Error Creating Records Center

I was recently getting a rather unexpected error when trying to create a Records Center in one my SharePoint 2010 development environments. I went through the ULS logs and I found some entries. I was not able to find anything that really described the solution exactly.

When reading the errors, at least they point me in the direction of something being wrong with my email configuration. Sure enough, I had fat fingered my in-coming email configuration in Central Administration. One thing I learned is that there is a strong tie to email configuration with running of the Records Center template for SharePoint 2010.

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Document Management Server Information Policy Management wyxj Unexpected Email Routing: Failed to activate email routing feature. Exception: Microsoft.SharePoint.SPException: Error in the application. at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPList.UpdateDirectoryManagementService(String oldAlias, String newAlias) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPList.Update(Boolean bFromMigration) at Microsoft.Office.RecordsManagement.RecordsRepository.EmailRecordsHandler.EnsureSetupSubmittedRecordsList(SPWeb web) at Microsoft.Office.Server.Utilities.CultureUtility.RunWithCultureScope(CodeToRunWithCultureScope code) at Microsoft.Office.RecordsManagement.Internal.EmailRoutingFeatureReceiver.FeatureActivated(SPFeatureReceiverProperties properties) 4607e09b-6a0d-4549-b408-3d9c738b02e1

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SharePoint Foundation Topology c97b Unexpected Exception attempting to ApplyWebTemplate to SPSite http://japergis1/sites/rc: Microsoft.SharePoint.SPException: Error in the application. at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPList.UpdateDirectoryManagementService(String oldAlias, String newAlias) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPList.Update(Boolean bFromMigration) at Microsoft.Office.RecordsManagement.RecordsRepository.EmailRecordsHandler.EnsureSetupSubmittedRecordsList(SPWeb web) at Microsoft.Office.Server.Utilities.CultureUtility.RunWithCultureScope(CodeToRunWithCultureScope code) at Microsoft.Office.RecordsManagement.Internal.EmailRoutingFeatureReceiver.FeatureActivated(SPFeatureReceiverProperties properties) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeature.DoActivationCallout(Boolean fActivate, Boolean fForce) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeat... eb51ce5b-d984-4488-8fa2-c6c91da1b21e

SharePoint Foundation Topology c97b Unexpected ...ure.Activate(SPSite siteParent, SPWeb webParent, SPFeaturePropertyCollection props, Boolean fForce) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeatureCollection.AddInternal(SPFeatureDefinition featdef, Version version, SPFeaturePropertyCollection properties, Boolean force, Boolean fMarkOnly) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeatureCollection.AddInternalWithName(Guid featureId, String featureName, Version version, SPFeaturePropertyCollection properties, Boolean force, Boolean fMarkOnly, SPFeatureDefinitionScope featdefScope) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeatureManager.EnsureFeaturesActivatedCore(SPSite site, SPWeb web, String sFeatures, Boolean fMarkOnly) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeatureManager.<>c__DisplayClass7.<EnsureFeaturesActivatedAtWeb>b__6() at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPSecurity.RunAsUser(SP... eb51ce5b-d984-4488-8fa2-c6c91da1b21e

SharePoint Foundation Topology c97b Unexpected ...UserToken userToken, Boolean bResetContext, WaitCallback code, Object param) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeatureManager.EnsureFeaturesActivatedAtWeb(Byte[]& userToken, Guid& tranLockerId, Int32 nZone, Guid databaseid, Guid siteid, Guid webid, String sFeatures) at Microsoft.SharePoint.Library.SPRequestInternalClass.ApplyWebTemplate(String bstrUrl, String bstrWebTemplateContent, Int32 fWebTemplateContentFromSubweb, Int32 fDeleteGlobalListsWithWebTemplateContent, String& bstrWebTemplate, Int32& plWebTemplateId) at Microsoft.SharePoint.Library.SPRequest.ApplyWebTemplate(String bstrUrl, String bstrWebTemplateContent, Int32 fWebTemplateContentFromSubweb, Int32 fDeleteGlobalListsWithWebTemplateContent, String& bstrWebTemplate, Int32& plWebTemplateId) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPWeb.Ap... eb51ce5b-d984-4488-8fa2-c6c91da1b21e

SharePoint Foundation Topology c97b Unexpected ...plyWebTemplate(String strWebTemplate) at Microsoft.SharePoint.ApplicationPages.TemplatePickerUtil.ApplyWebTemplateAndRedirect(SPSiteAdministration siteAdministration, String strWebTemplate, String strRedirect, Boolean bCreateDefaultGroups, Page page, Boolean bDeleteOnError) Attempting to delete the site collection. eb51ce5b-d984-4488-8fa2-c6c91da1b21e

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SharePoint Foundation Runtime tkau Unexpected Microsoft.SharePoint.SPException: Error in the application. at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPList.UpdateDirectoryManagementService(String oldAlias, String newAlias) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPList.Update(Boolean bFromMigration) at Microsoft.Office.RecordsManagement.RecordsRepository.EmailRecordsHandler.EnsureSetupSubmittedRecordsList(SPWeb web) at Microsoft.Office.Server.Utilities.CultureUtility.RunWithCultureScope(CodeToRunWithCultureScope code) at Microsoft.Office.RecordsManagement.Internal.EmailRoutingFeatureReceiver.FeatureActivated(SPFeatureReceiverProperties properties) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeature.DoActivationCallout(Boolean fActivate, Boolean fForce) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeature.Activate(SPSite siteParent, SPWeb webParent, SPFeaturePropertyCollection pr... eb51ce5b-d984-4488-8fa2-c6c91da1b21e

SharePoint Foundation Runtime tkau Unexpected ...ops, Boolean fForce) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeatureCollection.AddInternal(SPFeatureDefinition featdef, Version version, SPFeaturePropertyCollection properties, Boolean force, Boolean fMarkOnly) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeatureCollection.AddInternalWithName(Guid featureId, String featureName, Version version, SPFeaturePropertyCollection properties, Boolean force, Boolean fMarkOnly, SPFeatureDefinitionScope featdefScope) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeatureManager.EnsureFeaturesActivatedCore(SPSite site, SPWeb web, String sFeatures, Boolean fMarkOnly) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeatureManager.<>c__DisplayClass7.<EnsureFeaturesActivatedAtWeb>b__6() at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPSecurity.RunAsUser(SPUserToken userToken, Boolean bResetContext, WaitCallback code, Object param) ... eb51ce5b-d984-4488-8fa2-c6c91da1b21e

SharePoint Foundation Runtime tkau Unexpected ... at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPFeatureManager.EnsureFeaturesActivatedAtWeb(Byte[]& userToken, Guid& tranLockerId, Int32 nZone, Guid databaseid, Guid siteid, Guid webid, String sFeatures) at Microsoft.SharePoint.Library.SPRequestInternalClass.ApplyWebTemplate(String bstrUrl, String bstrWebTemplateContent, Int32 fWebTemplateContentFromSubweb, Int32 fDeleteGlobalListsWithWebTemplateContent, String& bstrWebTemplate, Int32& plWebTemplateId) at Microsoft.SharePoint.Library.SPRequest.ApplyWebTemplate(String bstrUrl, String bstrWebTemplateContent, Int32 fWebTemplateContentFromSubweb, Int32 fDeleteGlobalListsWithWebTemplateContent, String& bstrWebTemplate, Int32& plWebTemplateId) at Microsoft.SharePoint.SPWeb.ApplyWebTemplate(String strWebTemplate) at Microsoft.SharePoint.ApplicationPa... eb51ce5b-d984-4488-8fa2-c6c91da1b21e

SharePoint Foundation Runtime tkau Unexpected ...ges.TemplatePickerUtil.ApplyWebTemplateAndRedirect(SPSiteAdministration siteAdministration, String strWebTemplate, String strRedirect, Boolean bCreateDefaultGroups, Page page, Boolean bDeleteOnError) at Microsoft.SharePoint.ApplicationPages.CreateSitePage.BtnCreateSite_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) at System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e) at System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.RaisePostBackEvent(String eventArgument) at System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(IPostBackEventHandler sourceControl, String eventArgument) at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) eb51ce5b-d984-4488-8fa2-c6c91da1b21e