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  • 05-11-2010 1:52pm
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    Dustaz
    Registered Users Posts: 9,046 ✭✭✭


    Really not sure if this is the right place to post this, i guess it depends on the answer.

    For years now I've been slightly irritated but never bothered posting about this. Actually i probably have but have forgotten about it. If not set to "keep me logged in automamagically", the timeout of sessions is ridiculously short.

    When im in work, i dont click the remember me button for obvious reasons but when i log in to post something and then go back to doing a bit of work, when i tab back to boards, im logged out. Irritating. Whats even more annoying, if im mid post, get interrupted by phone call or even worse a coleague demanding to see some work, when i tab back in , i have to relogin to actually submit the post.

    I guess what im asking is, whats the default timeout on login sessions and why is it so low?
    Post edited by Shield on


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    Tallon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,565 ✭✭✭✭Tallon


    Stop using boards and finish your work? :p


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    Midnight_EG
    Registered Users Posts: 9,706 ✭✭✭Midnight_EG


    Click remember me then remember to log out when you actually want to log out...?


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    Dustaz
    Registered Users Posts: 9,046 ✭✭✭Dustaz


    Midnight_EG wrote: »
    Click remember me then remember to log out when you actually want to log out...?

    Its precisely for that reason that i DON'T log in. Plus a pretty portable network login solution that makes fraping a regular occurance :(


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    pickarooney
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 35,471 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    I've never really tried it, but would the Private browsing option in Firefox/Chrome be of any use to you?


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    Insect Overlord
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,897 Mod ✭✭✭✭Insect Overlord


    If he's logging on from work, then it's almost a certainty that he's browsing with Internet Explorer and can't download a decent browser onto the work computer.


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    Dustaz
    Registered Users Posts: 9,046 ✭✭✭Dustaz


    Insect Overlord wrote: »
    If he's logging on from work, then it's almost a certainty that he's browsing with Internet Explorer and can't download a decent browser onto the work computer.


    actually im using private browsing on firefox:P

    Theres another reason i dont use the 'remember me' function:P


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    Gordon
    Registered Users Posts: 35,524 ✭✭✭✭Gordon


    Dustaz wrote: »
    Its precisely for that reason that i DON'T log in.
    Old age memory loss getting to ya Dustaz?! :p


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    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,420 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    I'm not sure, but I suspect its related to the number of active users. Certainly it seems to log me out much quicker during the day than in the middle of the night.


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    Dustaz
    Registered Users Posts: 9,046 ✭✭✭Dustaz


    Cheers victor, a useful reply!

    Any actual info on the auto-logout time?


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    Conor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,479 ✭✭✭Conor


    Victor wrote: »
    I'm not sure, but I suspect its related to the number of active users. Certainly it seems to log me out much quicker during the day than in the middle of the night.

    It's absolutely nothing to do with the number of active users. It's 15 minutes of inactivity, any time of the day or night.

    It will not be changed as increasing it by any meaningful amount has performance implications.


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    Dustaz
    Registered Users Posts: 9,046 ✭✭✭Dustaz


    Sometimes it seems to be way less than 15 mins.

    I just signed in, posted (about 5 mins from sign-in to post), after going back to the forum, i was logged out.

    Does pressing Back affect your login status?


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    Conor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,479 ✭✭✭Conor


    Dustaz wrote: »
    Sometimes it seems to be way less than 15 mins.

    I just signed in, posted (about 5 mins from sign-in to post), after going back to the forum, i was logged out.

    Hmm, that's odd.

    Would there be anything in your setup that would suppress or remove cookies?
    Dustaz wrote: »
    Does pressing Back affect your login status?

    It shouldn't.


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