Merge branch 'saml-ts' into 'master'

Added advanced SAML troubleshooting

/cc @dblessing @balameb

See merge request !2456

1 files changed, 14 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/doc/integration/saml.md b/doc/integration/saml.md
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 ## Troubleshooting
 
-If you see a "500 error" in GitLab when you are redirected back from the SAML sign in page, this likely indicates that GitLab could not get the email address for the SAML user.
+If you see a "500 error" in GitLab when you are redirected back from the SAML sign in page,
+this likely indicates that GitLab could not get the email address for the SAML user.
 
-Make sure the IdP provides a claim containing the user's email address, using claim name 'email' or 'mail'. The email will be used to automatically generate the GitLab username.
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+Make sure the IdP provides a claim containing the user's email address, using claim name
+'email' or 'mail'. The email will be used to automatically generate the GitLab username.
+
+If after signing in into your SAML server you are redirected back to the sign in page and
+no error is displayed, check your `production.log` file. It will most likely contain the
+message `Can't verify CSRF token authenticity`. This means that there is an error during
+the SAML request, but this error never reaches GitLab due to the CSRF check.
+
+To bypass this you can add `skip_before_action :verify_authenticity_token` to the
+`omniauth_callbacks_controller.rb` file. This will allow the error to hit GitLab,
+where it can then be seen in the usual logs, or as a flash message in the login
+screen.
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