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Problem logging into forum

Grim Lupis
Dark Wolf
Join date: 11 Jul 2003
Posts: 762
08-02-2004 14:34
I changed my password recently due to the suspicious occurances. Now I'm having trouble logging onto the forums. (Yes, before you say it, I realize I'm logged in right now.)

I can't log onto the forums from a different computer. Don't know how I managed to get logged in with this one.

On the other computer, whenever I try to login (either by trying to post or by trying to go to the control panel, since there's no friggin login link on the actual forums anywhere) it just sends me back to the "you aren't logged in" page.

If I use my old password, I get a message telling me that the username/password are incorrect, as expected. If I use the new password, I get returned to the login screen the same way, but without the message. If I then go back to the main forum page, I still can't see the restricted forums.

It's really weird, and extremely annoying.

The server, however, thought I really was logged in. When I came back to the forums at home, everything's marked as read, even though I was never able to actually get into the forums.

Yes, I emailed support. But since I can actually get into the forums now, I figured I'd post it here, too, in case the webmaster or any Linden-moderators are browsing around.
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Catherine Omega
Geometry Ninja
Join date: 10 Jan 2003
Posts: 2,053
08-02-2004 16:36
Maybe clear your cookies for forums.secondlife.com?
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Grim Lupis
Dark Wolf
Join date: 11 Jul 2003
Posts: 762
08-03-2004 15:39
Well, Catherine, clearing out all the cookies and temp files related to secondlife in any way did let me log onto the forums today.

However, I'd like to bump this thread and take this opportunity to point out that this doesn't mean that there isn't a problem here. It merely helps diagnose the problem.

Seems to me that when you go to the login screen to log in to the forums, the cookie isn't being updated.
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Catherine Omega
Geometry Ninja
Join date: 10 Jan 2003
Posts: 2,053
08-03-2004 18:56
Oh, obviously. The cookies have been screwed up forever. Threads improperly highlighted, parts of the site inaccessible... it's a mess and should be fixed.
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