On the "Site information" configuration page (/admin/config/system/site-information), the help text for the "Default front page" field reads "Optionally, specify a relative URL to display as the front page. Leave blank to display the default front page." The default value for the field is /node.

If the field is left blank, instead of defaulting to /node, users see the contents of the /user page when they try to access the site front page; their own user page if they are logged in, the log in page if they're not.

Tested on two sites running Drupal 8.0.5, one a freshly created Pantheon site, the other tested in two non-Pantheon hosting environments.

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jackalope created an issue. See original summary.

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jackalope CreditAttribution: jackalope commented
Related issues: +#2605592: Cannot submit site information form with empty front page field
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cilefen CreditAttribution: cilefen as a volunteer commented

As you said, this could be a duplicate of #2671174: Make default front page setting required and remove special case of /user/login but let's see.

Version: 8.0.5 » 8.0.x-dev

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pameeela CreditAttribution: pameeela commented
Status: Active » Closed (duplicate)
Issue tags: +Bug Smash Initiative

Closing this as a duplicate since #2671174: Make default front page setting required and remove special case of /user/login was created first. Will add credit for jackalope there.