TheSkySearchers

Several days ago the forum started requiring me to log in every time I visited. Has anything changed with the forum software? I haven't changed anything with my browser (Onion browser on a Mac.) Thanks.

gregl wrote: ↑Sat Feb 24, 2024 4:09 am Several days ago the forum started requiring me to log in every time I visited. Has anything changed with the forum software? I haven't changed anything with my browser (Onion browser on a Mac.) Thanks.

Hi Greg,
That's usually one of 2 things.

1. Make sure you have checked the "keep me logged in box".

2. Try deleting the cookies for just TSS. (let me know what browser you are using and I will give you more instructions if you need them.).

Thanks Gordon. But this was a "Duh!" I quit the browser and when I re-started it I was OK. Dunno the problem. I had always clicked the "keep me logged in" box. With this desktop machine I often leave everything up and running for weeks at a time. Not the best idea.

gregl wrote: ↑Sat Feb 24, 2024 6:15 pm Thanks Gordon. But this was a "Duh!" I quit the browser and when I re-started it I was OK. Dunno the problem. I had always clicked the "keep me logged in" box. With this desktop machine I often leave everything up and running for weeks at a time. Not the best idea.

Leaving it running can mess things up. 'cookies' automatically update every so often. Then when you come back to view it will kick you out. It sounds like you have found the problem.....

I find that when I am logged into the forum in the observatory and on my laptop in the house and on my smartphone, one of the three of them will always be dropped off. Sometimes two of the three of them are dropped off. I wonder what this means?

Well I'm still getting kicked out. I deleted the cookies and restarted the browser. What seems to happen is that it kicks me out after a period of time. Not sure if it's daily or whatever.

There have been some issues with logging out while using the Orion browser. Unfortunatly I'm not familiar enough with it to help much. Maybe a 'user group' for the Orion browser can help. Please let me know if you find something. In the mean time I will also do some research and report back if I find something.

Well now I got right in. I'll try another browser and see what happens. Thanks for the help.