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Upgraded site alias redirect to Home page instead of loginpage

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Roy Chang
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3/9/2022 9:55 PM

Hi all,

I upgraded the site from 7.3.4 to 8.0.4 and noticed that upon typing the alias URL (https://pesdev.winc.com.au/genz), I get redirected to the Home page (https://pesdev.winc.com.au/genz) instead of https://pesdev.winc.com.au/genz/Login-Page (login page).

This was not the case in 7.3.4.

I have looked at the following:

web.config - no redirect rules

siteurls.config - same as previous version

portalalias table shows the correct HTTPalias for the portal - pesdev.winc.com.au/genz

site settings - In advanced settings and under page management, the Login page is designated as 'Login Page'. The login page itself is correctly configured. 

This is the message I get in the logs

 

AbsoluteURL:/Default.aspx

DefaultDataProvider:DotNetNuke.Data.SqlDataProvider, DotNetNuke

ExceptionGUID:31306d21-6501-4443-bf19-f2a208304f76

AssemblyVersion:

PortalId:-1

UserId:-1

TabId:-1

RawUrl:

Referrer:

UserAgent:

ExceptionHash:ER1q/mo/1/FEb0mSwV4ktQ==

Message:Value cannot be null. Parameter name: type

StackTrace:

   at System.Activator.CreateInstance(Type type, Boolean nonPublic)

   at System.Activator.CreateInstance(Type type)

   at DotNetNuke.UI.Skins.Pane.IsVesionableModule(ModuleInfo moduleInfo)

   at DotNetNuke.UI.Skins.Pane.InjectModule(ModuleInfo module)

   at DotNetNuke.UI.Skins.Skin.InjectModule(Pane pane, ModuleInfo module)

InnerMessage:

InnerStackTrace:

Source:mscorlib

FileName:

FileLineNumber:0

FileColumnNumber:0

Method:

Server Name: AEADPESSPS01

 

I am able to configure the SiteUrls.config file to read as follows:

      .*/gen/*

      http://pesdev.winc.com.au/genz/Loginpage.aspx

   

When I type in https://pesdev.winc.com.au/gen at the URL, it will promptly direct me to the correct login page

But not so for the http://pesdev.winc.com.au/genz, despite being setup in SiteUrls.config as

      .*/genz*

      http://pesdev.winc.com.au/genz/Login-page.aspx

   

So some rule is overriding the SiteUrls.config rule as per the genz alias.

 

 

Is there another config file that manages the redirection of sites or sets the rules? 

Regards,

Roy

James Clarkson
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3/9/2022 10:32 PM

Hello - the genz expression as you have it, without a dot (.) before the final asterisk (*) will match zero or more "z" characters, so for example will match

apple/gen/banana 

as well as

apple/genz/banana

Roy Chang
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3/10/2022 12:34 AM

Actually it was supposed to be 

      .*/genz/*

      http://pesdev.winc.com.au/genz/LoginPage.aspx

   

 

But even that did not work. It still directs me to the home page instead of the login page.

Thanks,

Roy

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3/10/2022 3:45 AM
Do you have a custom login page set at 'Site Settings' - 'Site Behavior' tab - 'Login page'?

Does the problem look like this issue: https://github.com/dnnsof...Platform/issues/5044
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3/10/2022 3:48 AM
Can you post a screenshot of your site settings/security settings?
Roy Chang
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3/10/2022 5:21 AM

Here is the screenshot which is for version 8.0.4. (Sorry, couldn't get the actual screenshot image)

Page Management

   

   Splash Page:           

   Home Page:           Home

   Login Page:             Login Page                 (This has the account login module)

  Registration Page:    Login Page                (This has the account login module)

  User Profile Page:    Activity feed

  Search Results Page:    Search Results

  404 Error Page:      

  500 Error Page:       

 

Security settings

   Administrator:         SuperUserAccount

   Hide Login Control:   (unchecked)

 

 

This redirection issue seems to occur with sites that were created in version 7.3.4. Those sites that were created in later versions(eg 9.9.1 worked well). 

I tried to re-create the upgrade scenario from scratch starting with 7.3.4 to 8.0.4 and this is what I have encountered.

 

 

 

Roy Chang
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3/10/2022 5:31 AM

Yes, quite similar, in that it keeps directing the home page.

However, when I try to click on a button within that Home page, it brings up the login page for credentials to be entered.

In version 9.9.1 where I have created other sites in that version, this redirection issue is absent.

 

 

 

 

Roy Chang
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3/16/2022 5:47 PM

Hello all,

I have resolved this redirect issue and it was resolved in version 9.9.1.

To do this I had to go to Pages, select Home and then go to Permissions. Under Permissions, it had 'All users' ticked for View. I unchecked it and checked 'Registered users' instead. I then saved the Home page. 

My redirect issue was thus resolved. There was no need for web.config or siteurls.config changes.

Thanks all,

Roy

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