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I get a "CAS is unavailable" when I go to the Portal, What do I do?

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Sometimes when you head to the UArts Portal, you will encounter a strange error. The page will load and you will see "CAS is unavailable". Refreshing the page or browser doesn't seem to fix it. This is caused by your browser saving a bad version of the site to help speed up load times. Often this bad version comes from an outdated link or an old bookmarked URL.

Follow the steps below for the browser you are using.

1. Chrome

1.1. Go to the browser settings page

1.2. Click on Privacy and Security option in the left column

1.3. Click on Clear Browsing Data

1.4. Clear the browsing data

Please make sure that both "Cookies and other site data" as well as "Cached images and files" are both checked.

1.5. Quit Chrome and restart the application

Make sure to quit the browser, else it will still retain a bad cached version of the site which caused the CAS error.

1.6. Head to mycampus.uarts.edu directly

You can bookmark this direct website link which will avoid future CAS issues.

Then head to mycampus.uarts.edu directly and login.

2. FireFox

2.1. Go to the browser settings page

2.2. Click on Privacy and Security option in the left column

2.3. Scroll down to "Cookies and Site Data" then Click on "Clear Data..."

You can also check the option "Delete cookies and site data when firefox is closed" like in the image below. Just as it says, Cookies and Site data will be erased when firefox is closed. You will have to login to sites again and any session data like shopping carts will not be saved.

2.4. Clear the browsing data

Please make sure that both "Cookies and site data" as well as "Cached Web Content" are both checked.

2.5. Quit Firefox and restart the application

Make sure to quit the browser, else it will still retain a bad cached version of the site which caused the CAS error.

2.6. Head to mycampus.uarts.edu directly

You can bookmark this direct website link which will avoid future CAS issues.

Then head to mycampus.uarts.edu directly and login.

3. Safari

3.1. Go to Safari's Preferences page

3.2. Click on Privacy icon in the Top panel. Then Click on "Manage Website Data..."

3.3. Choose "Remove all" option in the bottom left

3.4. Quit Safari and restart the application

Make sure to quit the browser, else it will still retain a bad cached version of the site which caused the CAS error.

3.5. Head to mycampus.uarts.edu directly

You can bookmark this direct website link which will avoid future CAS issues.

Then head to mycampus.uarts.edu directly and login.

4. Edge

4.1. Go to Edges Preferences page

4.2. Click on "Privacy, Search, and Services" option on the left side.

4.3. Under "Clear Browsing Data", click "Choose What to Clear"

4.4. Make sure "Cookies and other site data" as well as "Cached images and files" are selected, Time Range should be All Time, and Click Clear Now

4.5. Quit Edge and restart the application

Make sure to quit the browser, else it will still retain a bad cached version of the site which caused the CAS error.

4.6. Head to mycampus.uarts.edu directly

You can bookmark this direct website link which will avoid future CAS issues.

Then head to mycampus.uarts.edu directly and login.

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