Re: weird user / authenticate happenings
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texte = what is your user name variable/tag? are you using [username]?[username] is the header variable that the browser sends.i have gotten myself confused on several times forgetting that[username] is a browser variable and resulted in botched up codeaccidentally. The only way i know to clear the [username]browser header variable is to restart the browser.could that be it?mattLester Emo wrote:> I'm able to view this same user in my admin pages and> see the changes I've just made to his username> but even though I can see the changed username, i can't login with it>> so i'm thinkin' that's a yes . . .>> At 06:14 PM 3/14/03, you wrote:> >Is the database being committed after you update the username?> >I have a similar setup on my site and it works for me.> >> >Matt Perosi> >> >Lester Emo wrote:> >> > > is this unusual or is it me . . .> > >> > > a person creates their own username/password combo> > > user = 1955> > > pass = emo> > >> > > login with browser based authenitication is a-ok> > >> > > BUT> > > I really need to have the username appear like this> > > (I need the first letter of the first and last name and then I need to add> > > the end letter depending on what kind of user this would be)> > >> > > user = le1955v> > > pass = emo> > >> > > If I access my user data in my admin pages and change the username to> > le1955v> > > no luck, can't login at all> > >> > > user = le1955v> > > pass = emo these won't work> > >> > > Am I NOT able to change a username after its been written to a db??> > >> > > That makes no sense though because if I go back into my admin pages and> > > change le1955v to 1955 all works well again, so I am able to make> > > changes to the username> > >> > > I reloaded, rebooted, flushed etc . . .> > > same results each time.> > > I am not using users.db for these users, but another database vc_members.db> > >> > > reloaded, rebooted, flushed etc . . .> > > but it all appears a-ok when I access the user info in my admin pages> > >> > > I just tried it al again with the same results.> > > arghhh> > >> > > lester> > >> > > -------------------------------------------------------------> > > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> > > the mailing list
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what is your user name variable/tag? are you using [username]?[username] is the header variable that the browser sends.i have gotten myself confused on several times forgetting that[username] is a browser variable and resulted in botched up codeaccidentally. The only way i know to clear the [username]browser header variable is to restart the browser.could that be it?mattLester Emo wrote:> I'm able to view this same user in my admin pages and> see the changes I've just made to his username> but even though I can see the changed username, i can't login with it>> so i'm thinkin' that's a yes . . .>> At 06:14 PM 3/14/03, you wrote:> >Is the database being committed after you update the username?> >I have a similar setup on my site and it works for me.> >> >Matt Perosi> >> >Lester Emo wrote:> >> > > is this unusual or is it me . . .> > >> > > a person creates their own username/password combo> > > user = 1955> > > pass = emo> > >> > > login with browser based authenitication is a-ok> > >> > > BUT> > > I really need to have the username appear like this> > > (I need the first letter of the first and last name and then I need to add> > > the end letter depending on what kind of user this would be)> > >> > > user = le1955v> > > pass = emo> > >> > > If I access my user data in my admin pages and change the username to> > le1955v> > > no luck, can't login at all> > >> > > user = le1955v> > > pass = emo these won't work> > >> > > Am I NOT able to change a username after its been written to a db??> > >> > > That makes no sense though because if I go back into my admin pages and> > > change le1955v to 1955 all works well again, so I am able to make> > > changes to the username> > >> > > I reloaded, rebooted, flushed etc . . .> > > same results each time.> > > I am not using users.db for these users, but another database vc_members.db> > >> > > reloaded, rebooted, flushed etc . . .> > > but it all appears a-ok when I access the user info in my admin pages> > >> > > I just tried it al again with the same results.> > > arghhh> > >> > > lester> > >> > > -------------------------------------------------------------> > > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> > > the mailing list .> > > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > > > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to> > > > > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/> >> >> >-------------------------------------------------------------> >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> > the mailing list .> >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to> >> >Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/>> -------------------------------------------------------------> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list .> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/-------------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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