Log In Advice Please!

J!ll · May 23, 2009, 14:18:43

Quote from: Sebby on May 23, 2009, 11:02:05
Are you using CookieCuller, Jill?

No

J!ll · May 23, 2009, 14:19:12

Quote from: Simon on May 23, 2009, 11:14:27
In the cookie screen, yet clicking Exeptions, then type idnetters.co.uk and click Allow, Jill. That might work.

Did that yesterday

Rik · May 23, 2009, 15:13:26

All I can suggest is using CookieCuller and protecting the forum cookie.

J!ll · May 23, 2009, 15:44:06

Will do if it continues

quandam · May 25, 2009, 13:20:35

Rik

Sorry to have to tell you this but, I am still getting the same log in problem as in my OP. Tried all suggestions mentioned here without success (including CookieCuller)

It is just a niggle and not a big problem but thought I would let you know the situation

Simon · May 25, 2009, 13:43:26

Hi Q,

Where are you logging into the forum? It may not be obvious, but you need to scroll down to the bottom of the Index page, and make sure the tick box to Always stay logged in is ticked (see attachment).

As mentioned earlier, you also need to go into Cookies > Exceptions in Firefox, and allow the idnetters.co.uk cookie to stay on the machine, otherwise Firefox will delete it each time you close the browser, if cookie permissions are set to default.

Sorry if you've already done all this. I can't think of anything else to suggest, as this has every indication of being a cookie problem.

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quandam · May 25, 2009, 13:57:16

Quote from: Simon on May 25, 2009, 13:43:26
Hi Q,

Where are you logging into the forum? It may not be obvious, but you need to scroll down to the bottom of the Index page, and make sure the tick box to Always stay logged in is ticked (see attachment).

As mentioned earlier, you also need to go into Cookies > Exceptions in Firefox, and allow the idnetters.co.uk cookie to stay on the machine, otherwise Firefox will delete it each time you close the browser, if cookie permissions are set to default.

Sorry if you've already done all this. I can't think of anything else to suggest, as this has every indication of being a cookie problem.

Simon

Many thanks for your post.

I really have tried all the suggestions several times without success. I even used CookieCuller as suggested by Rik, again, without success. I would say this, it does appear that I remain logged in for about an hour which would coincide with the 'minutes to stay logged in' box (60mins), however tried to change this to a higher figure or remove it altogether but it always returns to 60mins. The 'Always stay logged in' box has always been ticked.

It really is no big deal to log in each time just a small niggle

Thanks for your concern.

Rik · May 25, 2009, 14:07:01

Which version of Windows are you using, Q, and what anti-virus/security software?

Simon · May 25, 2009, 14:37:35

The 60 mins box should also have a Forever option.

Can you try switching to the Core theme for us, Q, and then log out and back in again, selecting the Forever option from the drop down list? I'm just wondering if this might be an isolated theme anomily?

Rik · May 25, 2009, 14:38:35

Good thought, Simon.

J!ll · May 25, 2009, 16:25:48

Quote from: quandam on May 25, 2009, 13:20:35
Rik

Sorry to have to tell you this but, I am still getting the same log in problem as in my OP. Tried all suggestions mentioned here without success (including CookieCuller)

It is just a niggle and not a big problem but thought I would let you know the situation

I get the same problem, although it's not a problem to log in once (it is ticked always at the bottom!)

Rik · May 25, 2009, 16:28:12

Have you tried changing theme, Jill?

J!ll · May 25, 2009, 16:34:49

No, I don't like any of them. Now if you were to bring the black back

Simon · May 25, 2009, 17:03:23

We won't.

. It's just an experiment, to see if the login "sticks" when using thr Core theme, Jill.

J!ll · May 25, 2009, 17:15:03

quandam · May 25, 2009, 17:32:37

Quote from: Rik on May 25, 2009, 14:07:01
Which version of Windows are you using, Q, and what anti-virus/security software?

XP Pro & Avast Home Edition. Have to say it is only IDnetters that I have the problem with.

quandam · May 25, 2009, 17:34:33

Quote from: Simon on May 25, 2009, 14:37:35
The 60 mins box should also have a Forever option.

Can you try switching to the Core theme for us, Q, and then log out and back in again, selecting the Forever option from the drop down list? I'm just wondering if this might be an isolated theme anomily?

Stand by, I'm on the case

J!ll · May 25, 2009, 17:46:02

Doesn't work for me, it's always ticked! still have to log on/in

quandam · May 25, 2009, 17:46:18

Quote from: Simon on May 25, 2009, 14:37:35
The 60 mins box should also have a Forever option.

Can you try switching to the Core theme for us, Q, and then log out and back in again, selecting the Forever option from the drop down list? I'm just wondering if this might be an isolated theme anomily?

Simon

Have changed from Skyline to IDNet v2 core theme and this version shows me logged in for 3 days 5hrs & 6mins. I would think that the problem has been solved

I will monitor this new theme and update here later this evening

J!ll · May 25, 2009, 18:41:11

Simon · May 25, 2009, 19:11:41

That's not the theme I meant, Q. There should be a forum default theme, and it's the one which isn't Skyline or v2, both of which are custom themes. The one I wanted you to try is the Core theme, which is the default forum software theme, and looks like http::/www.pc-pals.com.

J!ll · May 25, 2009, 19:21:39

quandam · May 25, 2009, 20:45:37

Quote from: Simon on May 25, 2009, 19:11:41
That's not the theme I meant, Q. There should be a forum default theme, and it's the one which isn't Skyline or v2, both of which are custom themes. The one I wanted you to try is the Core theme, which is the default forum software theme, and looks like http::/www.pc-pals.com.

Simon

Chose the Core theme as suggested. Logged in and then out (Shake it all about!

) Always returns to IDNet.v2 version to log in again (not to the core version) and once logged in changes to core version (hope you are still with me??) This could end up as my specialist subject on Mastermind

Any suggestions from here on?

Simon · May 25, 2009, 22:11:36

Yup, that's how it works, Q, because if you're not logged in, it doesn't know which theme you're using, but if you stay logged in, as you now should do, the site will open on the last selected theme, i.e. the Core version. If you wish to switch back to Skyline, you can do so, and then the site should open on that, if you follow.

Just to clarify, the IDNetV2 theme is the one with the white background. Skyline is the nice one, with the darkish blue background, and the large header, with the user info on the right, and Core is more greyish blue, with the user info on the left side of the header.

Rik · May 26, 2009, 09:16:25

I think IDNet v2 is nice too.