Your search cannot be completed because of a service error

 

If you get the below error while performing a search from “Search box” of SharePoint

Error :: Your search cannot be completed because of a service error

The solution that worked for me to fix this error was to give sufficient privileges (EXECUTE,READ,WRITE,etc) to your SharePoint Service Account  on your SSP’s search database.

Normally this service account can be classified as <Domain>/<SharepointComputerName>$

e.g. if your domain name is OrgCorp.com and your sharepoint machine name is SPComp then the user will be OrgCorp/SPComp$

In my case the account name is MANCORP/MANMOSS$ and here’s how the DB setup looks like

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