DEFAULT_USER_PREFERENCES.tables not applied on Reset or on anonymous dashboard

[ybizeul]

NetBox version

v3.5.7

Python version

3.10

Steps to Reproduce

1. Define default i.e. : DEFAULT_USER_PREFERENCES = {"tables":{"DeviceTable":{"columns":["name","rack","device_role","manufacturer","device_type","primary_ip","comments"]}}}
2. Log in as a new user, and browse to the device table, the default should be honoured
3. Make a modification to the Device table using "Configure Table" (i.e. remove the "Comments" column)
4. Save
5. The "Comments" column is removed
6. Click again on "Configure Table"
7. Click on "Reset"
8. Save
9. The layout is reset to the NetBox defaults, not to DEFAULT_USER_PREFERENCES value

Additionaly :

1. Define default i.e. : DEFAULT_USER_PREFERENCES = {"tables":{"DeviceTable":{"columns":["name","rack","device_role","manufacturer","device_type","primary_ip","comments"]}}}
2. Visit Netbox as a guest
3. Go to Devices
4. One would expect that if a user isn't logged in (is a guest), then DEFAULT_USER_PREFERENCES would be used to display informations, instead the NetBox default layout is used

The issue has been discussed here : #9184 (reply in thread)

Expected Behavior

1. For logged in users, the layout should revert to DEFAULT_USER_PREFERENCES when using Reset feature
2. For guests, DEFAULT_USER_PREFERENCES should be used to determine tables columns.

Observed Behaviour

Instead, after reset or when visiting as guest, the table displays the following columns, which I assume are hard coded NetBox defaults :

Name | Status | Tenant | Site | Location | Rack | Role | Manufacturer | Type | IP Address

Also on the dashboard page, the same columns are displayed instead of the one in DEFAULT_USER_PREFERENCES

[abhi1693]

Thank you for opening a bug report. I was unable to reproduce the reported behavior on NetBox v3.5.7. Please re-confirm the reported behavior on the current stable release and adjust your post above as necessary. Remember to provide detailed steps that someone else can follow using a clean installation of NetBox to reproduce the issue. Remember to include the steps taken to create any initial objects or other data.

[ybizeul]

I did include more details on the testing, not sure what else to do.

[abhi1693]

I'm still unable to reproduce this issue. I followed your steps on a brand new installation of NetBox (v3.5.7) and after clicking on Reset it reverts to the DEFAULT_USER_PREFERENCES

[ybizeul]

I'm now using the docker-compose method to deploy it, same issue.

git clone https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox-docker.git
cd netbox-docker
tee docker-compose.override.yml <<EOF
version: '3.4'
services:
  netbox:
    ports:
      - 8000:8080
EOF
vi configuration/extra.py
# Add on last line :
DEFAULT_USER_PREFERENCES = {"tables":{"DeviceTable":{"columns":["name","rack","device_role","manufacturer","device_type","primary_ip","comments"]}}}
docker compose up -d

docker compose exec netbox /opt/netbox/netbox/manage.py createsuperuser
🧬 loaded config '/etc/netbox/config/configuration.py'
🧬 loaded config '/etc/netbox/config/extra.py'
🧬 loaded config '/etc/netbox/config/logging.py'
🧬 loaded config '/etc/netbox/config/plugins.py'
Username (leave blank to use 'unit'): admin
Email address: admin@localhost
Password:
Password (again):
Superuser created successfully.

When I log in and go to devices, columns are according to DEFAULT_USER_PREFERENCES, see below:

Configure table show me this :

After Reset I get this :

Hence, Reset not reverting to DEFAULT_USER_PREFERENCES.

[kkthxbye-code]

I cannot replicate this either on v3.5.8.

Copy pasted the exact setting string you posted, and resetting the device table reverted it to what was defined. You will need to make it replicate on a normal non-docker install for us to be able to help.

[jeremystretch]

This issue is being closed as no further information has been provided. If you would like to revisit this topic, please first modify your original post to include all the requested detail, and then ask that the issue be reopened.