Re: weird user / authenticate happenings

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2003


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 48704
interpreted = N
texte = my database field names:uniqueID user pass Fname LnameAt 06:27 PM 3/14/03, you wrote: >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 code >accidentally. The only way i know to clear the [username] >browser header variable is to restart the browser. > >could that be it? > >matt > >Lester 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/ ------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: weird user / authenticate happenings (Lester Emo 2003)
  2. Re: weird user / authenticate happenings (Lester Emo 2003)
  3. Re: weird user / authenticate happenings (Matthew A Perosi 2003)
  4. Re: weird user / authenticate happenings (Lester Emo 2003)
  5. Re: weird user / authenticate happenings (Matthew A Perosi 2003)
  6. weird user / authenticate happenings (Lester Emo 2003)
my database field names:uniqueID user pass Fname LnameAt 06:27 PM 3/14/03, you wrote: >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 code >accidentally. The only way i know to clear the [username] >browser header variable is to restart the browser. > >could that be it? > >matt > >Lester 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/ ------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ Lester Emo

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