SQL Server Reporting Services – The value for UrlRoot in RSReportServer.config is not valid. The default value will be used instead.

-> On one of my SQL Server Reporting Services server, I could see below warnings in Event Viewer.

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Log Name: Application
Source: Report Server Windows Service
Date: 18/09/2019 9:44:16 AM
Event ID: 110
Task Category: Management
Level: Warning
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer:
Description:
The value for UrlRoot in RSReportServer.config is not valid. The default value will be used instead.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns=”http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event”&gt;
<System>
<Provider Name=”Report Server Windows Service” />
<EventID Qualifiers=”0″>110</EventID>
<Level>3</Level>
<Task>5</Task>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime=”2019-09-17T23:44:16.691430500Z” />
<EventRecordID>6489</EventRecordID>
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer></Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>UrlRoot</Data>
<Data>RSReportServer.config</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>

-> Edit file RSReportServer.config from location D:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSRS<Version>.<Instance>\Reporting Services\ReportServer folder.

-> Search for <UrlRoot> in that file. In my case, it was blank,

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-> Open Reporting Services Configuration Manager. Navigate to “Web Portal URL” or “Report Manager URL”. Copy the entry in “URLs:” and paste it in RSReportServer.config file between <UrlRoot> </UrlRoot> as shown below,

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-> Restarting reporting service after the above change stopped the warning.

Thank You,
Vivek Janakiraman

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