# \#authentication

**URL:** https://forum.pydio.com/tag/authentication/38.md

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## [\[Feature Request\] Allow users to login with email address](https://forum.pydio.com/t/feature-request-allow-users-to-login-with-email-address/7789)

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**Author:** [@Amanuel\_Elhanan](https://forum.pydio.com/u/Amanuel_Elhanan)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 1, 2025, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.pydio.com/t/feature-request-allow-users-to-login-with-email-address/7789 "2025-11-01T17:14:53Z")

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This is a feature request. I really wish to have an email address login mechanism; many of us would probably use multiple systems, and it would be tedious to remember user names, but an email address makes it easy and r…

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## [Are unauthenticated curl uploads possible in cells 4.4.10](https://forum.pydio.com/t/are-unauthenticated-curl-uploads-possible-in-cells-4-4-10/7084)

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**Author:** [@pydiouser2025](https://forum.pydio.com/u/pydiouser2025)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 10:50am UTC](https://forum.pydio.com/t/are-unauthenticated-curl-uploads-possible-in-cells-4-4-10/7084 "2025-03-11T10:50:28Z")

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OS: RHEL9.5 Pydio Cells: 4.4.10 Webserver: Apache/2.4.62 configured as a reverse proxy for Pydio Cells using this documentation: Pydio | Running Cells behind an Apache reverse proxy Database: mysql Ver 15.1 Distrib 10.…

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## [Issue with Pydio OAuth and Signing Keys](https://forum.pydio.com/t/issue-with-pydio-oauth-and-signing-keys/7019)

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**Author:** [@andrewyernau](https://forum.pydio.com/u/andrewyernau)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2025, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.pydio.com/t/issue-with-pydio-oauth-and-signing-keys/7019 "2025-03-03T21:07:55Z")

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Hello, I recently came across Pydio and decided to give it a try. I followed the installation instructions for Docker Compose, but I’m encountering the following error in the console, and the frontend isn’t loading: 20…

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## [Login: remember me](https://forum.pydio.com/t/login-remember-me/6056)

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**Author:** [@jeanpaul](https://forum.pydio.com/u/jeanpaul)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2024, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.pydio.com/t/login-remember-me/6056 "2024-10-11T17:04:39Z")

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Hello, Describe your issue in detail I haven’t checked “secure login” in the administration panel but when I log in, it doesn’t ask to remind the password and after few hours I am disconnected. I don’t know if it’s a n…

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## [SMB CIFS & NFS Mounts to Pydio Cells Community Edition](https://forum.pydio.com/t/smb-cifs-nfs-mounts-to-pydio-cells-community-edition/5903)

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**Author:** [@nmincone](https://forum.pydio.com/u/nmincone)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2024, 10:22pm UTC](https://forum.pydio.com/t/smb-cifs-nfs-mounts-to-pydio-cells-community-edition/5903 "2024-07-05T22:22:16Z")

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I’m not understanding the process to mount a remote NAS share to Pydio Cells CE for testing. I have a Synology NAS share I would like to mount as a Workspace for 1 user to test with R/W permissions. I’ve enabled NFS, S…

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## [Pydio Cells with Collabora/Code using NGINX Proxy Manager](https://forum.pydio.com/t/pydio-cells-with-collabora-code-using-nginx-proxy-manager/5860)

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**Author:** [@nmincone](https://forum.pydio.com/u/nmincone)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2024, 4:42am UTC](https://forum.pydio.com/t/pydio-cells-with-collabora-code-using-nginx-proxy-manager/5860 "2024-05-31T04:42:42Z")

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Hi Pydio Team and forum subs. Using the latest version of Pydio Cells at post time (4.4.0) as an alternative to NextCould. Has anyone sucessfully deployed Pydio Cells with Collabora/Code using NGINX Proxy Manager. We’…

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## [User time out when uploading files as a SSO user, not a local user](https://forum.pydio.com/t/user-time-out-when-uploading-files-as-a-sso-user-not-a-local-user/5813)

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**Author:** [@angelos](https://forum.pydio.com/u/angelos)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2024, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.pydio.com/t/user-time-out-when-uploading-files-as-a-sso-user-not-a-local-user/5813 "2024-03-26T16:10:34Z")

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For first post, please answer the questions below! Describe your issue in detail When I login with a local pydio user I can upload any amount of files without a timeout occurring : tested with 10x 5GB files. No issue so…

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## [Can login with User ID but not email](https://forum.pydio.com/t/can-login-with-user-id-but-not-email/5616)

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**Author:** [@gman804](https://forum.pydio.com/u/gman804)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2023, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.pydio.com/t/can-login-with-user-id-but-not-email/5616 "2023-12-08T14:42:52Z")

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Pydio Cells Home Edition 4.3.1 Is the email address only used for password resets and not logins? Receiving “login.failed” if I use my email address. Thanks.

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## [Pydio logs out every 15 minutes: "invalid\_request"](https://forum.pydio.com/t/pydio-logs-out-every-15-minutes-invalid-request/5561)

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**Author:** [@gido5731](https://forum.pydio.com/u/gido5731)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2023, 4:22am UTC](https://forum.pydio.com/t/pydio-logs-out-every-15-minutes-invalid-request/5561 "2023-11-05T04:22:43Z")

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Describe your issue in detail Every 15 minutes, independent of which client I use, my session expires and I am logged out. I’ve actually confirmed this with someone else also running a pydio cells instance (both behind N…

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## [Webdav cannot access some folders | 403 (Forbidden) | Hidden Files](https://forum.pydio.com/t/webdav-cannot-access-some-folders-403-forbidden-hidden-files/5280)

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**Author:** [@bsikar](https://forum.pydio.com/u/bsikar)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2023, 3:46pm UTC](https://forum.pydio.com/t/webdav-cannot-access-some-folders-403-forbidden-hidden-files/5280 "2023-05-25T15:46:47Z")

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Describe your issue in detail When accessing the webdav I cannot open certain folders (I will be showing 1 folder as an example, but there are many folders that don’t work and have this same issue, but there are also man…

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## [Fresh install forbid login with Iam/minio related errors](https://forum.pydio.com/t/fresh-install-forbid-login-with-iam-minio-related-errors/5262)

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**Author:** [@Olivier\_Tarnus](https://forum.pydio.com/u/Olivier_Tarnus)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2023, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.pydio.com/t/fresh-install-forbid-login-with-iam-minio-related-errors/5262 "2023-05-19T20:35:27Z")

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Hi, I’m having troubles with a fresh install of cells on Ubuntu 20.04. I’ve run the setup wizard with web-ui and everything seems to get through until login. Any login fails and I see errors related to Iam not being pr…

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## [MFA in Home Edition](https://forum.pydio.com/t/mfa-in-home-edition/5000)

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**Author:** [@ChrTall](https://forum.pydio.com/u/ChrTall)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2023, 9:31am UTC](https://forum.pydio.com/t/mfa-in-home-edition/5000 "2023-02-27T09:31:40Z")

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I am currently evaluating if I can switch from another self-hosted cloud to pydio cells home edition. So far it looks awesome. The use case is small and simple. A cloud for my familiy members. While I do understand that …

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## [Pydio Cells timing out too quickly](https://forum.pydio.com/t/pydio-cells-timing-out-too-quickly/4763)

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**Author:** [@Ryan](https://forum.pydio.com/u/Ryan)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2023, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.pydio.com/t/pydio-cells-timing-out-too-quickly/4763 "2023-01-17T20:29:11Z")

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I am experiencing an unfortunate issue regarding session time outs. No matter what i set the timeout to within pydio cells console it still seemingly randomly times-out, even during the middle of uploads and changes. \[U…

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## [Upgraded pydio and now it seems there are permission issues](https://forum.pydio.com/t/upgraded-pydio-and-now-it-seems-there-are-permission-issues/4871)

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**Author:** [@sleppys](https://forum.pydio.com/u/sleppys)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2022, 9:18am UTC](https://forum.pydio.com/t/upgraded-pydio-and-now-it-seems-there-are-permission-issues/4871 "2022-12-19T09:18:02Z")

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I updated pydio in the brower on windows yesterday. It said something along the lines of unable to move file to backup (the cells.exe that was currently there) then when starting it kept saying key is 0. needs to be 16 b…

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## [NGINX Reverse Proxy, get 502 bad gateway on login](https://forum.pydio.com/t/nginx-reverse-proxy-get-502-bad-gateway-on-login/4807)

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**Author:** [@patchint](https://forum.pydio.com/u/patchint)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2022, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.pydio.com/t/nginx-reverse-proxy-get-502-bad-gateway-on-login/4807 "2022-11-16T19:01:55Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to use Pydio by using NGINX, but I have 2 servers : One at home, running perfectly Pydio witch Docker and NGINX, zero issues One at OVH, running Docker and NGINX, doing a reverse proxy on the server at …

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## [Nginx reverse proxy - authorization is lost](https://forum.pydio.com/t/nginx-reverse-proxy-authorization-is-lost/4800)

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**Author:** [@Isaenkov\_Pavel](https://forum.pydio.com/u/Isaenkov_Pavel)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2022, 7:12am UTC](https://forum.pydio.com/t/nginx-reverse-proxy-authorization-is-lost/4800 "2022-11-16T07:12:07Z")

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Hi all! Set up Reverse Proxy on Nginx following this instruction \_https://pydio.com/en/docs/kb/deployment/running-cells-behind-nginx-reverse-proxy I lose authorization after 5 minutes of work. Authorization is lost ev…

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## [How to allow access to the authorization form only to certain ip addresses?](https://forum.pydio.com/t/how-to-allow-access-to-the-authorization-form-only-to-certain-ip-addresses/4739)

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**Author:** [@pr0g](https://forum.pydio.com/u/pr0g)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2022, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.pydio.com/t/how-to-allow-access-to-the-authorization-form-only-to-certain-ip-addresses/4739 "2022-10-17T15:16:04Z")

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It is necessary to deny access to the authorization page (https://example.com/login) and only allow access from certain IP addresses.

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## [How to close access to the authorization form?](https://forum.pydio.com/t/how-to-close-access-to-the-authorization-form/4732)

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**Author:** [@Isaenkov\_Pavel](https://forum.pydio.com/u/Isaenkov_Pavel)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2022, 11:33am UTC](https://forum.pydio.com/t/how-to-close-access-to-the-authorization-form/4732 "2022-10-15T11:33:04Z")

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Hello! It is necessary to close access to the authorization form for all ip addreses, except for certain ones.

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## [Scheduler task not writing to to S3 datasource - "Check your key and signing method."](https://forum.pydio.com/t/scheduler-task-not-writing-to-to-s3-datasource-check-your-key-and-signing-method/4593)

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**Author:** [@cameron\_penwern](https://forum.pydio.com/u/cameron_penwern)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 18, 2022, 1:13pm UTC](https://forum.pydio.com/t/scheduler-task-not-writing-to-to-s3-datasource-check-your-key-and-signing-method/4593 "2022-07-18T13:13:53Z")

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Hello, I am developing a pydio cells v3 environment on an EC2 instance and using S3 for storage. I am coming across an issue with the cells flows scheduler writing to files in the S3 storage. Installation The environ…

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## [Administrator blocked](https://forum.pydio.com/t/administrator-blocked/4512)

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**Author:** [@Sophist](https://forum.pydio.com/u/Sophist)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 14, 2022, 10:15am UTC](https://forum.pydio.com/t/administrator-blocked/4512 "2022-06-14T10:15:33Z")

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HI! How can I unblock the admin? Only through the database? – Pydio Cells Home Edition 2.0.3 Centos 7 RAM 4Gb HDD 50 GB (20 GB used) Processor - 2 Cores

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## [\[Bug\*\] Pydio suffering when I upload big files (PutObjectPartFailed)](https://forum.pydio.com/t/bug-pydio-suffering-when-i-upload-big-files-putobjectpartfailed/4480)

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**Author:** [@ec25519](https://forum.pydio.com/u/ec25519)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2022, 7:32am UTC](https://forum.pydio.com/t/bug-pydio-suffering-when-i-upload-big-files-putobjectpartfailed/4480 "2022-05-18T07:32:16Z")

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I am creating new topic because topics created are old and seems like not getting any interest because watchers just passes it thinking it’s old topic so it may be outdated. First of all, here is my configuration infor…

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## [Invisible login text/pass (white text/bg)](https://forum.pydio.com/t/invisible-login-text-pass-white-text-bg/4435)

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**Author:** [@drzraf](https://forum.pydio.com/u/drzraf)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2022, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.pydio.com/t/invisible-login-text-pass-white-text-bg/4435 "2022-05-10T16:57:56Z")

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Fill the login form, using Firefox (99), here using auto-completion Result in (apparently) empty boxes Actually because of the CSS hiding the text

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## [Setting SMTP password wipes out pydio-vault.json](https://forum.pydio.com/t/setting-smtp-password-wipes-out-pydio-vault-json/4432)

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**Author:** [@rotaru](https://forum.pydio.com/u/rotaru)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2022, 6:25am UTC](https://forum.pydio.com/t/setting-smtp-password-wipes-out-pydio-vault-json/4432 "2022-05-06T06:25:53Z")

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In Settings, when Mail Engine is set to SMTP Server, any updates to Connection Password lead to pydio-vault.json being overwritten and all secrets lost. Affected version: Pydio Cells Home Edition 3.0.7-dev.202203220938

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## [Can't login on fresh install](https://forum.pydio.com/t/cant-login-on-fresh-install/4414)

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**Author:** [@arturnmk](https://forum.pydio.com/u/arturnmk)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2022, 9:29pm UTC](https://forum.pydio.com/t/cant-login-on-fresh-install/4414 "2022-03-29T21:29:17Z")

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Hello! I just did a fresh install of pydio cells on my home server and I get this error after I try to log in: ERROR pydio.rest.frontend Rest Error 401 {"error": "{\\"id\\":\\"login.failed\\",\\"code\\":401,\\"detail\\…

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## [Nginx reverse proxy with basic auth to secure login in Cells log in front end](https://forum.pydio.com/t/nginx-reverse-proxy-with-basic-auth-to-secure-login-in-cells-log-in-front-end/4367)

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**Author:** [@Hero](https://forum.pydio.com/u/Hero)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2022, 12:07pm UTC](https://forum.pydio.com/t/nginx-reverse-proxy-with-basic-auth-to-secure-login-in-cells-log-in-front-end/4367 "2022-02-28T12:07:10Z")

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Hello specialists, to convince my boss that Cells is the best product and we have to use it, I have to secure the native login from Cells’ login front end. My idea is to use nginx’s basic auth module with credentials (u…

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## [Authentication page blinking](https://forum.pydio.com/t/authentication-page-blinking/4205)

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**Author:** [@Antoine\_Ferey](https://forum.pydio.com/u/Antoine_Ferey)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2021, 10:18am UTC](https://forum.pydio.com/t/authentication-page-blinking/4205 "2021-12-16T10:18:06Z")

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Hello, We use Pydio Cells Enterprise Distribution 2.2.12. This issue is not blocking, just annoying. It’s about front behaviour during authentication. We delete the local authentication (in pydio.json). We have just o…

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## [SAML Group Mapping](https://forum.pydio.com/t/saml-group-mapping/4191)

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**Author:** [@dev0rz](https://forum.pydio.com/u/dev0rz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2021, 7:24pm UTC](https://forum.pydio.com/t/saml-group-mapping/4191 "2021-12-08T19:24:50Z")

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Hello, I am using Cells with Auth0 for SAML authentication. While I am able to authenticate users with no issue, I am having difficulties mapping groups. For reference, I have my groups attribute mapped as below: Wh…

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## [Logon Unauthorized](https://forum.pydio.com/t/logon-unauthorized/4145)

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**Author:** [@Anthony\_Addotta](https://forum.pydio.com/u/Anthony_Addotta)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2021, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.pydio.com/t/logon-unauthorized/4145 "2021-11-12T17:53:58Z")

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We have Pydio Cells installed Running on Ubuntu 20.04 Behind Nginx reverse proxy data is being directed to a network share accessible to pydio and mounted in Media. We have been able to reach the front page and login…

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## [Map user role to Administrator](https://forum.pydio.com/t/map-user-role-to-administrator/4140)

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**Author:** [@blwallace](https://forum.pydio.com/u/blwallace)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2021, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.pydio.com/t/map-user-role-to-administrator/4140 "2021-11-11T15:44:38Z")

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I have imported my AD groups into Cells roles. How to I grant one of these imported roles the Administrator role?

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## [Fresh Install Login Failed](https://forum.pydio.com/t/fresh-install-login-failed/4076)

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**Author:** [@bowlineyogurt](https://forum.pydio.com/u/bowlineyogurt)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2021, 5:44am UTC](https://forum.pydio.com/t/fresh-install-login-failed/4076 "2021-10-06T05:44:34Z")

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Thanks for this awesome software. I know this was covered in this thread: (which is how I got passed it). But I just wanted to bump this as I spent a number of hours this morning troubleshooting this. I hope it’s not j…

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