Authentication dialog opens when landing on Bamboo login page
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Problem
When you access Bamboo, you see an authentication dialog box that you either have to close or sign in to before logging in to Bamboo
Diagnosis
Environment
- Bamboo running on a Microsoft IIS (Internet Information Services) server
- Bamboo Anonymous Access disabled
Diagnostic Steps
- With your browser Developer Tools open, navigate to the Bamboo login page
- You should see a 401 error when the dialog box opens, select it and view the Headers that were received, you should see something like the following:
Server:Microsoft-IIS/7.5Vary:AcceptWWW-Authenticate:NegotiateWWW-Authenticate:NTLM
Cause
This is caused by the following conditions:
- Bamboo Anonymous Access is disabled
- NT LAN Manager (NTLM) authentication is enabled
Resolution
Option A
If allowing Anonymous user access to Bamboo is an option for your Team, please enable this in Administration >> Overview >> Global permissions.
Option B
If allowing Anonymous user access to Bamboo is not an option for your Team, this dialog can be disabled by disabling NTLM authentication in your web server.
Please see Microsoft TechNet's Configure Windows Authentication (IIS 7) for more information and details on how to complete this.