Magento 2.1.3 adding menu.xml in new module causes redirect loop after login

Question

Adding menu.xml in a new magento 2.1.3 installation causes redirect loop in the admin

I am creating a new module, but when tried to add menu.xml in etc/adminhtml directory in the module directiory, the browser shows error of redirect loop Magento Version: Magento CE 2.1.3 Mysql Version: 5.6.28 PHP version: 7.0.8

Steps to reproduce issue 1. Install new Magento CE 2.1.3 2. Create new module in app/code with all required files in etc directory of the module 3. Add menu.xml and add items in the menu

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!--
/**
 * Copyright © 2016 Magento. All rights reserved.
 * See COPYING.txt for license details.
 */
-->
<config xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="urn:magento:module:Magento_Backend:etc/menu.xsd">
 <menu>
 <add id="Ktpl_Testimonial::menu" title="IntroBrand" translate="title" module="Ktpl_Testimonial" sortOrder="0" resource="Ktpl_Testimonial::menu"/>
 <add id="Ktpl_Testimonial::testimonial" title="Manage Testimonials" translate="title" module="Ktpl_Testimonial" sortOrder="0" parent="Ktpl_Testimonial::menu" resource="Ktpl_Testimonial::testimonial"/>
 </menu>
</config>

Edit
Added acl.xml

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!--
/**
 * Copyright © 2016 Magento. All rights reserved.
 * See COPYING.txt for license details.
 */
-->
<config xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="urn:magento:framework:Acl/etc/acl.xsd">
 <acl>
 <resources>
 <resource id="Magento_Backend::admin">
 <resource id="Ktpl_Testimonial::menu">
 <resource id="Ktpl_Testimonial::testimonial"/>
 </resource>
 </resource>
 </resources>
 </acl>
</config>

Expected result

It should add a main menu item in the admin menu and a child menu item in the new menu item.

Actual result

It creates a redirect loop when try to log in to the admin

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• Rakesh Jesadiya: have you enable module Ktpl_IntroBrand?
• Rakesh Jesadiya: Might be issue in resource Ktpl_IntroBrand
• Taral Patoliya: Yes, i have enabled the module rakesh.
• Taral Patoliya: I have added the acl.xml
• Rakesh Jesadiya: Try with <add id="Ktpl_Testimonial::testimonial" title="Manage Testimonials" translate="title" module="Ktpl_Testimonial" sortOrder="0" parent="Ktpl_Testimonial::menu" resource="Ktpl_Testimonial::testimonial"/>

Answer 1

Try to set resource of root item to Magento_Backend::content