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How to Disable Client Loopback

The Agent for SharePoint has a client loopback feature that lets you create policies in your SharePoint environment using directory attribute values that do not yet exist.

For example, suppose that your directory server contains an attribute named employeeType, and the employeeType attribute uses one of the following values for each user:

For example, suppose you want to create an attribute value for the employeeType attribute named Vendor in your directory servers to use with SharePoint.

If a different group in your organization manages the directory servers, that task is beyond your control. The Claims Provider creates placeholders for the new attribute values using the loopback feature.

In this example, use the loopback feature so that the Vendor attribute value exists in your SharePoint environment it appears in the directory servers. New attribute values let you create SharePoint policies whenever you want, without waiting for your administrator to add the actual attribute values to your directory.

If you do not need to add attributes before they exist in your directory, disable the client loopback feature.

This workflow diagram describes the process of disabling client loopback

Follow these steps:

  1. Disable client loopback.