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Liferay's OpenID Connect implementation and Single Logout

Issue Does Liferay's OpenID Connect implementation support Single Logout? Environment Liferay DXP 7.1/7.2 Resolution Liferay's current OpenID Connect (OIDC) integration only implements parts of the Final specifications, specifically "Core" and "Discovery". While single-logout (SLO)...

Is it possible to show/hide the user information items?

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This article has been machine translated from its original language for your convenience. Please use discretion as this translation may include some inaccuracies. If you encounter issues with the translation, please use the feedback button to let us know. Issue Is it possible to...

If a user doesn't belong to any organization, can they access a different organization site?

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This article has been machine translated from its original language for your convenience. Please use discretion as this translation may include some inaccuracies. If you encounter issues with the translation, please use the feedback button to let us know. Issue If a user does not belong...

Is it possible to create a user who does not belong to any organization?

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Can I see the organizations I belonged to in the past?

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This article has been machine translated from its original language for your convenience. Please use discretion as this translation may include some inaccuracies. If you encounter issues with the translation, please use the feedback button to let us know. Issue Can I refer to the...

API and UI validator do not match for e-mail address in update-user

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Issue If I want to update a user's email address and give an invalid value, the UI validator prevents me to do so. However, there is no server-side validation, so it can be done via the jsonws API or Groovy script. Environment Liferay DXP 7.0 Resolution Install fix pack de-86, which will...

Will the session timeout configured in Tomcat be overridden by applying fixpack/hotfix?

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This article has been machine translated from its original language for your convenience. Please use discretion as this translation may include some inaccuracies. If you encounter issues with the translation, please use the feedback button to let us know. Issue In order to change the...

"The email address you requested is reserved" error

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Issue Trying to create a new user with an email address that doesn't exist in the portal, raises an error. The error shown is "The email address you requested is reserved". The user cannot be created. Environment Liferay DXP 7.0, 7.1, 7.2 Resolution Check if the email address is present...

How to find official Fix Packs in HelpCenter

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Issue Due to the migration processes of the Liferay systems, certain links for official Fix Pack releases could be outdated and are no longer accessible. Environment Starting from Liferay Portal 5.2 to Liferay DXP 7.2 all official Fix Pack releases are available in HelpCenter. Resolution...

Applying patches on multiple projects

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Issue As an administrator, I apply the hotfixes which are received from Liferay on multiple of our projects (for example SPACEPROGRAM and SPACEPROGRAMINTRA) However, depending on which project ID a ticket is submitted, the received patches may not contain all the previously received...

How to change the default values available for password policy settings

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Issue Is it possible to change the default durations that can be used for Password Policy settings (maximum age, warning time, etc.)? We want to set the password expiration maximum age to 12 weeks, but the closet available options are 8 weeks and 13 weeks. Environment DXP 7.0 DXP 7.1 DXP...

How can we track the complete details of the login history of any user from Liferay Database?

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Issue If the requirement is to track the events and actions which are going in the Liferay portal like user login logout, document library files actions like add, delete and update. Environment Liferay Portal 6.2 Resolution Liferay had provided an OOTB application Liferay Audit which...

Why can default users access a Sites page on the Control Panel?

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Issue Default Users can access a Sites page on the Control Panel by directly accessing: http://localhost:8080/group/control_panel/manage/-/sites Environment Liferay DXP 7.0 Liferay DXP 7.1 Liferay DXP 7.2 Resolution The following property should be set to false to prohibit this behavior:...

Users which are deleted from Active Directory are present in the Liferay Portal

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Issue Users are not getting deleted from Liferay Portal even when these users are deleted from Active Directory. Environment Liferay DXP 7.0 Resolution This is the intended behaviour of Liferay Portal. Because when the users are imported from AD into the Liferay, the user's data will...

Patching Tool Separate Command

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Please Note: The patching tool separate command is only available for Patching tool 2.x versions (Patching Liferay Portal and DXP until 7.2). The Patching Tool’s separate command helps reduce the patched Liferay DXP installation size. If the installation has been patched, you can make it...

What is a Slim Bundle?

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Starting in September of 2019 there will be an additional option to download “Slim Bundles”. Slim Bundles will be released for every fix pack and every service pack. Please note that slim bundles are only available for Liferay DXP 7.0 - 7.2 fix packs. Slim Bundles are the very same code...

Patching a Slim Bundle

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Issue When attempting to patch a Slim Service Pack bundle or Slim Fix Pack bundle the following error is generated: This installation does not include data for patching. Please copy the liferay-patching-files-[separation-name].zip file into the 'patches' directory and run patching-tool...

Addressing UI issues after the installation of a hotfix or fixpack

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Issue The purpose of this article is to help alleviate potential UI issues that appear after the installation of a hotfix or fixpack using Liferay's Patching Tool. For example, after installing a hotfix or fixpack that intends to resolve a UI issue, you are observing the same behavior or...

Why does logging in with a new user create two '\home' entries in the database?

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Issue After logging into the portal, two entries of friendlyURL '\home' are made in the layout table for every new user is created Environment Liferay DXP 7.0 Resolution This is the intended behavior of Liferay. The reason behind the creation of these two '/home' entries is that there...

Are Fix Packs cumulative?

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Issue I would like to install the latest Fix Pack. Do I need to install all previous ones as well? Environment Liferay Portal 6.2 Liferay DXP 7.0+ Resolution All Fix Packs are cumulative here at Liferay. This means that the latest Fix Pack contains all of the updates of the previous Fix...

Method to diff two Liferay Fix Packs

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Issue How can I find the difference between two fix pack versions? Is there a method to diff fix packs? Environment DXP 7.2 DXP 7.1 DXP 7.0 Portal 6.2 Resolution Quick method: Liferay provides an Online Comparison Tool for DXP Releases Manual method: In this example guide, we will...

After applying the hotfix, the warning 'properties modified in the future' shows

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Issue After the installation of the hotfix, the following warnings might appear on the Liferay console. INFO [main][BaseDeployer:871] Deploying admin-theme.war Warning: WEB-INF\liferay-plugin-package.properties modified in the future. Warning: css\_application.scss modified in the...

Set permissions required to create an organization site

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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 What are the minimum authorization settings required to create an...

User Initials are no longer present in DXP 7.2+

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Issue In Liferay DXP 7.0 the default user avatar had the user's initials in it. Now with DXP 7.2+ those initials are no longer present. Environment Liferay DXP 7.2 Liferay DXP 7.3 Resolution Unfortunately it is no longer possible to configure user initials within the default user...

Authority to edit notices

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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 What permissions are required to make announcements editable for...

Is it safe to delete the standard automatically generated roles?

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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 Liferay automatically generates several roles as standard roles Portal...

How to check the list of members who have been granted sight rolls

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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 For standard roles, a list of members can be obtained from the "Person in...

How to check users who have turned on "Receive change notifications" in Asset Publisher

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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 Is it possible for the administrator to know which users have turned on...

How to manage (deactivate, delete) themes

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Issue After deploying a theme, how can it be managed, i.e., deactivated or deleted? Environment DXP 7.0 DXP 7.1 DXP 7.2 DXP 7.3 Resolution Use the App Manager to manage your themes: Open the App Manager: Prior DXP 7.3, go to Control Panel > Apps > App Manager. In DXP 7.3, go to Control...

Behavior of existing users when logging in to instances that have been used without the "Require license" check box checked and the check box is checked.

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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 There are instances of use without checking "Require license agreement"...

The LAR file could not be imported because it requires page templates or site templates

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Issue "The LAR file could not be imported because it requires page templates or site templates" error message apprears when the user is importing pages from different Liferay systems. Environment DXP 7.0 or higher Resolution When importing pages, in some cases we could obtain this...

How to define the log level of a service at the Liferay Cloud console from the URL

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Issue I want to define the log level of a service To increase le VPN lo level to DEBUG Environment Liferay Cloud Console Resolution Just need to configure the URL with the following structure with the correct parameters:...

LDAP Imported Users are not been shown in control panel

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Issue LDAP is configured (and tested by using the testing buttons) in the portal. If you check the database you could find them (it means that they have been imported to the portal from LDAP as expected). The problem is reproducing when accessing to the user list in the control panel:...

Disabling Guest users from viewing the search page

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Issue How do I block access to my search page content from the "Guest" user in my Portal I would like guest users to be able to access public pages but not have permission to search my web contents history Environment DXP 7.2 DXP 7.3 DXP 7.4 Resolution To achieve this scenario, please...

Is it possible to create page templates globally to use them throughout the site?

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Issue When trying to create page templates in the global site, not all the options of this tool are displayed, but when performing the same action on any other site, it does display all the options and works correctly. Is it possible to create page templates globally to use them...

Patching Tool 1.0.24

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The Patching Tool 1.0.24 is a maintenance release which includes fixes and minor updates. Resolution Release Highlights Minor visual updates in the info command. Resolves a problem that prevented the application of patches on WebSphere Improves the index-info command to show DB...

Wiki Permission Details

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Wiki Permissions can be "layered" because of the multiple permissions that can go into it. This article aims to explain the different levels that wiki permissions can happen on. Resolution Permission to the wiki can be set in the following levels: Wiki node level User level Portlet Level...

Granting users permission to customize site pages

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Permission to customize site pages can be granted to users via the "page customization" feature. Resolution To enable "Page Customization" on a desired page: In the control panel, navigate to the Site Pages. Within the Site Pages, select the page which you would like to enable "Page...

Creating a Role That Allows Users to Impersonate Other Users

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Below are the steps on how to create a role that allows users to impersonate other users. Resolution Add a role Define Permissions Portal: General [Go to Control Panel, Impersonate] Portal: Users [Organization: View; User: View, Impersonate] Control Panel (Portal): Users [Access in...

Changing Permissions of all Web Content Display Portlets

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This article describes how to change permissions across multiple Web Content Display Portlets at the same time. Resolution If a template is created that contains multiple Web Content Display portlets, they are not visible by default to the Guest user of the website. If you try to access...

Issues with Using IBM J9 JDK

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When running Liferay Portal's Patching Tool with IBM J9 as the Java version with multiple hotfixes, the patching-tool info command, and other patching tool commands may fail. Resolution The root cause of this issue is that the fix pack XML descriptor is not properly read when many...

Setting Up the Patching Tool in Weblogic

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This article details how to set up the Liferay patching tool in a Weblogic based environment. Resolution To begin, unzip the patching-tool parallel to the domain server in use. For example, if using base_domain found in C:\Oracle\Middleware\user_projects\domains, then put the...

Patching Tool v21

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Since the release of the last Patching Tool v20, we have been busy implementing new improvements that will enhance the user experience as well as the Support engineers’ ability to assist users. Starting with version 21, the Patching Tool will log the installed patch levels of your portal...

Addressing the 'WARNING: Some of the currently installed fixes are not available' Patching-Tool Error

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When attempting to install patches with the Patching-Tool Install command, an error message is generated, which states: Running install would revert some of the previous fixes. Installation process is stopped. Resolution The patching-tool generates this warning to indicate that there...

Patching Liferay Portal When There Are Custom Apps Installed

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Liferay Portal fix packs and hotfixes will often update, not only JSPs, but also classes. In order to ensure that your custom projects continue to use the most up-to-date code, please follow these guidelines Resolution Use the latest Patching Tool found here: Patching Tool download page....

Roles and Permissions FAQ

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This article documents some of the more complex use cases when granting permissions to a site. Who can be site members? I am having trouble adding user groups to a site; the user groups are not displaying. I don't want site Members to have permissions to add content to a page. How can I...

Hiding Portlets From Guests Who Do Not Have Permission to View It

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When view permissions for guests are unchecked for a portlet, a guest will see the following message in the portlet: You do not have the roles required to access this portlet. While this is one way to handle guests who don't have access to the portlet, it is also possible to hide this...

Group mapping required for LDAP export

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This article addresses one issue for Active Directory users attempting to log in to the Liferay platform. Liferay is configured for use with an LDAP server (without mapping the "Group" attribute in the User section) LDAP export is enabled LDAP user, "user1" is able to log in to Liferay...

Defining Wiki Permissions

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This article is a legacy article. It applies to previous versions of the Liferay product. While the article is no longer maintained, the information may still be applicable. Wiki Permissions can be "layered" because of the multiple permission levels that can go into accessing Wiki...

Creating Numeric Screen Names

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This article describes how numeric screennames can be used in Liferay Portal. Resolution Set the following property to true in the portal-ext.properties file that will override the default functionality of being unable to create numeric screennames. # Set this to true when you want the...

Patch Management Best Practices

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The principles below are adopted from general industry standard patch management best practices. Following these will help mitigate the risk of change on production servers. Awareness Liferay communicates the availability of maintenance updates for Liferay products through Announcements....

Configuring LDAP to Ignore Attributes During the Import Process

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This article describes how specific LDAP attributes can be ignored during LDAP user import. Sometimes, users may change some information on the Liferay Portal. When the next scheduled LDAP import is executed, it will overwrite the user-made change. To ensure the change is not...

Open LDAP setup guide

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Liferay Support does not recommend or endorse specific third-party products over others. Liferay is not responsible for any instructions herein or referenced regarding these products. Any implementation of these principles is the responsibility of the subscriber. This article contains a...

Applying Patches to Liferay Portal for Versions 6.0 EE SP1 and earlier

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This article is a legacy article. It applies to previous versions of the Liferay product. While the article is no longer maintained, the information may still be applicable. This article describes how to deploy patches to Liferay in a variety of environments. The steps are seperated by...

Patching Tool 2.0.8

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The Patching Tool 2.0.8 is a maintenance release for Liferay Digital Experience Platform 7.0 and 7.1, which includes fixes and minor updates. Resolution Release Highlights: Introduces the command, system-info, which provides additional hardware information, such as number of CPUs, disk...

Adding a User to a Site, Role, or User Group Automatically

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This article describes how to add sites, roles or user groups to a user automatically. Resolution Go to Control Panel Select Portal Settings Select the Users section Select the tab for Default User Associations Add name of site, role or user groups in the relevant fields Notice that any...

Adding Custom Password Reminder Questions

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This article provides step-by-step instructions on how Liferay Portal, or Liferay Digital Enterprise 7.0, administrators can enable and leverage the user reminder queries. In addition, this article also documents how end users can customize their password reminder questions. Resolution...

Document Library Permissions Are Not Inherited Between Parent and Child Folders/Files

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This article describes the behavior in which permissions do not propagate from the parent folders to the files or children folders uploaded in the Document Library. Also, this article will discuss what the following properties do in the portal with respect to permission inheritance....

Updating Plugins After Applying a Patch

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This article documents several possible solutions for updating plugins after a new fix pack has been installed. Specifically, customers have found that a plugin's libraries are not patched at the same time as the portal. Customers have also found that a customized plugin that modifies a...

Web Content Permission Change Starting With 6.2 SP9

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When updating to Liferay Portal 6.2 SP9 or a fix pack that that contains LPS-40597, web content assets that guest users used to be able to view will not be displayed. Steps to reproduce: Behavior prior to 6.2 SP9 Set journal.article.view.permission.check.enabled=true in...

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