erratic login failure

[garyoa1]

Users can login but rarely on the first try. Sometimes it takes more than 10 tries before a user can get in. What am I missing?

[kat]

It could be something as silly as a corrupt cookie. Try changing the cookie name, in Admin>Server settings.

If that doesn't sort it, try looking at Admin>Configuration>Server settings>Cookies and Sessions.

You'll see:

Enable local storage of cookies
(SSI won't work well with this on.)

Use subdomain independent cookies
(turn off local cookies first!)

One should be checked, the other not.

Try swapping them over.

[AngryHamsters]

Changed the cookie name and now everyone can log in. We couldn't post, so I had everyone close the forum tab, clear cookies, and reenter the forum. Members can now comment again.

There are still some glitches. I know we can't post with quotes or change settings like going from visible to invisible. Avatars don't show either, but that problem has been ongoing. Any more suggestions?

FWIW I only changed the cookie name. Neither box was checked for the other part you mentioned, so I left it alone to see if just changing the cookie name would fix the log in problem.

[kat]

Unless you use SSI, I'd suggest that you check "Enable local storage of cookies".

On the same page, you might want to try using "Use database driven sessions", too.

[AngryHamsters]

All right, I enabled the local storage. The database thing was already checked.

I can now post with quotes and settings can be changed. There are NO avatars anywhere though.

[AngryHamsters]

When I went to the Admin area to take another peek, I see that the title that says Attachments Directory is in red.

[kat]

I'm confused... Are garyoa1 and AngryHamsters the same person? **Scratches head**

The avatars... What IS appearing? Anything? A placeholder? Is there a link to an avatar, on your site, that we, as guests, can see?

Is the path in the path to the avatars, in the setting section, correct? Same with the attachments one?

Are we talking on-site avatars? Or, off-site ones, like mine, here?

From the post you just made, that I got a warning of and couldn't be arsed to retype my whole post after, I guess the paths are wrong.

[garyoa1]

The Hamster is a friend. It's really her board and she's been having problems with the board for probably about a year. I just posted here to see if I could get some info for her. I sent her the link to this thread. And I must say you've been great! Pretty much 99% of her problems have been solved.

Now if these olde' eyes could only read the dang verification pic... LOL

[kat]

That thing's silly. I don't know why they have it, now, coz it's been proven not to stop Spamtards.

Thanks for deconfusing (Is that a real word?) me, though.

[garyoa1]

Deconfusing works fer me!

The only problem I know of that remains is the avatars but that's really not critical. No one wants to see my ugly one anyway.

But I have no access to the back end. Don't want it either. LOL. But there is nothing appearing. Used to be like yours here.

[kat]

Got a page, where we can see an avatar that isn't, as it were?

[AngryHamsters]

Sorry... I was trying to reply and my browser hung up on me! (then I had to reenter the captcha several times... that thing IS silly)

I see Gary has already deconfused you... LOL

Gary's right... he's really ugly, but I'd like to see my cute little red shoe again... ROFL

*whispers* Don't tell him, but I can tolerate him just a bit... 

Feel free to take a peek: http://www.podforyou.com/forums [nofollow]

And I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY appreciate your help! I'm just glad to have the major problems sorted out. *smooches* 

[AngryHamsters]

And I can send you a screenshot of the Admin settings if that will help.

[kat]

Nope. I want to look at the code, on the page, if I can.

With Opera and Firefox, you can "Inspect element", which lets you look at code and stuff.

[AngryHamsters]

I'm running in and out at the moment, but if you happen to spot anything that you think needs to be fixed, I'd be more than happy to do so. 

[kat]

Link?

[garyoa1]

Oops. Sorry. I think we both assumed that hxxp one would work for you. Even tho... no clue how she got http to hxxp as a typo.

This one should work. I'm pretty sure it's in the area where you don't have to log in.

http://www.podforyou.com/forums/index.php?topic=3627.0 [nofollow]

Be with ya in about an hour. 4th time on the verification and counting...

[AngryHamsters]

Ha! Ha! Gary... I think the forum did the same thing to your link that it did with the link I added above! Apparently, it changes the t's in the first part to xx.

And sorry... I would have replied a bit sooner, but I thought you were just looking at the code or something.

[kat]

Nope. Login required.

I'll likely be hitting the sack, in an hour or so.

I'm in England, you see...?

If nobody else can chip-in, I'll catch-up, tomorrow morning.

[kat]

Ha! Missed the first link! Sorryyyyy!

No avatars and no placeholders. That's kinda weird. Did you check the paths?

Are the Avatars and Attachments directories read-enabled?