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sharepointfieldlookuphttp-status-code-403

403 forbidden error when trying to add a sharepoint lookup or person or group field

After creating a new list in SharePoint, I can add other types of fields, but not lookup fields or person or group fields.

When creating a new column... as soon as I change the column type radio to one of these two types of fields, I get a 403 forbidden error.

Any ideas why that might be happening? Is it a setting in Central Administration or something?

Solution

  • It looks like the problem was that the SHAREPOINT\System account was gone.

    We added it back in and then everything worked as expected.