Unable to Re-trigger OIDC Authentication After Closing Redirected Page

[marcellusherlus]

Describe the bug

When opening the Headlamp desktop application, the OIDC authentication workflow redirects to Microsoft for authorization. However, if the user closes the redirected website before completing authentication, there is no way to re-trigger the authentication step without restarting the application.

Expected Behavior

There should be an option to manually re-initiate the OIDC authentication flow without having to restart the application.

Steps to reproduce the bug:

1. Open the Headlamp desktop application.
2. Initiate the OIDC authentication process.
3. Close the redirected website before completing authentication.
4. Attempt to access a cluster.
5. A timeout error occurs, and there is no way to restart the authentication process without quitting and reopening the app.

Environment

• Installation type: Mac-Homebrew
• Headlamp Version: 0.29.0

Are you able to fix this issue?

No

Additional Context

Providing a way to manually re-trigger the authentication flow would improve usability and prevent the need for restarting the application.