Automatic logout?

[SimonKemp]

So it has been changed, though I haven't noticed any performance improvement. It definitely didn't used to happen.

Just because people are logged in and idle according to the server doesn't mean that they're doing nothing. They might be reading a thread or preparing uploads or researching or whatever.

And what about the start-up overhead because people have to log in more often? Perhaps 60 minutes would be nearer ideal.

I really don't think that it has been changed. It was always the same for me 20 mins ish.

Users log in and out all the time fingers the server loads are now much lower than they were before the move.

I feel the forum is running much better now.

Have you tried posting any vids? How did that go?

[Brian1453]

I have always gotten logged out if I am inactive for 20 minutes or so. It can be a bit annoying if you get distracted but I have learned to deal with it. If I am uploading large vid clips I always try to remember to keep another FF page open. Then every ten minutes or so I activate something. The rest of the time I just log back in if I get logged out. It really is not that big of a deal.

I can't use the 'remember me' option since I don't want the wrong eyes seeing some of what I have posted. But if you don't have that problem that might be the solution for you.

[Fingers]

That's because you have ticked the "remember me" box.

That looks like the answer. Thanks. Intuitive it ain't.

I used to design and code user interfaces for A Large Multinational, and using "Remember me" to mean "Stay logged in" looks just a bit Micro$ofty to me, like having "Shutdown" under the "Start" menu (which Vista still does).

To me, "Remember me" implies that you enter your id and the pw gets filled in automatically, not that you don't get logged out.

But no matter, that's just whingeing. Thanks again, Simon.

[Interestingly, it's not mentioned in the vBulletin manual, at least not if you search it for "remember". I'd say they need a Real Technical Writer.]

[Fingers]

I dont recognize any changes during the last 1-2 years. Never got logged out - even if iam inactive for many hours

It's the stealth "don't-log-me-out" facility, known here as "remember me". If you click that box when you log in, you stay logged in, and that state persists.

You must've clicked it at some point, and so must I, but mine got reset somehow. It's OK now, and I know how to fix it if it happens again. (I've just signed up for another year's Platinum, so I must be happy with this fine site.)

[OralExpert69er]

I seem to have a different problem...

Logged in with Remember Me ticked.
If I enter the site by facialforum.net and click enter it shows me as logged out until I click a link (FAQ for example)
If I enter from a bookmark that points to my profile then I'm logged in.

So why does the main index.php not work correctly if I come from the proper entrance?

I just use my bookmark now...

[SimonKemp]

I seem to have a different problem...

Logged in with Remember Me ticked.
If I enter the site by facialforum.net and click enter it shows me as logged out until I click a link (FAQ for example)
If I enter from a bookmark that points to my profile then I'm logged in.

So why does the main index.php not work correctly if I come from the proper entrance?

I just use my bookmark now...

No idea... This is a job for ... F a c i a l a d m i n ! ! ! ! !

I'll tell him Dood

[OralExpert69er]

No idea... This is a job for ... F a c i a l a d m i n ! ! ! ! !

I'll tell him Dood

Cheers. It only started happening after the recent server upgrade.

Like I said I can live with it though!

[facialadmin]

Well our site is cookie based, the remember me works on cookies, ive seen this occasionally, but its usually an issue on the pc in question.

also i have noticed if you go to any ff address without the www. like http://facialforum.net/index.php it will treat you like you are logged out, thats because the cookie is stored as http://www.facialforum.net/index.php.

FA

[OralExpert69er]

Well our site is cookie based, the remember me works on cookies, ive seen this occasionally, but its usually an issue on the pc in question.

also i have noticed if you go to any ff address without the www. like http://facialforum.net/index.php it will treat you like you are logged out, thats because the cookie is stored as http://www.facialforum.net/index.php.

FA

That's the answer then!
I always typed it WITHOUT the www. (lazy typist!)

Thanks for the response!