There is an option to turn the entire geoserver admin console off in the
documentation:

https://docs.geoserver.org/latest/en/user/production/config.html#disable-the-geoserver-web-administration-interface

I am not sure if I have heard of an option to turn off just the layer
preview before.
--
Jody Garnett

On Jun 27, 2023 at 1:00:51 PM, Carsten Klein <c.kl...@datagis.com> wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> some years ago, I found a quite simple mechanism to remove the "Layer
> Preview" link from GeoServer's start page, BEFORE being logged on.
> Currently, I do not find this mechanism any more nor any documentation
> about it.
>
> Any suggestions brought by Google search just mention to remove read
> access through Security settings (Layer Security or Service Security).
>
> However, I just want to provide access to the Layer Preview for an
> logged-on user. I don't want to add authentication requirements to
> layers or services (if a users manages to assemble a WFS request
> manually, he/she shall get that data... will never happen *lol*).
>
> I believe there was a rather simple trick to let the Layer Preview menu
> link not show up before a users has logged-in into the Web
> administration interface. Is it still there in a recent version (e.g.
> 2.22.x) and how enable it?
>
> Many thanks in advance,
>
> Carsten
>
>
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