Questions tagged [configuration]
Questions about the ways Sitecore is configured, including .config files, patching, available settings, etc.
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Sitecore Analytics Exceptions with mongoDB Failure
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During a disaster recovery test of our environment we make mongoDB unavailable to Sitecore with the expectation that Sitecore will continue to function normally due to the Configuration ...
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NullReferenceException when executing pathAnalyzer/newMapAgent
I'm a new maintainer for an instance of Sitecore 8.2. I'm seeing this error a lot in the logs:
1664 16:28:00 WARN Could not find constructor in ReflectionUtil.CreateObject: Sitecore.PathAnalyzer....
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Protecting Sitecore instance from anonymous access
I used to have Windows Authentication in-place and works like a charm!
The thing is, now I have a Sitecore 8.2 update 4 (rev. 170614) and Forms Authentication is enabled by default, and whenever I ...
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Sitecore website as a subsite of an existing non-Sitecore website
We have two websites:
the first one is non-Sitecore website (e.g. 'www.non-sitecore-site.com')
the second one is Sitecore website (e.g. 'www.sitecore-site.com')
My task is to make the second one (...
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Explore mode GeoIP data not available
In Sitecore Experience Editor Explore view I am facing one issue in which I am not getting any country list in GeoIP section under Visitor information. Below is the screenshot of my page.
Please ...
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How do you disable rel='noreferrer' for external links?
Our ProtectExternalLinksWithBlankTarget is set to true so all our external links have the rel='noopener noreferrer' attribute, but we need to be able to allow some external links to be recognized as ...
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WebDAV disabled but still getting PROPFIND error
I have a Sitecore 8.2 site. WebDav is disabled on the CD as per
https://doc.sitecore.com/developers/82/sitecore-experience-platform/en/disable-webdav.html#
by disabling the Sitecore.WebDAV.config.
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Unknown Connection String.Name: 'core' error
I was setting up one of the sites in my local and I am facing the Unknown Connection String. Name: 'core' error when I try to browse the site. Have imported the databases into my local SQL management ...
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Cannot create identity provider with nonexistent sitecore domain "ad"
I just built a local instance of Sitecore 10.1 and I was able to bring up an Instance of Sitecore 10.1. Then, I pointed my connectionStrings to my DEV environment and published my current Sitecore ...
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Can Sitecore 9.1 be configured to have LB from application perspective?
Does Sitecore 9.1 have any option to have internal Load balance ?
As we have two CD, can sitecore internally manage the Load balancing rather than server/LB doing the Load balance.
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How to configure Solr to treat European English language the same as international English
I'm configuring a few sites within my solution to use "European English" (en-150 yes, it's weird, but it is a valid culture!). Does Solr treat all en- languages the same, or will I need to set up ...
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PDF files downloading rather than opening in a tab
We recently upgraded to Sitecore 9 and noticed that our PDF links are now downloading rather than opening in a new tab. I have tried changing the forceDownload in the the Sitecore.config to false, ...
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What permissions does Sitecore need to manage Solr?
Solr 6.1.0 + Zookeeper + Basic Authentication
Sitecore 8.0 Update-5
What are the minimum permissions required for Sitecore to manage Solr?
The official documentation says nothing about this AFAICT ...
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Index core names and rebuild core
I've noticed in Sitecore 9 (at least through 9.1.1) that the value of <param desc="core> is based on the prefix you use during installation (IE, if you chose "local" as a prefix, the core is ...
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LINQPad DirectoryNotFoundException: "Could not find a part of the path"
With Sitecore 8.0 update 5 and LINQPad Sitecore Driver 1.9.0.2 I am receiving the following error when attempting to run a vanilla query:
It's strange that this isn't utilizing the specified web root ...
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What would cause a rendering to not show in preview mode for non-admins?
I have a rendering that shows fine for admin users but doesn't display for non-admins in preview mode. This happens on our production server but on our development server the rendering displays fine ...
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Boosting in solr vs lucene
I am changing the search engine from lucene to solr , and i want to make config changes in my custom indexes , i am using the search_keywords field for the predictive search , and the field is also ...
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How do I interpret the results of the config changes for the Sitecore Express Migration Tool?
I have run the Sitecore Express Migration Tool 3.1 to migrate a 7.2 instance to 9.0 and I am very confused by the different diff and disabled migrated config files. I have read the EMT guide (...
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Why there is no OOTB LanguageDefinition for a Language which name is "en"?
I'm using a vanilla Sitecore 82u6.
When checking the .showconfig.aspx page I realized that the default language name is:
<setting name="ClientLanguage" value="en" patch:source="Sitecore....
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Sitecore 9 Forms - SimpleInjector conflicting with FormBuilderController
Sitecore 9.0.1 (rev. 171219)
SimpleInjector v.4.3.0
Glass.Mapper v.4.5.0.4
Steps To Reproduce:
In the Sitecore dashboard I click on the Forms button
Click the Create button and select Blank Form
On ...
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Error message "loading hook" for content search
I have configured two Sitecore servers (CM and CD) using Sitecore 8.2.7. On CD server, Sitecore page is properly shown on the browser but there is a error message shown in the log folder as shown ...
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Search results error on single server setup
We have a client site that is spread across 2 cd's and 1 cm which we have migrated to a single server instance for QA purposes.
The production site has a public address for the cd's and a private ...
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Custom Validator - Updated Error Message is not Displayed
I created a custom validator for a multi-list field which checks the number of selected items based on the min and max count set in a configuration item.
On debug mode, the validator is being called ...
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Configuration error in JSS Sitecore Quick start for development
Configuration error while browsing Sitecore basic jss app after performing deployment steps mentioned in below link:
https://jss.sitecore.net/#/setup/app-deployment?id=app-deployment
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Web.config builder section prefixes don't match App Service behavior
The stock web.config contains this entry:
<configBuilders>
<builders>
<add name="SitecoreAppSettingsBuilder" mode="Strict" prefix="...
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How to use xdt transform to remove role:require attribute
I am using xdt transforms to modify my Sitecore.config file for different environments.
I want to remove a role:require="!ContentDelivery" attribute.
I'm targeting the following element:
<...
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Encrypt connection string credentials from Web.config to ConnectionStrings.config
I need to move secret credential values from Web.config to ConnectionStrings.config in baseline folder, how can I do that?
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Sitecore 10.2 on Azure Virtual machine
I am new to Sitecore and trying to create a Sitecore development environment. I was planning to build an Azure Virtual machine with Windows 11 Pro N, 16 GB RAM. Just wanted to confirm that If we can ...
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Purpose of sitecore.mvc.prefetchedtypes.config and sitecore.services.prefetchedtypes.config files
In the process of upgrading from SC 8.2 to 10.2 and had a lot of versions to update for various assemblies in web.config. During the process, I stumbled upon two config files, sitecore.mvc....
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Object reference not set to an instance of an object - Speak Layout
I recently made some changes inside the bin file, basically I needed to manually upload some dll files. Well, this made my environment get this error that I will show you. I also had to change the web....
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Could not find add method: AddIndex (type: Sitecore.ContentSearch.ContentSearchConfiguration) Sitecore 10.1
Just loaded Sitecore 10.1 locally, and was successful bringing up the generic Sitecore Site. Then I published my Website which is our live production site to come up, pointed my connectionStrings to ...
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Switching out connection strings in Sitecore 10
I'm in the process of upgrading from Sitecore 8.2 to Sitecore 10x.
With Sitecore 8.2 I was easily able to switch between databases simply by swapping out the connectionstrings, preferably by web....
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Bypass Sitecore for specific directories
I'm not sure my title is ideal, so I am open to suggestions because I wasn't sure how to phrase it.
I am trying to create a Let's Encrypt cert using CertBot and it creates a file inside the /.well-...
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Compilation Error after integrating VS2017 and Sitecore 9.3
I am newbie to 9.3,
Installed and browsed the sitecore project.
Tried to integrate with Visual project by adding reference file sitecore.kernel.dll, sitecore.client.dll, system.web.mvc and deleted ...
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Custom Processing Engine Service Not Working
I'm trying to implement a test Processing Engine service to get started with Sitecore Cortex and ML.NET -> https://www.brimit.com/blog/dive-sitecore-cortex-machine-learning-introduction.
Issue:
I've ...
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Why am I receiving a message Could not find configuration node: databases/database @id=master?
Here is what I am hoping to do:
I would like to upload a media item to the Media Library.
Here is my Code:
Here is my App.config
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<configuration>...
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Need to know the configuration files to be modified in CD server
I have installed Sitecore 9.1 XP scaled(XP1) topology using PowerShell script shared in installation guide. I have sitecore.cm, sitecore.cd and other app process installed (REP,PRC,etc).
When i ...
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Sitecore images served as ashx when Media.RequestionExtension setting is blank
We've just deployed to a new environment and expected images from the Media library to be referenced with their original file extensions e.g. .jpg as Media.RequestionExtension setting is "". They are ...
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Keepalive.aspx - The underlying connection was closed: An unexpected error occurred on a send
CM and CD hosted in azure web apps.
We are seeing a quiet lot of exception below on both CD and CMS environments.
Note that we have a patch file which patches and we have custom rewrite rule from ...
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Locate web.config to implement 404 page
I'm really new with Sitecore and I'm not sure where to perform this change. So far I only know the CMS web interface which is very limited. How can I locate the web.config file? What tool should I use?...
