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| author | Patricio Cano <suprnova32@gmail.com> | 2016-03-07 16:29:22 -0500 |
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| committer | Patricio Cano <suprnova32@gmail.com> | 2016-03-07 16:29:22 -0500 |
| commit | 406f4a993a946db75d46756f936552144708a789 (patch) | |
| tree | 22bbfe501b00b003bfdabf619172718726bdb32d /doc/integration/saml.md | |
| parent | cf232411ae37b68c9d6ab20deac3fc8d99b44124 (diff) | |
| download | gitlab-ce-406f4a993a946db75d46756f936552144708a789.tar.gz | |
Fixed headers for anchorsdoc-troubleshooting
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diff --git a/doc/integration/saml.md b/doc/integration/saml.md index 16e47bb99b0..148c4ac1886 100644 --- a/doc/integration/saml.md +++ b/doc/integration/saml.md @@ -133,9 +133,7 @@ will be returned to GitLab and will be signed in. ## Troubleshooting -### Common problems - -**500 error after login** +### 500 error after login 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. @@ -143,7 +141,7 @@ this likely indicates that GitLab could not get the email address for the SAML u Make sure the IdP provides a claim containing the user's email address, using claim name `email` or `mail`. -**Redirect back to login screen with no evident error** +### Redirect back to login screen with no evident error 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 @@ -155,13 +153,13 @@ To bypass this you can add `skip_before_action :verify_authenticity_token` to th where it can then be seen in the usual logs, or as a flash message in the login screen. -**Invalid audience** +### Invalid audience This error means that the IdP doesn't recognize GitLab as a valid sender and receiver of SAML requests. Make sure to add the GitLab callback URL to the approved audiences of the IdP server. -**Missing claims** +### Missing claims The IdP server needs to pass certain information in order for GitLab to either create an account, or match the login information to an existing account. `email` @@ -170,7 +168,7 @@ is not providing this information, all SAML requests will fail. Make sure this information is provided. -**Key validation error, Digest mismatch or Fingerprint mismatch** +### Key validation error, Digest mismatch or Fingerprint mismatch These errors all come from a similar place, the SAML certificate. SAML requests need to be validated using a fingerprint, a certificate or a validator. |