A quick trip to the command line and the appcmd interface can solve the problem. The following command will set the idleTimeout property to 10 minutes.

appcmd set apppool "Application Pool Name" /processModel.idleTimeout:0.00:10:00

When properly executed, the command will output the following:

APPPOOL object "Application Pool Name" changed

Reference

• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-070 – Important
• Microsoft Security Response Center
• Microsoft SharePoint Team Blog

For SharePoint 2010, the relevant web.config entry will look like:

 <customerrors defaultredirect="/_layouts/error2.aspx" mode="On" redirectmode="ResponseRewrite"></customerrors>

While for SharePoint 2007, the web.config entry will read:

 <customerrors defaultredirect="/_layouts/error2.aspx" mode="On"></customerrors>

The solution? I whipped up a Windows application so download one, several, or all of the solution packages currently stored in the farm configuration database.

I have posted the application to CodePlex @ http://spsolutiondownloader.codeplex.com/.

The application must be run in the context of a Farm Administrator (i.e. right-click, Run As…) on a server in the farm for which you wish to download the solution package(s) from and requires the .NET Framework 3.5.

I would love some feedback from the community as to whether or not this useful. I have some other little apps in mind I could put together with the proper motivation.

What are you waiting for?  Go check it out!

Go check it out.

Go check it out.

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SPSite site = SPContext.GetContext(HttpContext.Current).Site;
                ServerContext serverContext = ServerContext.GetContext(site);

                UserProfileManager profileManager = new UserProfileManager(serverContext);
                UserProfile currentUserProfile = profileManager.GetUserProfile(System.Web.HttpContext.Current.User.Identity.Name);

                if (this.chkTerms.Checked)
                    currentUserProfile["TermsOfUseAccepted"].Value = "true";
                else
                    currentUserProfile["TermsOfUseAccepted"].Value = "false";

                currentUserProfile["SecurityQuestion1"].Value = this.lstQuestion1.SelectedItem.Text + "|" + Server.HtmlEncode(this.txtQuestion1Ans.Text);
                currentUserProfile["SecurityQuestion2"].Value = this.lstQuestion2.SelectedItem.Text + "|" + Server.HtmlEncode(this.txtQuestion2Ans.Text);
                currentUserProfile["SecurityQuestion3"].Value = this.lstQuestion3.SelectedItem.Text + "|" + Server.HtmlEncode(this.txtQuestion3Ans.Text);

                currentUserProfile.Commit();

                site.RootWeb.Dispose();
                site.Dispose();

SPSite site = SPContext.GetContext(HttpContext.Current).Site;
            ServerContext serverContext = ServerContext.GetContext(site);

            UserProfileManager profileManager = new UserProfileManager(serverContext);
            UserProfile currentUserProfile = null;

            if (profileManager.UserExists(System.Web.HttpContext.Current.User.Identity.Name))
                currentUserProfile = profileManager.GetUserProfile(System.Web.HttpContext.Current.User.Identity.Name);
            else
                currentUserProfile = profileManager.CreateUserProfile(System.Web.HttpContext.Current.User.Identity.Name);

            string termsOfUseAnswered = (string)currentUserProfile["TermsOfUseAccepted"].Value;
            string securityQuestion1 = (string)currentUserProfile["SecurityQuestion1"].Value;
            string securityQuestion2 = (string)currentUserProfile["SecurityQuestion2"].Value;
            string securityQuestion3 = (string)currentUserProfile["SecurityQuestion3"].Value;

Note that this buids on Creating Custom Profile Properties Through Code.