Disabling directory access in Portal for ArcGIS does not prevent querying user information via: https://[portal.domain.com]/[webadaptor]/sharing/rest/community/users/[username]?f=json
Last Published: December 22, 2016Portal for ArcGIS
Bug ID Number
BUG-000099408
Submitted
September 16, 2016
Last Modified
December 21, 2023
Applies to
Portal for ArcGIS
Version found
10.4.1
Status
Known Limit
After review by the development team, it has been determined that this issue is related to a known limitation with the software that lies outside of Esri's control. The issue's Additional Information section may contain further explanation.
Additional Information
This is not a bug. Disabling the REST Services directory does not prevent requests and responses over JSON. All requests and responses go over JSON. Disabling the Services Directory disables the HTML representation of the REST API. This is expected behavior. See:
http://server.arcgis.com/en/portal/latest/administer/linux/disabling-the-arcgis-portal-directory.htm