Unwanted redirect to web/guest

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 7.2.X
• Fix Version/s: 7.2.10 DXP FP8, 7.2.10.2 DXP SP3, 7.2.X
• Component/s: Core Infrastructure
• Labels:
  • ee-ts
  • liferay-dxp-72-sp3
  • liferay-fixpack-dxp-8-7210
• Branch Version/s:
  7.2.x
• Backported to Branch:
  Committed
• Fix Priority: 3

Steps to reproduce:

1. As an admin, go to configuration > site settings for the Guest site.
2. go back to http://localhost:8080

Expected: The first public page is displayed, and the URL in the web browser remains as just the hostname.
Actual: The first public page is displayed, but the URL in the web browser has /web/guest appended (a 301 redirect occurred).