ID: 4280
Title: Interactive login is now denied for automation users
Component: Multisite
Level: 1
Class: Bug Fix
Version: 1.4.0i4
It was possible to log into the Check_MK GUI interactively (using the login form)
as automation user. This was never intended and was a bug.
Automation users are only meant to authenticate with the GUI for a single page or API
call using the URL variables (<tt>_username</tt> and
<tt>_secret</tt>).
In case you want to login interactively to access multiple pages, you need a
"normal"
user that has a password configured instead of an automation secret.