401 Unauthorized SharePoint 2013

Msdc 271

Hello,

I am working on trying to get Anonymous Access configured in my environment but continue to get 401 Unauthorized error once I remove the site/url from Intranet/Trusted Sites zone. I did notice that when I try http://mywebsite.domain.local it actually does bring up the popup box but I am wanting to allow users without a domain account to access the site via the Anonymous Access. I've tried different alternate access mapping configurations but no luck. Do I need to make tweaks within the Windows Authentication option? Thnx in advance

JoyZ 18,071 Reputation points

2020-08-24T02:20:11.897+00:00

Hi @Dez-4361,

Is there any progress on this issue?

Please feel free to reply.
JoyZ 18,071 Reputation points

2020-09-01T01:27:58.943+00:00

Hi @Dez-4361,

Do you have any progress on this issue?

Please remember to update this thread if you need further assistance.

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JoyZ 18,071 Reputation points

2020-08-18T02:02:49.607+00:00

Hi @Dez-4361,

Anonymous Access is not related to alternate access mapping, and there is no additional configuration about the Windows Authentication.

Please go to site settings> site collection features>Deactivate Limited-access user permission lockdown mode feature, which will prevent anonymous users from accessing.

More information for your reference(refer to the site collection feature dependencies part):

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/enable-or-disable-site-collection-features-a2f2a5c2-093d-4897-8b7f-37f86d83df04?ui=en-us&rs=en-us&ad=us
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Msdc 271 Reputation points

2020-08-18T12:24:08.513+00:00

Hey @JulieWang-MSFT ,

Thanks so much for your response. I went to site collection features and noticed that the feature is actually not activated currently. Is there another feature/setting I need to update somewhere on backend to get Anonymous Access working? Thnx again

JoyZ 18,071 Reputation points

2020-08-19T05:52:06.267+00:00

Hi @Dez-4361,

Please follow steps in this post to check if you configured anonymous access correctly:

http://www.topsharepoint.com/enable-anonymous-access-in-sharepoint-2010

If the issue still exists, please try follows:

Clear the browser cache and history to compare the result.

Use inprivate browsing in IE to access the site.

Try other users.

Enable anonymous access in other sites then test again.

Msdc 271 Reputation points

2020-08-19T14:25:12.113+00:00

Hey @JulieWang-MSFT

Thanks for response, i have confirmed the steps you sent over have been configured but still no luck. The weird thing I'm noticing is that the pop up authentication/login is showing actual server name instead of the address showing in the address bar. Could this be alternate mapping / dns issue?

I type in http://myintranet/

Pop Up box ask for login showing:
Connecting to servername.domain.

I thought Anonymous Access would automatically allow anyone within the network to at least access the SharePoint site without any login but not have any write access without being logged in as domain user.

JoyZ 18,071 Reputation points

2020-08-21T11:07:27.75+00:00

From your post, you configure AAM for intranet zone and want to access it via anonymous access.

Per my test, I could access the site has AAM configuration anonymously .

Did you enable anonymous access in other sites without AAM and compare the result?

Please also try to type in default URL for the site and chcek the result.
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