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Re: Board software: Problems with login!
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 10:28 am
by c4s
c4s wrote:Ok, just had the same today:
No captcha is displayed! Also the message says something like "Please contact %Board Administrator%"...

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Again, and it sucks. So does the "forums.purebasic.com" vs. "purebasic.fr" thing.

Re: massive login fails, unknown behaviour
Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2011 8:11 pm
by TomS
Did I mention that I don't like "mods" who delete and/or edit posts?
Even if it's just the title and it may say kinda the same thing with different wording.
A short note would have been nice. Probably asked to much, because you're so busy otherwise...
Additional: Changing the title won't get Fred's attention any more or less.
Also because he already acknowledged this issue.
The title is also wrong in its content. The behaviour is obviously well known by so many users.
Just the reasons are not and probably never will be.
Also, if someone has the same problems he might search the board for the error message.
And the old title would have sprung the user directly in the eye, because it contained a part of that message.
But mods don't need to give a reason for their doing so whatever...
Re: massive login fails, unknown behaviour
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 1:05 am
by einander2
I had the same problem logging in today.
But I cant' use the "I forgot my password" link because my old email address is broken.
Any hint?
Re: massive login fails, unknown behaviour
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 1:07 am
by TomS
einander2 wrote:I had the same problem logging in today.
But I cant' use the "I forgot my password" link because my old email address is broken.
Any hint?
Nope. For the future: Make sure you'll keep your email adresses up2date.
Now all you can to is wait for Fred or someone to fix it.
Re: massive login fails, unknown behaviour
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 2:17 am
by IdeasVacuum
Very sorry TomS, I asked Rings to change the title of this post (though he did not use the title I suggested).
The term 'Board Software' does not suggest an issue with Forum Login. It is important that people hit with this issue can contribute to the same post, we can help each other as much as possible and the number of messages is a measure of the size of the problem. Also, when Fred has a fix applied, he will have only one port-of-call, this post, to make a list of those Users that need their accounts resurrected.
Re: massive login fails, unknown behaviour
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 2:49 am
by TomS
No need to be sorry.
It's perfectly fine with me if a mod changes the title of a thread. But a short note would have been nice.
Since it doesn't even say "Last edited by mod xy", if a mod edits a post it looks as if the title were my words. That's never a good thing.
Maybe you asked him before I responded to your post.
Because I actually changed the title after your hint about the title.
Or maybe you didn't like my second title, either. Doesn't really matter.
You have a valid point that this thread resembles a list of users who may need to have their account resurrected. But most of us could do it on our own by using the reset-password-method.
So there's no need to post the same thing as the person above.
It's already clear that this affects many people. More or less randomly?
So any more posts saying "yeah that happened to me, too." And then several hours later "It happened again" are imho redundant.
Also, this thread may show which users actually lost their account, because the reset-password-method didn't work for some reason or another.
But there's no guarantee, that these people will get their accounts back.
Any account could easily be hijacked now.
Look at the memberlist and sort the list by "last login". Pick a name, that hasn't been active for several weeks, create a new user called anyname2 and claim you got locked out and password retrieval won't work.
I'm just saying this as an information for you and as a warning for Fred to not give out new passwords or change email adresses light-heartedly.
Re: massive login fails, unknown behaviour
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 5:49 am
by Rook Zimbabwe
I don't know where you can but unless I am logged in I cannot search for that kind of userdata...
Re: massive login fails, unknown behaviour
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 8:07 am
by IdeasVacuum
....I think the 'yeah that happened to me, too.' messages are OK, at the very least you are then on a list for Fred to peruse when a fix is found. Strangely, I was able to login normally just now........
Re: massive login fails, unknown behaviour
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 12:35 pm
by einander
Good news:
Problem solved.
Thanks Fred!
Re: massive login fails, unknown behaviour
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 5:08 pm
by Fred
Yep, i did it this morning. If a problem still occurs, please contact me.
Re: massive login fails, unknown behaviour
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 5:09 pm
by TomS
Thanks, Fred!
Re: massive login fails, unknown behaviour
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 10:47 pm
by Joakim Christiansen
And finally I am logged in again

Re: massive login fails, unknown behaviour
Posted: Sat Feb 26, 2011 10:49 pm
by LuCiFeR[SD]
As am I

All good... Thanks Fred

Re: massive login fails, unknown behaviour
Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 9:15 pm
by Joakim Christiansen
Maybe change the title of the thread to include (solved) so other people know they can login again.
Re: [solved] massive login fails, unknown behaviour
Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 12:20 am
by blueznl
No such issues here... so far
