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SharePoint – Prompting Users to log in

Is SharePoint prompting your users to login when they are in the office or opening documents from SharePoint? There are a couple of things you can try: 1- Added SharePoint site to Intranet Zone On the Users Internet explorer go to: Tools > Internet Options Select the Security Tab Select…


Is SharePoint prompting your users to login when they are in the office or opening documents from SharePoint? There are a couple of things you can try:

1- Added SharePoint site to Intranet Zone

On the Users Internet explorer go to:

  • Tools > Internet Options
  • Select the Security Tab
  • Select the Local Intranet zone then click Sites
  • Click Advanced
  • Add the SharePoint URL then click OK
  • Click on Custom Level then scroll to the user authentication section at the bottom
  • Set it to Automatic logon with current user name and password

2- Registry

Adding this entry allows the users login to be forwarded to the server you specify.

  • Open Regedit
  • Navigate to: HKLM\System\ControlSet001\services\WebClient\Parameters
  • Add a new Multi-String Value: AuthForwardServerList
  • Data: http://sharepoint.domain.local
  • Reboot
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