HKUDS/DeepTutor · error · HTTPException

Auth is disabled — registration is not available.

Error message

Auth is disabled — registration is not available.

What it means

Error "Auth is disabled — registration is not available." thrown in HKUDS/DeepTutor.

Source

Thrown at deeptutor/api/routers/auth.py:506

    (see the rationale there and #623).
    """
    response.delete_cookie(**_cookie_attrs())
    return {"ok": True}


@router.post("/register", status_code=status.HTTP_201_CREATED)
async def register(body: RegisterRequest) -> dict:
    """
    Bootstrap-only registration.

    Public endpoint that creates the *first* admin account when the user store
    is empty. Once an admin exists, this endpoint is closed; further accounts
    must be created by an admin via ``POST /api/v1/auth/users``.

    Only available when AUTH_ENABLED=true.
    """
    if not AUTH_ENABLED:
        raise HTTPException(
            status_code=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
            detail="Auth is disabled — registration is not available.",
        )

    if POCKETBASE_ENABLED:
        # PocketBase deployments are documented as single-user. Keep registration
        # closed and require admins to provision users in the PocketBase admin UI.
        if not is_first_user():
            raise HTTPException(
                status_code=status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN,
                detail="Self-registration is closed. Ask an administrator to create your account.",
            )
        result = register_pb(username=body.username, email=body.username, password=body.password)
        if not result:
            raise HTTPException(
                status_code=status.HTTP_409_CONFLICT,
                detail="Registration failed — username or email may already be taken.",
            )

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at deeptutor/api/routers/auth.py:506 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of HKUDS/DeepTutor@3e82f13042 (2026-08-27). Data as JSON: /api/errors/8ae4beabb07821c0. Report an issue: GitHub.