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Trying to configure my AppEngine app's remote_api, I set up app.yaml with the required:

builtins:
    - remote_api: on

Then deployed to app engine. Now, I am system administrator (currently Owner) of this application, but when I access https://myapp.appspot.com/_ah/remote_api, I get the message: 

`You must be logged in as an administrator to access this.`.

Why does this happen?

For completeness, I asked my app's owner and he got the same message. We were both logged in at the time.

Chris Dutrow
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The remote_api URL is not meant to be used from a browser.

Are you using the remote_api_shell.py script?

Guido van Rossum
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  • Mostly I was trying to debug my development setup as explained in this question I posted: [Remote_api Setup on App Engine](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12413826/remote-api-configuration-with-app-engine). I am getting the error I specify there, and I was checking to see if it had something to do with security privileges. If you have any pointers regarding that question, I would appreciate it. If it helps at all, I _have_ managed to connect through the remote_api_shell.py script. – Juan Carlos Coto Sep 17 '12 at 13:27
  • I think you will just have to read the source. What you're trying to do is so non-standard that I have no idea how to help you. Sorry! – Guido van Rossum Sep 18 '12 at 22:58
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You must be logged in with and the Google (Gmail?) account that has administrator privileges.

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  • In my question, I specify I have tried to connect with the "Owner" of the app. Is there a different sort of admin user? If so, which? – Juan Carlos Coto Sep 17 '12 at 13:30
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    It's not clear whether your app has it's own user authentication system or not. You have to be logged in with the Google login. Yes, the owner account should work. From a browser, you should be seeing a different error message. "This request did not contain a necessary header". Does the owner account have 2-factor authentication? That might have something to do with it. – dragonx Sep 17 '12 at 15:06
  • Thanks! Our application has our own auth system. I actually believe that has something more to do with it. I do have 2-factor auth, but I use an application-specific password to access this so it shouldn't be a problem. – Juan Carlos Coto Sep 17 '12 at 22:33
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    Can you please guid how to login to google in command prompt. I'm getting this error when running command in command prompt. – Vijay Shegokar Feb 02 '16 at 07:47