Payara console keeps redirecting to index.jsf PAYARA-3879

[SirTates]

# Description #

Payara console shows a white screen that keeps redirecting to the same screen.
Logging into the web console is impossible.

Expected Outcome

The console should only redirect once and allow me to log in.

Current Outcome

Logging into the web console is impossible.
The Payara log only repeatedly notes: Info: redirecting to /index.jsf

Steps to reproduce (Only for bug reports)

• download latest Payara5
• run Payara with asadmin start
• open http://localhost:4848/ in any browser

Screenshots of log

Setup for the console:

Everything after:

Environment

• Payara Version: 5.184
• Edition: Full
• JDK Version: 8/OpenJDK 1.8
• Operating System: Linux/Ubuntu 19.04
• Database: MySQL

[khasunuma]

In some cases, this issue is reproduced on Google Chrome on Windows 10. However, it's no problem on Microsoft Edge on Windows 10.

At present, I can't detect how condition it is occurred.

[Cousjava]

This occurs due to browser caching. To fix this clear the cache for the domain Payara is on.

In Firefox this can be done by Shift+F9 when on the page to open the storage viewer and then right click to delete.

[OndroMih]

Also pressing Ctrl+R or the reload button should clear the cache in most browsers.

[OndroMih]

We've raised an internal issue PAYARA-3879 to disable caching in the Admin console, which will hopefully fix this issue in the future.

[OndroMih]

Since there's a workaround and it mostly happens only in development, I'm closing this github issue.