Dnn.Platform: 404 errors are creating 503 errors
Description of bug
When navigating to a page that does not exist you get a 503 DNN error for a 404 error page load along with 2 errors in Admin log related to the site/page.
Steps to reproduce
List the steps to reproduce the behavior:
- Open your browser to a page that does not exist on your DNN website.
- See Current Result
Current result
DNN Error : No sites currently exist for this installation. - 503 Service Unavailable
Expected result
404 error page that uses the same site skin.
Screenshots
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Error log
A simple Page 404 Admin Log error for page is shown.
And this error follows after:
` Page Load Exception
DefaultDataProvider:DotNetNuke.Data.SqlDataProvider, DotNetNuke Message:Session state can only be used when enableSessionState is set to true, either in a configuration file or in the Page directive. Please also make sure that System.Web.SessionStateModule or a custom session state module is included in the <configuration><system.web><httpModules> section in the application configuration.
StackTrace:
InnerMessage:Session state can only be used when enableSessionState is set to true, either in a configuration file or in the Page directive. Please also make sure that System.Web.SessionStateModule or a custom session state module is included in the <configuration><system.web><httpModules> section in the application configuration.
InnerStackTrace:
at System.Web.UI.Page.get_Session() at DotNetNuke.Framework.CachePageStatePersister.Save() at System.Web.UI.Page.SaveAllState() at System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolean includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint)`
Additional context
I do not like seeing it say “DNN Error” i would rather it say Application Error. Maybe just sorry you found a page that does not exist or something that covers a lot of issues. The DNN error is being logged, no real need for a visitor to see DNN. Or this could be set to the website Portal Name Website Error. Something more generic or related to the website that has the issue.
Affected version
- 10.0.0 alpha build
- [x ] 9.4.2 alpha build
- 9.4.1 latest supported release
Affected browser
- Chrome
- Firefox
- Safari
- Internet Explorer
- Edge
About this issue
- Original URL
- State: open
- Created 5 years ago
- Comments: 16 (13 by maintainers)
we have a winner thank you @david-poindexter for making this clear. This is the issue I have been having. I don’t think it matters which theme you use, just using a custom 404 page.
I get a lot of requests for example bots hitting WP admin and other common folders people have in sites such as “backup” and they plague my error logs on some sites.
@mitchelsellers not in my case.
I do have some additional information to provide:
<p>404 - Not Found</p>in the content, and setting that page to use the Xcillion 404 skin/container results in the 503 page being displayed by DNN.