Logged in forever and it keeps logging members out.

[mcaswe]

I had to pm's today... heres one. "i keep getting logged out of P/A even though I pick to stay logged in forever.  Like 20 times a day I have to relog in."  PA is the site name.

[Arantor]

There are two things it could be.

Firstly, prior to 2.0 RC5 (or 2.0 RC4 with the security patch), if someone tried to log in as you and failed, you would be logged out.

Secondly, it could be a cookie/session problem. See about the first one first though.

[lukeolding]

I am running smf 2.0 rc4 and I am also now having this exact issue.  Is there anything to fix this.

Wasn't doing it 3 days ago but now does it all the time.

Thanks

Luke

[Mari-chi]

You can either upgrade to RC5 or use the security patch for RC4 if you don't want to do an upgrade.

http://download.simplemachines.org/


You can also look into different mods to help reduce spammers visiting your sites. I use Stop Spammer and httpBL, and they work really well.

[lukeolding]

Is there an easy way to apply the patch.

Thanks

Luke

[Mari-chi]

Admin > Packages > Download Packages

download the package onto your forum, then install it.

[Mari-chi]

Oops, it looks like the security patch isn't in the link I gave you earlier. This is the security patch: http://custom.simplemachines.org/mods/downloads/smf_patch_2.0-RC4_security.zip

[lukeolding]

sorry my bad, currently using smf rc2. If i upgrade to rc4 should this still fix the issue.  And is it easy to upgrade to this later version and will it change the look fo my website.

Thanks

Luke

[Mari-chi]

Oh, I see. Well if you are planning on upgrading, you might as well upgrade to RC5 (I don't think RC4 is available for download anymore anyway?). And yes, it will help reduce bot attacks on your forum. On top of upgrading, people are using the mods that I linked you (I am using them myself), and are having great success deterring spam bots. You can try looking through this thread: http://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=416928

[lukeolding]

How do i upload rc5?

[Mari-chi]

1) Back up ALL your data.
2) Upload everything from the RC5 zip folder you downloaded onto wherever your forum is via FTP.
3) Go to http://www.yourwebsite.com/FORUMFOLDER/upgrade.php In my case, it was http://adlucem.net/upgrade.php, because I didn't install my forum in another directory.
4) Follow the instructions from there on.


Detailed instructions can be found here: http://docs.simplemachines.org/index.php?board=3.0;sort=subject

[thing2]

We are also having this issue.  We already use the Stop Spammer and httpBL on the website and find that its keeping most out but I have noticed that there are a lot more new user requests being pushed thru to the Awaiting Approval queue and in the httpBL log.

I will download the latest SMF version and jump from V2 to V5 as soon as possible.  Would it be advisable for all our users to reset their passwords?

Thing2

[Arantor]

Yes, it would be advisable.

[mcaswe]

Will all the mods work with it? Or will I have to find new ones? As well as skins?

[Spoogs]

you could check to make sure the mods have been updated... some might work using version emulate other might not unless updated.

[MATTEK]

you could check to make sure the mods have been updated... some might work using version emulate other might not unless updated.

Your signature would indicate you're using RC3. As am I. Have you had any issues like this?

It just started yesterday on my forum. I have not experienced but another Admin has.

[PenelopeQ]

I'm using RC3
and multiple people on my board are having this problem including me. I thought it might be because I'm not home...but if so many others are having the same issue I guess that is less likely.

We have not had a problem with this before, so do we really need to update or apply patches?

Here is a link to the thread about this issue in my forum.

http://mlcforum.midlifecrisismarriageadvocate.com/index.php?topic=809.new#new

I scanned your thread here but may not be grasping everything right now as I'm taking care of my 92 year old Grandmother for the week and she's not sleeping--therefore neither am I...we have hardly slept since Friday. So I apologize if I misunderstand possible solutions--just type slowly and maybe I'll catch on!

[Mari-chi]

Will all the mods work with it? Or will I have to find new ones? As well as skins?

The spam prevention mods (Stop Spammer and httpBL) will work with RC5. But as Spoogs said, you'd need to see if your other mods are compatible with RC5. I believe most of the time, RC4 mods will work with RC5 as long as you emulate RC4 on your forum.

[Spoogs]

you could check to make sure the mods have been updated... some might work using version emulate other might not unless updated.

Your signature would indicate you're using RC3. As am I. Have you had any issues like this?

It just started yesterday on my forum. I have not experienced but another Admin has.

Yes I am still using RC3.... luckily I have not been affected by whats going on... nonetheless I did install the security patch to my forum by emulating RC4

[_Ziggy_]

I had to pm's today... heres one. "i keep getting logged out of P/A even though I pick to stay logged in forever.  Like 20 times a day I have to relog in."  PA is the site name.

I am having the same problem on my forums. The forums haven't been updated yet, they are still RC4. I haven't changed anything. The only mod I use is Aeva Lite.

I have many members reporting this issue on various browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer). It seems that Safari users don't have a problem.

The problem first occured on my Vista computer after the latest Window Update (february 11). I have XP users reporting as well. I don't know if the Windows update has anything to do with this.

Maybe the problem is VPS related? Here's my status.php and phpinfo: http://www.bluesforum.com/overzicht.htm

I haven't had the problem on simplemachines.org.