That DID help !!!!
Was it something with an update going wrong? or is there a fix in the 2.2.3
The site has been working fine for a long time.
I have other site with the same settings – and they are working fine
I DID set the the global site access to “Accessible to Logged In Users”. And for trouble shooting I unchecked and checked it on and off to see if I could reactivate it.
I am using version 2.2.2
I tried to deactivate ALL plugin but UM and with standard WP theme
I tried to delete UM and reinstall it (but the settings was somehow stored)