Auth0 error : Authorization server not configured with default connection

Question

I am working om using Auth0 has authentication for services. I have the following problem. I have created a user but when I try to make a request with that user I get the following error. Authorization server not configured with default connection

I have researched this and found I need to Configure the tenant The Resource Owner Password Flow relies on a connection that is capable of authenticating users by username and password, so you must set the default connection for the tenant.

Go to Auth0 Dashboard > Tenant Settings, and scroll down to locate the Default Directory setting. Enter the name of the connection you would like to use. Make sure it is capable of authenticating users by username and password.

But I have on idea what they mean by Default Directory. Is that the name of the Auth0 application I generated, since that is the service, that is supposed to authenticate users by username and password.

I have generated a SpringBoot app from the auth0 console. is that what they mean by connection.

score 47 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 26 '22 at 21:17

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Follow these steps.

Navigate to your dashboard - manage.auth0.com/dashboard
On the left menu, click on Setting
Scroll down to "API Authorization Settings"
Enter Username-Password-Authentication in the "Default Directory" input
Hit save - It typically takes about 30secs for changes to take effect

answered Apr 26 '22 at 21:17

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Click on the upper left menu, under the tenant name: Environment > Settings – alleen1 Oct 26 '22 at 06:07
Thank you! I couldn't find this setting. – meh93 Dec 20 '22 at 16:24

score 26 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 02 '21 at 21:15

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In Default Directory put Username-Password-Authentication

answered Oct 02 '21 at 21:15

Anton Cavanaugh

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score 11 · Answer 3 · answered May 17 '22 at 10:02

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My auth0 was configured with a custom database, and when I was trying to get tokens using the Resource Owner Password API, I had the same issue Authorization server not configured with default connection .

The solution to this issue was:

Set the grant_type to http://auth0.com/oauth/grant-type/password-realm
Set the realm to the name of the custom database

answered May 17 '22 at 10:02

Taha EL BOUFFI

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This is the only solution that worked for me This is not documented in the auth-0 documentation But GG 4 u – Stephan Nov 11 '22 at 07:45

score 3 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 25 '22 at 15:37

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For anyone else stumbling upon this question, you can also use the Realm property to define a specific Database connection instead of setting up a default one.

answered Feb 25 '22 at 15:37

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