Users upgrading from v4.25 (where DISABLE_AUTH actually disabled auth) to
v4.27.1 (where DISABLE_AUTH is ignored but triggers a deprecation warning)
were stuck in a catch-22:
- They had no credentials (old version had auth disabled)
- DISABLE_AUTH detection incorrectly required authentication
- Setup wizard returned 401, preventing first credential creation
- Could not complete setup to create credentials and remove flag
Root cause: When DISABLE_AUTH was detected, the code set forceRequested=true
which triggered the authentication requirement even when authConfigured=false.
Fix: Only require authentication when credentials actually exist. When no
auth is configured, allow the bootstrap token flow regardless of whether
DISABLE_AUTH is detected.
This lets users upgrade from legacy DISABLE_AUTH deployments by using the
bootstrap token to create their first credentials, then removing the flag.
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