diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index 3300e7e..b4e9329 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         "SOCKEYE_DB_CONNECTION": "Server=localhost;Username=postgres;Password=sockeye;Database=sockeye;CommandTimeout=300;",
         "SOCKEYE_DATA_PATH": "c:\\temp\\sockeye",
         "SOCKEYE_USE_URLS": "http://*:7676;",
-        "SOCKEYE_PERMANENTLY_ERASE_DATABASE":"true",
+        //"SOCKEYE_PERMANENTLY_ERASE_DATABASE":"true",
         //"SOCKEYE_REMOVE_LICENSE_FROM_DB":"true",
         //"SOCKEYE_REPORT_RENDERING_TIMEOUT":"1",
         "SOCKEYE_BACKUP_PG_DUMP_PATH": "C:\\data\\code\\postgres_14\\bin"
diff --git a/client/src/views/adm-global-settings.vue b/client/src/views/adm-global-settings.vue
index bbd4430..33ebb5a 100644
--- a/client/src/views/adm-global-settings.vue
+++ b/client/src/views/adm-global-settings.vue
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ export default {
         //call erase
         window.$gz.erasingDatabase = true; //suspend notify polling
         await window.$gz.api.upsert(
-          API_BASE_URL + "/permanently-erase-all-data",
+          API_BASE_URL + "permanently-erase-all-data",
           "I bloody understand"
         );
 
@@ -602,11 +602,11 @@ export default {
             return;
           }
         }
-        //call erase
+        
         window.$gz.erasingDatabase = true; //suspend notify polling
-        await window.$gz.api.upsert(API_BASE_URL + "/import-rockfish");
+        await window.$gz.api.upsert(API_BASE_URL + "import-rockfish");
 
-        vm.$router.push("/login");
+        //vm.$router.push("/login");
       } catch (error) {
         window.$gz.errorHandler.handleFormError(error, vm);
       }
diff --git a/server/biz/GlobalBizSettingsBiz.cs b/server/biz/GlobalBizSettingsBiz.cs
index 5cc0024..2c87642 100644
--- a/server/biz/GlobalBizSettingsBiz.cs
+++ b/server/biz/GlobalBizSettingsBiz.cs
@@ -136,19 +136,47 @@ namespace Sockeye.Biz
 
             try
             {
+                //var content = new StringContent("login=john&password=b43698c255365ee739c05ba0d42855e96c2365c76bb2f9b9eb149cec7b52174c");
                 var content = new StringContent(JsonConvert.SerializeObject(new
                 {
                     login = "john",
                     password = "b43698c255365ee739c05ba0d42855e96c2365c76bb2f9b9eb149cec7b52174c"
                 }), Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");
+
+                // var content = new StringContent("login=john&password=b43698c255365ee739c05ba0d42855e96c2365c76bb2f9b9eb149cec7b52174c", Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");
+
+
                 var client = ServiceProviderProvider.HttpClientFactory.CreateClient();
-                var res = await client.PostAsync($"{URL_ROCKFISH}/authenticate", content);
+                var res = await client.PostAsync($"{URL_ROCKFISH}authenticate?login=john&password=b43698c255365ee739c05ba0d42855e96c2365c76bb2f9b9eb149cec7b52174c", content);
                 var responseText = await res.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
+
                 if (res.IsSuccessStatusCode)
                 {
                     log.LogInformation(responseText);
                 }
                 else log.LogError($"E1020 - Error authenticating to rockfish: {res.ReasonPhrase}");
+
+                var responseJson = JObject.Parse(responseText);
+
+                var authToken = responseJson["token"].Value<string>();
+                var dlKey = responseJson["dlkey"].Value<string>();
+                var userId = responseJson["id"].Value<long>();
+                // var keyText = responseJson["data"]["key"].Value<string>();
+
+                // {{
+                //   "ok": 1,
+                //   "issued": 1672162767,
+                //   "expires": 1674754767,
+                //   "token": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpYXQiOiIxNjcyMTYyNzY3IiwiZXhwIjoiMTY3NDc1NDc2NyIsImlzcyI6InJvY2tmaXNoQ29yZSIsImlkIjoiMiJ9.59Boie4EYtuRkccpf9QG8oszitx8UkGwAozgU1Effjk",
+                //   "dlkey": "Cz48oUgPfEitcJ3/Dxw",
+                //   "name": "John Cardinal",
+                //   "id": 2
+                // }}
+
+
+
+
+
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {