All of the layers are shared publicly, but we are still prompted to login to see the map. If we use the short link: http://bit.ly/15g1Lit there are no problems accessing it. Any thoughts??
Most likely, the problem is that your organization is configured to prevent anonymous access. You can check this setting on the My Organization page, when editing the settings. If anonymous access is disabled, then anyone who tries to access the URL to your organization will be prompted to sign in. When the system generates a bit.ly for an item, if the item is public, we will generate it using the www.arcgis.com... url to prevent the issue with organizations that have disabled anonymous access.
In general, you need to think about your organization's website and URL as a completely different site from www.arcgis.com. They do have some overlap and look similar, but the really function independently.
We came to the same conclusion, however we haven't found a way to go around that, if there even is one - I don't think there is. But thanks for your reply.
Most likely, the problem is that your organization is configured to prevent anonymous access. You can check this setting on the My Organization page, when editing the settings. If anonymous access is disabled, then anyone who tries to access the URL to your organization will be prompted to sign in. When the system generates a bit.ly for an item, if the item is public, we will generate it using the www.arcgis.com... url to prevent the issue with organizations that have disabled anonymous access.
In general, you need to think about your organization's website and URL as a completely different site from www.arcgis.com. They do have some overlap and look similar, but the really function independently.
FWIW (For what it's worth), I just tried both of your links and could NOT get in. I was displayed the 'log in' page. Not sure if the maps are now private, or what, but just wanted you to know.
My reasoning?... I am having the same situation with my students' work. Some of their maps (some students) are working publicly and some are not, thus leading me to believe that it is not our organizational settings.
Sorry to hack this thread, but we have a similar issue. We are set to NOT allow anonymous access, but what does that matter if the map is supposed to be public?
I just started a new thread relating to this issue. Regards, Gregory Lund University of Washington.
