Hello Sitecore Devs,
We have a Sitecore 9.1 instance (initial release) where
Identity Server is disabled.
To know more about Identity server follow this link :
If you want to disable identity Server for some reason,
Sitecore OOTB provides 2 disabler configs namely,
Sitecore.Owin.Authentication.Disabler.config
Sitecore.Owin.Authentication.IdentityServer.Disabler.config
I found one strange thing on my Sitecore instance after the
identity server is disabled.
Whenever I tried to open any admin page (e.g. http://<yourhostname>/sitecore/admin)
without login, instead of redirecting me to the login page it was showing me
access denied error page.
This was something unexpected. So, I raised a Support ticket with Sitecore to understand this behavior.
Sitecore Support accepted this as a bug in Sitecore 9.1.
Now what’s the
solution?
As per Sitecore they would no longer provide patches for Sitecore
9.1 or later versions.
Check the Sitecore KB article on this: https://kb.sitecore.net/articles/077333
But they were kind on me. They did mention a workaround for
this.
- Create an item under the item '/sitecore/system/Aliases' using Alias item
- Insert an external link. For example, create the admin item with the link http://<HostName>/sitecore/login?ReturnUrl=%2fsitecore%2fadmin%2f
- The shell item - with the link http://<HostName>/sitecore/login
- Publish your items.
View below screencast to reproduce and fix the issue: https://www.screencast.com/t/koGEsQDXszn
That’s it for now!!!
