While doing some deployments today, there was necessity
to check the authentication provider section in central administration but
unfortunately this section is greyed out or you can call it as disabled.
Problem
description:
1) Authentication
provider is disabled in Central Administration
2) Authentication
provider is greyed out in Central Administration
Error Message:
This control is currently disabled.
Make
sure you have right mode of access / the exact credentials by which you can
access the Central Administration / login to the server with SharePoint domain
admin rights.
Make
sure you are trying to open the central administration in IE and not in any
other browser.
There
are two resolutions are available to access this path:
Resolutions:
Resolution#1:
1) Login to the server-shift+right
click on IE
2) select ‘Run as a Administrator’
3) Try opening the CA
now and
4) check the authentication
provider section
5) it should be
enabled now.
Resolution#2: This will be
workaround- follow these steps:
1) Open the Central
Administration
2) Security
3) Specify
authentication providers
Product applies to:
-SharePoint
Server 2010
-SharePoint
Foundation 2010
Reference:
