How can my My Site and My Links links break Let me count the ways 

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I just took a lot of time tracking down all of the ways that the "My Site" and "My Links" Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 links can be missing from the top right-hand side of MOSS sites.
Here is a list of the different ways the links can go missing and the solutions to get the links back.

Edit master page
If the 2 tags below are missing from your master page you just deleted your "My Site" and "My Links" links.
If these controls are missing, place the controls back into your master page code and the links will be back.

Lack of AAMs on a host header web application
If you site is on on the default port 80 site and uses a host header you may still be able to get to your SharePoint site without an AAM set, but you will not be able to view the "My Site" or "My Links" links.
Enter and AAM for the web application that is hosted with a host header on the default port 80 site.

MySite feature deactivated
If the MySite feature is disabled the links will not show up. This feature is a hidden feature, so you cannot check the activation of the feature through the Site Settings->Site Features/Site Collection Features or at Central Administration->Operations->Manage Farm Features.
To reactivate the feature use the commands below.
stsadm -o deactivefeature -name MySite
stsadm -o activatefeature -name MySite

No SSP
If you do not have an SSP then you will no have the "My Site" or "My Links" links. Of course you will no have My Sites at all this this makes perfect sense. To fix Create a new SSP and MySite web application.

Web application not associated with an SSP
If your web application is not associated with an SSP you will not have the links. This normally will not happen if you have an SSP as the web applications will be associated with an SSP, but sometimes things happen and a web application is not associated to an SSP, or the GUI and STSADM tools report that the web application is associated, but if fact it is not. To fix this try to re-associate the web application using the SSP Administration GUI or stsadm -o associatewebapp command to re-associate the web application.

Web application content database not synched with SSP
To find if you are in this situation run stsadm -o synch -listolddatabases <#OF DAYS> to list content databases that have not synched with their SSP in the number of days.

As always, remember to backup and verify the backup of your SharePoint farm before making changes.

 
Posted by Chad on 2-Dec-08
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