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Disable password verification for SSO users

Issue When changing the screen name or email address of a user, the portal now requires a password verification. This was not a requirement for previous versions of Liferay. Environment DXP 7.3+ Resolution This is a change implemented under LPS-112726 to address security concerns....

Adding More Australian Time Zones

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Introduction By default, Liferay has a list of Australian time zones that don't account for regional rules related to daylight savings time. For example, Brisbane (Queensland) will remain on AEST (UTC+10:00) throughout the year, whereas Sydney (New South Wales) observes daylight savings...

While using Azure B2C a SAML error occurs when getting a parameter with whitespaces

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Issue When SAML module is configured and integrated with an Azure B2C and we need to map a parameter to a Liferay parameter, a problem might occur due to a whitespace: <saml:Attribute FriendlyName="Given Name" Name="Given Name"...

How to Disable Groovy Scripts and the Scripting Console in Control Panel

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Issue I want to disable Groovy Scripts from being executed in Control Panel's Server Administration panel Environment Prior to DXP 7.4 Resolution 1. Go to Control Panel > Configuration > System Settings 2. In the Platform section, find "Module Container" 3. In the Module Container...

How to Disable Gogo Shell

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Issue I want to disable the Gogo Shell from my Liferay instance Environment Liferay DXP Resolution The Gogo Shell can be disabled by performing the following actions: 1. Go to Control Panel > Configuration > Components 2. Find the entry for Gogo Shell and click it 3. Uncheck the "Active"...

Is it possible to know the timeline for when a hotfix from Liferay Support will be ready?

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Issue Is it possible to have an exact timeline on when a hotfix from Liferay Support will be ready? Environment Portal 6.1/6.2 DXP 7.0/7.1/7.2/7.3/7.4 Resolution While there is no exact timeline from Liferay Support on when a hotfix will be ready, we, at Liferay are able to provide an...

Viewer Role is able to upload/edit the documents

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Issue Steps to Reproduce: 1) Create a Site called HR 2) Create a Private page called Documents 3) In the Document's Page drag and drop Document and Media (Image-1) 4) Click on Document and Media Configuration and check Show Actions (Image-2) 5) Save the Settings 6) Go to Roles and Create...

Deleting old data from 'AUDIT_AUDITEVENT' table in 6.2

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Issue I want to clean up the AUDIT_AUDITEVENT table because the old data is taking up too much space. Environment Portal 6.2 Resolution Note: The following information involves customizations that are beyond the scope of Liferay Support. Please exercise appropriate discretion in the use...

A non-friendly error message appears in the logs when trying to create a new user through API with a firstName that is longer than allowed

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Issue Trying to create a new user via API with a longer than allowed firstName produces a non-friendly error message in the logs Reproducing steps Start Liferay and go to Control Panel > Server Administration > Script Use the following Groovy script to create a new user via API with a...

The size of the user_ table's firstName field should be increased

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Issue The size of the firstName (75) field of the user_ table should be increased since it sometimes prevents the creation and access of certain users in an environment. Environment Liferay DXP 7.0 Resolution In terms of changing the column's size, this adjustment could result in a...

Trace about Reflection.getCallerClass is not supported when executing Patching Tool

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Issue When you try to use the Patching Tool (for example, the command patchingtool.sh info), you get an error similar to the following: 2021-07-16 06:41:48,143 INFO sun.reflect.Reflection.getCallerClass is not supported. ReflectionUtil.getCallerClass will be much slower due to this....

What permissions are needed to edit content pages?

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Issue What permissions does a role need to edit content pages, including adding, configuring and deleting widgets and fragments in it? Environment Liferay DXP 7.2, 7.3 Resolution There are a handful of basic permissions needed for a given role to be able to edit content pages: Pages >...

Why a big .lar import, using SQL Server database makes the Liferay system unreachable?

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Issue The Customer has initiated a big .lar import, and during the actual import-process the system cannot be accessed. Environment Liferay 6.2 Liferay 7.0 Liferay 7.1 Liferay 7.2 Liferay 7.3 Resolution For SQL Server to function properly. SQL Server’s Read Committed Snapshot...

Importing LDAP users with the same email address

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Issue I want to import LDAP users that have the same email address, but the import fails due to an error about a duplicate email address: 2021-08-02 16:53:47.766 ERROR [https-jsse-nio-4443-exec-13][LDAPAuth:432] Problem accessing LDAP server...

Does an upgrade to a new Liferay Fix Pack include the upgrade of Tomcat version?

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Issue Do we need to upgrade the Tomcat version when we upgrade to a Liferay version? Environment Liferay DXP 7.2 Resolution A Fix Pack doesn't change the Tomcat version, it only patches Liferay that was deployed inside Tomcat and the osgi modules. A Liferay bundle in a Service Pack...

Exported Data to .CSV files with accented characters does not import correctly into MS Excel

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Issue After exporting data from contacts stored in Liferay to a .CSV file, it was found that when trying to import that .CSV file to Microsoft Excel, if there were letters and words that contained accents (i.e. á, é, í, ó, ú), these letters were replaced with other symbols and letters....

Who is this Anonymous User?

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Issue I started noticing actions logged in the Audit trail as a Blank User (user id 0). Who is this Anonymous user? Environment Liferay DXP 7.0 (Fix Pack 60 onwards) Liferay DXP 7.1 Liferay DXP 7.2 Resolution The Anonymous User record is actually a feature of Liferay that addresses the...

Migrating the users from one portal to another

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Issue The requirement to import or migrate users from one Liferay Portal to the another Liferay Portal. Environment Liferay Portal 6.2 Resolution Importing users between the environments is not currently available as an out of the box feature. However, if you want to achieve this...

Record results from the lb command on Gogoshell

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Issue How do I record on a .txt file the results of executing the lb command on Gogoshell. Environment DXP 7.0 Resolution This is achieved by creating a script to record the session on Telnet. It's not possible to do it via Gogoshell. Create a script like this: #!/usr/bin/expect spawn...

User list empty

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Issue The user list appears empty. Unable to find any user. Environment Liferay 6.2 Liferay DXP 7.0 Liferay DXP 7.1 Resolution This issue can be caused for three reasons There are no Users. :) The user does not have permissions to visualise the user list. The Index is empty or...

LDAP User Groups are not Importing in Liferay DXP 7.1

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Issue When attempting to import Users with LDAP, sometimes User Groups do not import Environment Linux OS - Red Hat Enterprise 7.6 Liferay DXP 7.1 patched with dxp-10 LDAP Resolution This issue may occur if the User's CN contains a comma. A fix for this issue is available in LPS-95871.,...

Screen name validation error

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Issue Unable to choose a specific Screename. It could be cause by the following reasons: This specific Screen name is already chosen This Screen Name is not validated because the characters are not according to the screename characters politics. Conflicts with an external authentication...

Deleting Global and Default Site

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Issue Attempting to delete a Global or Default Site in the Environment Environment Liferay Portal 6.2 Liferay DXP 7.0+ Resolution The Global and Default Sites cannot be deleted, since in case a new company is created, it is used automatically. Instead of deleting it, you should either...

Disable Account Settings page for all users

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Issue Question: Is it possible to disable Account Settings page for all users. Environment Liferay DXP 7.1+ Resolution Disabling the Account Settings page for all users can be achieved by defining permission for the default User role. Detailed steps: Log in as Admin user. Go to Control...

Users who were able to view Site Pages in the Control Panel in 6.1 cannot see Site Pages in the Dockbar in 7.1

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Issue In 6.1, we had an Organization Role which provided Control Panel access for users to view Site Pages. Following the upgrade to 7.1, we noticed users with this role are unable to see Site Pages in the dock bar. Environment Liferay DXP 7.1 upgraded from Liferay Portal 6.X Resolution...

Identity Management in Liferay DXP

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Liferay Digital Experience Platform (DXP) provides a robust authentication and authorization framework that allows you to manage users as desired by using the built-in mechanism or plugging into other identity and authentication sources. The paper is available for download here.,...

Include more user attributes when exporting users to a CSV file

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Issue How to include more user attributes when exporting users to a CSV file Environment Liferay DXP 7.1 Resolution Add "users.export.csv.fields=" into portal-ext.properties to include more user attributes. # # Input a list of user attributes that will be included when exporting users #...

The service pack is Not available.

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Please be aware that the page you are viewing has been machine translated from Japanese into English and may contain some translation errors. If you observe any issues with the translation, please contact us. Issue Check patch information, for example,service pack version is "Not...

How do I restrict Guest Users from Viewing Public Pages?

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Issue Sometimes it is necessary for Guests (non-authenticated users) to be restricted from viewing Public Pages so that they are only viewable by Site Members. Otherwise, Public Pages are for Guests and Site Members and Private Pages are for Site Members only. Environment Liferay DXP...

How do we enable GDPR for Liferay products?

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Issue General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect on May 25, 2018 Environment Liferay 6.2 Liferay DXP 7.0 Liferay DXP 7.1 Liferay DXP 7.2 Resolution It’s ultimately your responsibility to assess your own organization’s usage of personal data and the work required to comply...

Managing Message Boards Categories and Threads Permissions

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This article sets forth the permissions rules for managing Message Boards Categories and Threads. One question is whether the system is granular enough to allow users to delete only category threads for which category the role is assigned, and not other category threads. Resolution...

Patching Tool 2.0.11

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Published: March 05, 2019 The Patching Tool 2.0.11 is a maintenance release for Liferay Digital Experience Platform 7.0 and 7.1 which includes fixes and minor updates. Release Highlights: Fixes the issue preventing the collision listing using the diff command Additional Information For...

Patch Installation Slowdown Due to Windows Security

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Issue When Patching Tool is run on a Windows machine, Windows Security can slow down the patch installation drastically due to the large amount of file operations being performed. Resolution If you experience extreme slowdowns during patch installation, you may need to add your Liferay...

Site Roles Are Incorrectly Assigned or Lost When They Are Selected from Different Pages

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This article documents a bug in the search container with any list of selectable items. It was discovered that site administrators could not assign a Site Role if that Site Role is not listed on the first page. Roles that were listed on the second pages were subsequently deselected when...

Configuring Liferay's LDAP Settings to Import Users

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This article shows basic configuration of how to setup Liferay to import users from an LDAP server through the graphical user interface. Resolution Please note that the Control Panel interface changes from Liferay Portal version to version. The exact steps for accessing the Control Panel...

Users May Appear in the Database but Not in Liferay Control Panel

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You may encounter an issue where specific users, or a group of users, are not appearing with the Control Panel. If upon querying the relevant tables in the database you are able to see these users, then it is likely that there is simply a discrepancy between the database and the index....

Group Mapping Left Blank In LDAP Export Leads to Errors

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This articles serves as a troubleshooting guide. When Liferay is configured to export users from the portal to LDAP, the following error is encountered: 09:18:31,903 ERROR [LoginAction:128] com.liferay.portal.ModelListenerException: javax.naming.directory.InvalidAttributeValueException:...

Restricting Access to Specific User Fields

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This article documents how to restrict access to specific fields for certain users in the Liferay platform. For example, there may be the need to set the email address field for users as read-only. This can be accomplished through overriding the default behavior in the platform. ...

FAQ for LDAP on Liferay DXP

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This document has been updated and ported to Liferay Learn and is no longer maintained here. This article documents some of the most frequently asked questions regarding the use of Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) to manage users in Liferay DXP. Specifically, the aim of this...

Managing Organization Request Notifications

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As a Help Center user, you can be a member of one or many different organizations. If you're a member of a shared organization, you can see tickets for all members of that organization. You can also receive notifications on the requests pertaining to that organization. This article...

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