Download Bitstream Files Anonymously

[Hüsnü Yildiz]

I cannot download bitsream files without log in dspace. Only authorized users can download bitstream files. I want to make them public and anyone can download these files.  I installed and configured dspace 7.1. Is there any solution for this problem?

Best Regards

--husnu yildiz  

[Hüsnü Yildiz]

Only files that have doc extension can be downloaded. Pdf files are only accessible with an authentication-token. I didn't find any solution.   

[Mohammad S. AlMutairi]

It's a permission issue you have. By default DSpace gives Anonymous group read access so it seems the doc's have it but not the pdf's. Double check the permissions ( Authorization ) starting from the top community/collections all the way to the bitstream itself. Try to search for the bitstream using Solr. You should be able to download it using Solr even if Anonymous denied the access in the authorization tab.

[Hüsnü Yildiz]

Under the same collection, two items are the same authorization, one of them is *.doc and the other is *.pdf. However, pdf requires authentication.  I didn't install the handle server. I'm not sure whether it is important or not for this issue. 

[Mohammad S. AlMutairi]

I still think it's a permission issue. If I were you I would have created a newer replica of the collection and the bitstream just to prove if it's caused by a misconfigured permission or not. Handle can be anything ( Default handle123456789 is O.K ). Try accessing it using it's UUID if in doubt.

[Mohammad S. AlMutairi]

To get help from the group list members you have to provide as much details of the issue as possible including the permissions you have changed/added. PDF's supposed to be downloaded just like any other extensions. It all comes down to the permission you set.

[Hüsnü Yildiz]

I'm so sorry for the late response. This situation is directly related with "citation-page.enable_globally=true" setting. It prevents displaying pdf files. Thank you for your support and directions :) 

[Mohammad S. AlMutairi]

Glad you had it finally sorted out. Nobody would've guessed it was a citation cover page you meant by a bitstream!. It would be kind of you if you can provide details of the issue & what you were trying to do so other dspacer's can save their time if the fall into the same issue you had.

Cheers