This is normal for a fresh installation. To enable the requirement to login you need to enable security. Goto <yourserver>/configure then tick the checkbox for "Enable security" then select the "Security Realm" and "Authorization" that you require. see the wiki for details on these.
https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/JENKINS/Securing+Jenkins Chris On Monday, July 30, 2012 9:54:38 AM UTC+1, Andi Scharfstein wrote: > > Hello all, > I am setting up a fresh Jenkins install on a new server and have > encountered a usage problem. After deploying the WAR and starting Jenkins, > there are no links to login or register a new user. I have tried entering > the registration URL directly and got a "java.lang.NullPointerException at > jenkins.model.Jenkins.doSignup(Jenkins.java:3329)". Is this a known bug or > is it just me? This is a completely fresh installation just out of the box > using the current release version 1.475, I don't know if I even had a > chance to break anything. Tomcat logs are clean without showing any > suspicious behaviour. Thanks in advance for any replies! >