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(Message started by: pscoe2 on Jan 17^th, 2010, 8:12am)

Title: Problems with save password
Post by pscoe2 on Jan 17^th, 2010, 8:12am

The save password saves password but not the username in my pc :P

Technically it is precise but actually it is a little weird to write the username everytime i want to access the site...whereas password is automatically filled..

Title: Re: Problems with save password
Post by towr on Jan 17^th, 2010, 10:18am

Isn't that an issue with your browser?
The only option the forum gives is to stay logged in, but it doesn't do that by filling in your username and password. (Which isn't to say there aren't people who've had problem with that feature, but it doesn't seem to be what troubles you.)

What browser are you using?

Title: Re: Problems with save password
Post by Grimbal on Jan 17^th, 2010, 2:19pm

It could be you saved 2 user names for that page. It cannot tell in advance which one you want to use.

It also could be that you asked your browser not to autocomplete for this web site, or not at all.

Title: Re: Problems with save password
Post by pscoe2 on Jan 18^th, 2010, 8:48pm

I also assumed that this must have been the issuee with the browser but the password fills up automatcally :P .. which happens for this site only...

I have saved password for sites like gmail n all..and the save pass works properly...

I am using a firefox browser

Also it never auto logins me...dunno why...

Title: Re: Problems with save password
Post by towr on Jan 19^th, 2010, 2:31am

Auto-login does not work if your ip-number changes. I don't know if that may be the case with you?

You could try to see under tools/options/security/saved passwords if firefox has any entry there for this site (or multiple ones as Grimbal said), and then delete it to see if that clears up the problem with automatically filling in the password.

Aside from that I'm afraid I'm out of ideas.

Title: Re: Problems with save password
Post by pscoe2 on Jan 19^th, 2010, 10:43am

hmmm...
my ip does change frequently...

coz the one in office is diff from the one i hv at home..
also i have like 2 connections and thus will hv diff ip addresses...

This explaination does make sense and is something which cannot be resolved by me too :P

Title: Re: Problems with save password
Post by Grimbal on Jan 19^th, 2010, 2:35pm

on 01/19/10 at 10:43:52, pscoe2 wrote:

coz the one in office is diff from the one i hv at home..

At the office? What kind of job are you doing that requires visiting this forum? ::)

Title: Re: Problems with save password
Post by pscoe2 on Jan 20^th, 2010, 1:27am

i just visit this forum out of interest...nthing to do with work

Title: Re: Problems with save password
Post by JohanC on Jan 20^th, 2010, 2:47am

For some strange reason, Firefox considers the "minutes to login" (default: 180) as the username. So, it saves "180" together with the password in the saved passwords ...