Access records without login

[kitchenprinzessin]

Hi
I just wanted to confirm will it possible to view a record (read-only) via the link generated by Share Record without login into the system?

[markp]

Hi @kitchenprinzessin,

Yup, the system can be configured to allow this! Check out this page for instructions on how to set it up

Enable anonymous/guest access in Specify 7

This tutorial assumes that you have a user designated for guests to use. If you do not, you need to create a new user using the Security & Accounts panel and assign guest permissions accordingly. In this guide, we have a user named guest in Specify 7 with limited collection access and read-only permissions established. Adding a guest user is essentially giving anyone with your Specify 7 URL the complete access and permissions of the designated user. Make sure you assign permission…

[kitchenprinzessin]

Thanks @markp !

I created a user called ‘guest’ with a password.
i edited specify_settings.py with line
ANONYMOUS_USER = ‘guest’

However I am not sure how to test it. e.g. http://localhost/specify/bycatalog/CMR-RM/2024-RM-0000032634
the user still needs to log in as a ‘guest’ to view the record. Am i missing anything?

[kitchenprinzessin]

Hi
Its works now (after I rebuilt the docker containers).
Thank you