WebSphere redirect on login drops the domain/host name. WASReqURL missing domain/host name

Question

I am running a WebSphere 8.5.5.3 installation with WebSphere HTTP server in a cluster environment on AIX. I am having a problem of incorrect redirects upon login e.g.:

• User is trying to access http://domain_name/app_name/resource_name
• User is redirected to the login page at http://domain_name/Login.html
• User enters valid credentials
• User is redirected to the incorrect url at http:///app_name/resource_name
• If the user logs in a second time then everything works fine

What am I doing wrong? Have I misconfigured something?

Answer 1

Thanks to https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/forums/html/topic?id=8deb461e-d3fe-41e5-9402-52be4ec4dba9 here is the answer: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=203&ca=portall2&uid=swg21259747

Summary: Create a custom property for WebSphere Global Security:

Name: com.ibm.websphere.security.util.fullyQualifiedURL
Value: true