ZWEAT100E "Token is expired for URL" when attempting to log into WatchTower installation

Products

• WatchTower

Issue/Introduction

While attempting to log into a WatchTower installation/instance, the following error was encountered before getting to the sign on screen:

messageType":"ERROR","messageNumber":"ZWEAT100E","messageContent":"Token is expired for URL '/gateway/api/v1/auth/query'","messageAction":"Obtain a new token by performing an authentication request.","messageReason":"The validity of the token is expired.","messageKey":"org.zowe.apiml.security.expiredToken"}

 

 

Resolution

The error was resolved when the user's browser cache was cleared.   

Additional Information

Pretty print version of the error:

"messageType": "ERROR",
"messageNumber": "ZWEAT100E",
"messageContent": "Token is expired for URL '/gateway/api/v1/auth/query'",
"messageAction": "Obtain a new token by performing an authentication request.",
"messageReason": "The validity of the token is expired.",
"messageKey": "org.zowe.apiml.security.expiredToken"
}