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I try to override admin login template, using Layout Block Argument. Here is the files I created to do that:

in Vendor/Module/view/adminhtml/layout/admin_login.xml I tried:

<referenceBlock name="admin.login">
   <arguments>
     <argument name="template" xsi:type="string">vendor_module::admin/login.phtml</argument>
   </arguments>
</referenceBlock>

But nothing Happened, so I changed with:

<referenceBlock name="admin.login">
   <action method="setTemplate">
     <argument name="template" xsi:type="string">vendor_module::admin/login.phtml</argument>
   </action>
</referenceBlock>

And now in magento2/var/log/system.log I have:

main.CRITICAL: Invalid template file: 'vendor_module::admin/login.phtml' in module: 'Magento_Backend' block's name: 'admin.login'

I have created the template file login.phtml in Vendor/Module/view/adminhtml/templates/admin/

so I don't know what's I'm doing wrong. I'm very new to Magento 2, I took the time to read Dev Docs and many forums but I can't find the solution by myself, anyone could help me?

Thank you so much!

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In fact the problem come from that I'm not able to find a block to extend corresponding to login.phtml (view/adminhtml/templates/admin/login.phtml), if I enable printing block and template in Magento admin, I can see that the block name I should extend is \Magento\Backend\Block\Template, so I try to extend this one but it's a "top level" class. What I try: I created a block:

namespace Vendor\Module\Block\Adminhtml\Backend\Admin;

class Login extends \Magento\Backend\Block\Template
{
}

Add this line to my di.xml 

<preference for="Magento\Backend\Block\Template" type="Vendor\Module\Block\Adminhtml\Backend\Admin\Login"/>

And create my Layout Vendor/Module/view/adminhtml/layout

<?xml version="1.0"?>

<page xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" layout="admin-login" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="urn:magento:framework:View/Layout/etc/page_configuration.xsd">
<body>

     <referenceBlock name="admin.login">
          <block class="Rcdevs\Openotp\Block\Adminhtml\Backend\Admin\Login" name="admin_login" template="admin/login.phtml" />
      </referenceBlock>      

</body>

and my view/adminhtml/templates/admin/login.phtml with the content I'd like to change.

The admin.login block has been well replaced with my template, but now the problem is because it's not a "particular block" all the phtml using \Magento\Backend\Block\Template are necessarily impacted and showing this message in system.log:

main.CRITICAL: Invalid template file: 'admin/login_buttons.phtml' in module: 'Vendor_Module' block's name: 'adminhtml_auth_login_buttons'

What can I do extend admin/login.phtml (admin.login block) only without touching others blocks? Thank you very much..

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Did you use Vendor_Module or vendor_module?

Module path in layout config is defined as Vendor_Module, not vendor_module. Notice the uppercase in bold text.

For example, your module path is Project\Distributor, you call the module as Project_Distributor in layout config.

To change admin login block template, method 1:

<referenceBlock name="admin.login" template="Vendor_Module::admin/login.phtml" />

Or method 2:

<referenceBlock name="admin.login">
    <arguments>
        <argument name="template" xsi:type="string">Vendor_Module::admin/login.phtml</argument>
    </arguments>
</referenceBlock>

The filename is adminhtml_auth_login.xml, not admin_login.xml. Source: Magento 2 DevDoc

Make sure that your block template file path is /path/to/app/code/Vendor/Module/view/adminhtml/templates/admin/login.phtml. Notice that view, adminhtml, and templates are in lowercase.

After modifying your xml, flush magento cache (cache:flush), then reload your web browser.

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  • Hello, thank you for your answer - yes I did, I made a mistake when writing vendor_module. The problem is elsewhere...
    – JulienR
    Jan 31, 2017 at 6:59
  • I have updated my answer, about the filename. Could you try it?
    – Rendy Eko Prastiyo
    Jan 31, 2017 at 7:42
  • Thank you very much, I don't know what's I'm doing wrong, but method 1 gives: main.CRITICAL: Invalid template file: 'Rcdevs_Openotp::admin/login.phtml' in module: 'Magento_Backend' block's name: 'admin.login', and method 2 do nothing. I have the correct file path in lowercase... Are you sure this method works for this particular case?
    – JulienR
    Jan 31, 2017 at 10:17
  • I FOUND MY MISTAKE!!! If you have a vendor and a module name like mine, VENdor and ModULE (in this case it's strange but it's my case...) you HAVE TO write VENdor_ModULE not Vendor_Module like explained in all doc and forums! Thank you so much.
    – JulienR
    Jan 31, 2017 at 12:32
  • Yes, as I have warned you about the case sensitive...
    – Rendy Eko Prastiyo
    Feb 2, 2017 at 2:29

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