Enable and disable an administrative tool
Applies to |
Content Management and Content Delivery. |
Sitecore Installation Framework |
Most administrative tools are not disabled by default. In Sitecore 9.0.2 and later, |
Azure Toolkit |
Most administrative tools are not disabled by default. In Sitecore 9.0.2 and later, |
You can use the Sitecore administrative tools to troubleshoot issues in a production environment, but for security reasons you must:
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Always disable them as part of the deployment process.
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Always disable them when you are not using them.
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Never enable them on the Content Delivery and xDB Processing roles. You can safely delete the administrative tools folder on these roles.
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Only enable them on Content Management roles that are not exposed to the internet.
The administrative tools are ASPX files with .aspx
extensions. You find them in the <webroot>\sitecore\admin\
folder and its subfolders.
Disable an administrative tool
To disable an administrative tool:
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In the administrative tools folder, click the tool you want to disable.
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Add
.disabled
to the tools filename. For example, renamecache.aspx
tocache.aspx.disabled
.
Enable an administrative tool that is disabled by default
To enable the SqlShell.aspx
tool:
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Go to the administrative tools folder.
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Create an empty file named
enabled
. TheSqlShell.aspx
tool checks for the presence of this file.
To enable the unlock_admin.aspx
tool:
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Go to the administrative tools folder.
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Open the
unlock_admin.aspx
file. -
Locate the
enableUnlockButton
property. -
Change the value from
false
totrue
.RequestResponseprivate bool enableUnlockButton = true;
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Save the
unlock_admin.aspx
file.