Adding the Full Read Policy to All SharePoint Farm Web Applications
The procedure applies to SharePoint 2013, 2010, and 2007 and varies depending on the SharePoint version:
Note: The permissions required for the crawling account in the case of SharePoint Online are different (see SharePoint Online (Native) [Claims] Source Quick Setup or SharePoint Online (ADFS SSO) [Claims] Source Quick Setup)s.
Microsoft SharePoint 2013 or 2010
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Access SharePoint 2013/2010 Central Administration (Windows Start menu > All Programs > Microsoft SharePoint 2013/2010 Products).
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In SharePoint 2013/2010 Central Administration, under Application Management, click Manage web applications.
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For each web application to crawl:
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In the Web Applications Management page:
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Click the name of the desired web application to highlight it.
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In the ribbon, click User Policy.
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In the Policy for Web Application dialog box, click Add Users.
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In the Add Users wizard:
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In the Zone drop-down list, select (All zones), and then click Next.
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In the Users text box, add the crawling account.
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Under Permissions, select the Full Read - Has full read-only access check box.
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Click Finish.
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In the Policy for Web Application dialog box, click OK.
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Microsoft SharePoint 2007
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Access SharePoint 3.0 Central Administration (Windows Start menu > All Programs > Microsoft Office Server).
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Click Application Management.
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Click Policy for Web application.
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For every web application to crawl:
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Click Add Users.
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Select (All Zones), and then click Next.
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In the Users text box, add the crawling account.
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Under Permissions, select the Full Read - Has full read-only access checkbox, and then click Finish.
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