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Best answer by ChitraMadan

Try to re-start your instance, it should be re-created on starting the instance.

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ChitraMadan
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ChitraMadanCommunity AdvisorAccepted solution
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July 9, 2020

Try to re-start your instance, it should be re-created on starting the instance.

    surenk
    surenkAuthor
    Level 4
    July 9, 2020
    Thanks. I missed reading this line in docs.. "If you accidentally delete this account, it will be re-created upon startup."
      arunpatidar
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      arunpatidarCommunity Advisor
      Community Advisor
      July 9, 2020

      As mentioned by @chitramadan it will be re-created again.

      Please check the details of each type of user at https://docs.adobe.com/content/help/en/experience-manager-64/administering/security/security.html

      Arun Patidar
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        AlbinIs1Community Advisor
        Community Advisor
        July 9, 2020

        @chitramadan  mentioned, the anonymous user will be re-created on server restart. If it is publisher, i was facing issue while accessing the package manager after the re-creation. Refer https://www.albinsblog.com/2020/06/crxde-and-package-manager-is-not-accessible-InitServlet-error-while-rerrieving-infos.html#.XweHrGhKg2w for more details.

          vanegi
          Adobe Employee
          vanegiAdobe Employee
          Adobe Employee
          July 10, 2020

          Anonymous user is special and if you accidentally delete the user, it will be re-created upon startup.

            manu-gupta
            manu-gupta
            Level 4
            July 22, 2021

            I too have accidently disabled the anonymous user but not deleted it. following your solution, i restarted the instance but still not getting login screen.

            How to resolve it now. Any curl command or any post method or replication from publisher will help?

             

            AEM 6.5.8 on linux.

              manu-gupta
              manu-gupta
              Level 4
              August 17, 2021

              If it was not deleted but disabled then better delete using curl cmd and then create the user using curl cmd

              https://github.com/paulrohrbeck/aem-links/blob/master/curl_cheatsheet.md

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