UESPWiki:Archive/CP A problem with logging in.

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A problem with logging in.

Whenever i log in it will show i have, but when i go back to the page i was on i get logged back out. is it because the account's new? 67.142.130.49 22:35, 2 March 2007 (EST)

Do you have cookies enabled? That might be a result of not having cookies enabled. Also, make sure your not looking at old cache by hard refreshing the page that tells you that your logged out. (CTRL+F5 in most browsers) --Aristeo | Talk 23:06, 2 March 2007 (EST)

Cookies seem to be enabled, and Hard refreshing didn't work. 67.142.130.49 23:24, 2 March 2007 (EST)

Could you try using another browser or another computer? --Aristeo | Talk 23:32, 2 March 2007 (EST)

I just tried Firefox and it didn't work, also I'm logged in when i exit the web browser and reopen it, but it still logs me out67.142.130.27 23:42, 2 March 2007 (EST)

Are you saying that you log in, then use backspace to go back to the page you were previously viewing? What happens if you only go forwards while browsing and never go backwards in the page's history? Do you stay logged in then? --Nephele 00:31, 3 March 2007 (EST)

When i go back to the page where i'm logged in it's the same, the problem is I can't go to a new page without logging out. It shows that i'm not logged in in the corner. 67.142.130.27 00:46, 3 March 2007 (EST)

I log in, and then I click on somthing like Main page or Recent Changes and i'm not logged in anymore.67.142.130.27 00:55, 3 March 2007 (EST)

Thanks for clarifying that :) It really sounds to me like an issue with cookies. In Firefox, for example, under Tools -> Options -> Cookies, my settings are checked for "Allow sites to set cookies", unchecked for "for the originating site only", unchecked for "unless I have removed cookies set by the site" and keep cookies is set to "until they expire". In IE6, under Tools -> Internet Options -> Privacy I have it set to "medium" and (under advanced) the box "override automatic cookie handling" is unchecked. You might want to check whether somehow UESP has been added to an override list (in Firefox, under "Exceptions", in IE under "Sites") that is always blocked, or even try adding it to the list of explicitly always-allowed sites, at least for long enough to see whether that makes a difference. Hopefully some of those settings will help. --Nephele 01:30, 3 March 2007 (EST)

It's still not working, everything's set to allow cookies and it still dosen't work. 67.142.130.27 01:53, 3 March 2007 (EST)

Everything points to a cookie problem but the options seem okay. 67.142.130.27 01:57, 3 March 2007 (EST)

Are you by any chance operating on a computer with user-restrictions, such as a school computer? These often have strict security measures in place that can interfere with the standard cookie operation. Not much you can do in that case, other than try and convince the school's I.T. people to stop being overly paranoid jerks. (Good luck with that.) What I don't get is that you were able to log in before, and you can't now. Very strange. --TheRealLurlock ^Talk 01:58, 3 March 2007 (EST)

I'm on my own computer but it use to be a display model at a electronics store. 67.142.130.27 02:06, 3 March 2007 (EST)

I just tried going directly to the url for editing of this page and i was logged in on the editing page but it signed my name as my IP address. I'm automaticly logged in when i go to any url on this site the first time after opening the web browser but when i go anywhere else it shows that i'm logged out 67.142.130.27 02:14, 3 March 2007 (EST)

Maybe I'm missing a cookie? 67.142.130.36 17:45, 3 March 2007 (EST)

I just noticed that if I go to the main page from anywhere else on the site i'm logged back in, but it still logs me out if i go somewhere else on the site. Edit: Only on firefox. 67.142.130.36 17:50, 3 March 2007 (EST)

Odd, I started a wikipedia account to see if i would have the same problem and I did, but now it's fine, i still have the problem over here. edit: nevermind, it started again. 67.142.130.18 23:46, 3 March 2007 (EST)

You could try just doing a complete browser cache reset. Delete all history and cookies and start again. It may be the cookie file exists but is corrupted somehow. Also wondering - though it may not be relevant - are you on dial-up? Just noticing that your IP has changed 3 times just in this discussion. (Though only the last number, which implies you have a dynamic IP of some sort, which is usually dial-up.) I don't know if that could affect your ability to log in, but there's a possibility it could be related? --TheRealLurlock ^Talk 00:09, 4 March 2007 (EST)

I just tried in both firefox and IE7, and i have Hughesnet. 67.142.130.18 00:34, 4 March 2007 (EST)