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[solved] massive login fails, unknown behaviour
Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 10:44 pm
by TomS
So there seems to be a problem with the login system of the forum.
I don't know hat triggered this, maybe the last update?
This is what
Marlin posted in the german board.
I'm translating. It's assumed that he's not the only one with that problem, so please could somebody see into it?
Marlin wrote:I just tried to log in to the english board.
But the following message was displayed.
You exceeded the maximum allowed number of login attempts. In addition to your username and password you now also have to solve the CAPTCHA below.
I can't guarantee a 100% that I entered the password correctly the first time, but I'm quite certain, that I got it right the second time.
Now there's another (bigger) problem:
Below the message there should be a CAPTCHA to solve,
but I don't see any.
It says:
Confirmation code:
Enter the code exactly as it appears. All letters are case insensitive.
And next to it, there's an input, but no Captcha.
It's not my browsers fault since it doesn't work in Firefox and neither in Konqueror.
Re: Board software: Problems with login!
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 2:53 pm
by Nituvious
I just had this problem today. I had to reset my password to get a chance to log back in.
Re: Board software: Problems with login!
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 7:26 pm
by Marlin
Nituvious wrote:I just had this problem today. I had to reset my password to get a chance to log back in.
This worked for me too, I'm back in.
Thanks for posting this,
and thanks to TomS for your assistance.
It was at first not entirely obvious to me, that this meant to use the
"I forgot my password" link.
I didn't like to use that, because it was untrue,
as I did not in fact forget my password.
This is the link to the mentioned topic in the German forum,
just for the sake of completeness.
Re: Board software: Problems with login!
Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2011 10:54 pm
by BillNee
Hi - that got me in, too. Thanks for the tip. Nice to be back.
Bill Nee
Re: Board software: Problems with login!
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 9:22 am
by gnozal
Same thing happened to me today : I had to use the "I forgot my password" link.
Re: Board software: Problems with login!
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 11:12 am
by Fred
I will take a look, it's probably because of the new captcha system.
Re: Board software: Problems with login!
Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2011 4:22 pm
by Marlin
Now, that I read all of this,
2 issues are rather obvious to me:
- The board is or was not set up to hande captchas for failed login attempts.
This is probably more or less a one time fix.
- There appear to be more [sporadic] failed login attempts.
If this would turn out to be in a direct technical way connected
to the new captcha system, I'd be rather relieved.
My Idea about this, is, that the systems assessment,
that there were to many failed login attempts is basically correct.
The question that remains to me, is, whether this is
a new phenomenon, or just something that was always present
and is only seen now, because the system enforces the new rules.
(Unless the max. allowed number of failed loggin attemps was set to 1 or such.)
I'm quite happy, that Fred will look into this.
Re: Board software: Problems with login!
Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 12:10 pm
by Nituvious
Had it again. It's definitely not that I entered the wrong password because I didn't. Still had request a new password to log in.
Re: Board software: Problems with login!
Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 12:35 am
by Little John
gnozal wrote:Same thing happened to me today : I had to use the "I forgot my password" link.
Exactly the same for me, a few minutes ago.
Re: Board software: Problems with login!
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 4:01 pm
by marc_1024
hi,
I could NOT login at all,
So I have a NEW login "marc_1024"
So, the old "marc_256" is no more ...
marc,
Re: Board software: Problems with login!
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 5:02 pm
by Rook Zimbabwe
It got me too! on my FIRST login it said I had exceeded the number of login attempts...
The email FRED link was disactivated
there was no CAPTCHA
so I reset the PW and got back in then reset my PW to a new one again...
I wonder if someone isn't trying to BOT ATTACK logins on the board in an attempt to hijack postings???
Re: Board software: Problems with login!
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 5:03 pm
by Rook Zimbabwe
marc_1024 wrote:hi,
I could NOT login at all,
So I have a NEW login "marc_1024"
So, the old "marc_256" is no more ...
marc,
At least you upgraded to a megabyte!
did you try the reset password idea?
Re: Board software: Problems with login!
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 5:59 pm
by marc_1024
Yes,
But the answer was that my E-mail address was not found.
Marc
Re: Board software: Problems with login!
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 7:28 pm
by weavster
marc_1024 wrote:hi,
I could NOT login at all,
So I have a NEW login "marc_1024"
So, the old "marc_256" is no more ...
marc,
I had the same problem, so now I'm no longer the.weavster I'm just plain old weavster.
Re: Board software: Problems with login!
Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 8:29 pm
by marc_1024
Welcome to the club ...
Now we all start with "One" post
all new-ones ...
Marc,