Login Problem

[FASherman]

Here's what happens.

A user deletes all of their cookies, starting with a clean slate. They navigate to the website and login. They are shown as a logged in user with a cookie with the following chips: bbsessionhash, bbpassword, bbuserid, bblastactivity, bbwelcomeheaders, bblastvisit.

Then the user navigates to the Wiki. Instead of getting the wiki, they get the "All cookies cleared" message box which returns them to forum home. However, the site cookie still exists with the following chips: bbsessionhash, , <dbname>_mw_UserID, <dbname>_mw_LoggedOut, <dbname>_mw_session.

The user logs in again. Cookie now looks like: bbsessionhash, bbpassword, bbuserid, bblastactivity, bbwelcomeheaders, bblastvisit, <dbname>_mw_UserName, <dbname>_mw_LoggedOut, <dbname>_mw_session.

Now the user navigates to the wiki and everything works. Now the cookie is: bbsessionhash, bbpassword, bbuserid, bblastactivity, bbwelcomeheaders, bblastvisit, <dbname>_mw_UserID, <dbname>_mw_LoggedOut, <dbname>_mw_session.

Now close the browser (remember me was also selected when logged in). User goes to site and is logged in. Goes to wiki and cookies are cleared. Process starts all over again.

Cookie domain and path are identical between vBulletin and vbWiki.

[Sonyuserforum]

We have exactly the same problem.
Running on vB3.7.0 Gold, MediaWiki 1.12.0, vBWiki Pro 1.3 RC5.

[FASherman]

vB3.7.0 Gold, MediaWiki 1.12.0, vBWiki Pro 1.3 RC5

Same configuration

[FASherman]

Here's another symptom. If one is an unregistered user, they have to click the Wiki link 3 times to access the wiki. The first two come back with "clearing the cookie" messages.

[FASherman]

I only had an hour to look at it, but it seems to be a bug in the AuthoAuthenticate funtion in arcane_vbulletin_core.php

I don't have time to look at it more closely until next week, but once I do, I'll figure out a patch and post the instructions. I'm assuming I'm not allowed to simply post a fixed file without violating copyright and the software license.

[academyofsocialarts]

I have the SAME Problem, can someone from NuHit solve that?

Please!

[Alfa1]

There is no one from NuHit.

[jetsetter]

I paid $85.00 for vBwiki Pro in November of last year. I sent one request for support in getting my URL structure corrected and never had a reply. I see that a number of people have bought it since then and that it is in fact still on sale for $60.

My expectation was that this would be supported at least through 3.7. I never had this working properly, so it was never of any use. I certainly did not get $85 worth of value out of it. I feel a little bit ripped off.

[kremer4]

Think I got it, edit the file "/vbWiki/vbWiki_Auth.php"

Put // infront of the following lines

$user->logout();
global $wgEnableParserCache, $wgParser, $wgOut, $wgCachePages;

So it should be

//$user->logout();
//global $wgEnableParserCache, $wgParser, $wgOut, $wgCachePages;

Let me know if this works for you. I also made one other change but I don't think it's related. If this does not work then I'll post the other change I made.

I have cleared my cookies, restarted my browsers (both IE and Firefox) and it's working for me everytime now.

[kremer4]

Oh FYI, I'm using Vbulletin 3.7.2

[tazzarkin]

Originally Posted by Sonyuserforum

We have exactly the same problem.
Running on vB3.7.0 Gold, MediaWiki 1.12.0, vBWiki Pro 1.3 RC5.

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same configuration here too.

[Sonyuserforum]

Thank you so much, kremer4.

The modification you made works for us. No problems so far.
We are running vB3.7.2 PL1, MW 1.12.0, vBWiki Pro 1.3 RC5.

[tazzarkin]

Works for me too!

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Originally Posted by kremer4

Think I got it, edit the file "/vbWiki/vbWiki_Auth.php"

Put // infront of the following lines

$user->logout();
global $wgEnableParserCache, $wgParser, $wgOut, $wgCachePages;

So it should be

//$user->logout();
//global $wgEnableParserCache, $wgParser, $wgOut, $wgCachePages;

Let me know if this works for you. I also made one other change but I don't think it's related. If this does not work then I'll post the other change I made.

I have cleared my cookies, restarted my browsers (both IE and Firefox) and it's working for me everytime now.

[tazzarkin]

Originally Posted by kremer4

Think I got it, edit the file "/vbWiki/vbWiki_Auth.php"

Let me know if this works for you. I also made one other change but I don't think it's related. If this does not work then I'll post the other change I made.

I have cleared my cookies, restarted my browsers (both IE and Firefox) and it's working for me everytime now.

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It works, which is great. But now there is another issue (although a small one). Even though it is officially logged out of vbulletin and mediawiki, if you visit the mediawiki it still shows as being logged in (eventhough it really isn't).

In the upper-right hand corner, it still shows the old user and the logout button. It's a small thing, but the last step to get it working 100%.

Added Note: If I manually delete my cookies in the web browser, then it seems to work fine. But I would have to manually delete my cookies everytime.

[limbic]

Yeah, this is a security risk. Users coming in from a public computer will be wide open, so is your wiki. Close but not good enough.

JD