How to enable CRXDE lite after AEM 6.2 upgrade

Issue

When upgrading to AEM 6.2 from previous AEM version, the admin user can sign in to CRXDE, but the screen is blank.  The user is unable to view the node structure.

Environment

AEM 6.2

Cause

This is because of the nosamplecontent runmode which applies the production ready configuration.  This runmode disables CRXDE functionality for increased security.

Resolution

To reenable CRXDE, follow one of the two options below.

There are some ACS Commons tools that could help in exporting users from AEM in order to perform a diff:

  1. A. Run the curl command below

    curl -u admin:admin -F "jcr:primaryType=sling:OsgiConfig" -F "alias=/crx/server" -F "dav.create-absolute-uri=true" -F "dav.create-absolute-uri@TypeHint=Boolean" http://aemhost:port/apps/system/config/org.apache.sling.jcr.davex.impl.servlets.SlingDavExServlet
    
  2. B. Or, do the following:

    1. Go to http://host:port/system/console/configMgr/org.apache.sling.jcr.davex.impl.servlets.SlingDavExServlet

    2. Set the value of Root Path to /crx/server

    3. Click Save

Additional information

In rare cases, the configuration will take effect, but when browsing to /crx/de/index.jsp, you only see the "/" root node.  If that happens, then go to http://host:port/system/console/bundles/org.apache.sling.jcr.davex and stop and start the bundle.

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