserCode.SPUserCodeApplicationHostAppDomainRef.Execute(Type userCodeWrapperType, SPUserCodeCachedAssemblyGroup