Problems logging in

[GhiaEB]

Hi guys I'm having issues logging in on my iPhone 4. When I log in it opens a page thanking me for logging in then the next screen says I need to log in again.

Any ideas? And no I don't use taptalk or whatever the app is called.

[wulos]

As mentioned elsewhere, AFF underwent some upgrades early on Sunday morning.
We have been refining a few things here and there all day, so a few minor issues may be experienced, until we get these changes finalised. It is anticipated that for most members these items will be resolved shortly...

[Coyote mk3]

I was just having the same issue,

I deleted my cache and cookies and now I seem to be able to log in fine.

[GT]

The reason is because it wants you to go to the message it is trying to direct you too before you get on the AFF - I had the same problem before I realised and if anyone should have known, it was me!!! I was trying to ignore it but it is persisting so just click on the link, read it and then you are ready to resume again.

Russell has a message all must read before logging in.

The feature will be used from time to time to ensure everyone gets to know whatever the current info or situation is. Great tool for alerting members about anything.

Cheers
Gaela

[Coyote mk3]

If it is the same thing as I had it was giving you the log in screen, once you put in user name and password it said "Thank you for logging in" and then took you straight back to the log in screen, it didn't actually log you into the forums properly.

But clearing the cache and cookies sorted the problem fine.

I have seen the link that directs you to a post before (once yesterday actually), and this was different.

By the way, I like the new upgrade, as with any upgrade there are bound to be a few issues to iron out.
Thank you for putting in the hard yards to keep this forum up to date and functioning well.

[UU TS50]

i was trying to log into the T series room private area and got you correctly entered the password we are directing you to where you were ,back at the log in page ???

[T3man]

Same here ... and everytime I open AFF I have to manually log in .. even with "remember me" ticked.

[russellw]

Along with the new version come new cookies - as your old ones are no longer valid your login won't persist.

The only solution is to clear cache and cookies in your browser to get a new one that the new version recognises.

It will happen to most people over the next few days.

Cheers
Russ

[GhiaEB]

All good now, I had viewed the message earlier today. I just couldn't log in before. Ended up using the google app to log in and make the op.

[T3man]

I had to clear all cache and cookies "forever" before it would work. All good now ... except I have to manually remember all logins and passwords for dozens of other sites. What's the odds I've forgotton half of them?!!!

[tweeked]

Originally Posted by T3man

I had to clear all cache and cookies "forever" before it would work. All good now ... except I have to manually remember all logins and passwords for dozens of other sites. What's the odds I've forgotton half of them?!!!

Yeah, I dont want to do this - any way to just clear the AFF cookies?

[blownv8au]

Thank you russellw for you quick email, I'll remember to clear cookies, cache in future, cheers.

[Yellow_Festiva]

Originally Posted by tweeked

Yeah, I dont want to do this - any way to just clear the AFF cookies?

Was just going to ask that very same question. I have so much stuff saved or set up to auto log in and would prefer to not have to clear the lot if at all possible?

Cheers,

Jason

[russellw]

Originally Posted by tweeked

Yeah, I dont want to do this - any way to just clear the AFF cookies?

There is - depends on the browser.

Internet Explorer

1. In Microsoft Internet Explorer, on the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
2. On the General tab, under Temporary Internet files, click Settings, and then click View Files.
3. Select the files (cookies) that you want to delete.
4. On the File menu, click Delete.

Firefox

To delete cookies for one site:

1. At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Firefox button (Tools menu in Windows XP) and then click Options
2. Select the Privacy panel.
3. Set Firefox will: to Use custom settings for history.
4. Click Show Cookies.... The Cookies window will appear.
5. In the Search: field, type the name of the site whose cookies you want to remove. The cookies that match your search will be displayed.
6. Select the cookie(s) in the list to remove and click Remove Cookie.

Opera

Click on Manage cookies to delete specific cookies or cookies from specific domains.


Safari


Choose Preferences from Safari menu
Select Security icon
Press Show Cookies button
Select the Cookies to be deleted from the list
Press Delete button

Cheers
Russ

[grandpa_spec_F6]

The above fix worked for Firefox 16.0.1, note that even if you have FF set to not remember browsing history you STILL need to clear your cache.

[Yellow_Festiva]

Thanks Russell,

Followed the instructions for both IE and MFF. The cookies folder had around 15500 in IE (don't know if that is a little or a lot??) but nothing I could find was connected with AFF.

Anyone else found the same?

MFF on the other hand had around 8 cookies linked to AFF and I deleted them all. See what happens I guess.

Cheers.

[grandpa_spec_F6]

IE is a buggy software with that much 0-day floating around it would only be rivaled if Adobe brought out an operating system. If anyone still uses it, I encourage you to seriously consider an alternative.

My policy is delete everything, restart browser and try again.

[russellw]

For those trying to clear cookies on Android phones:

Step 1

Start up the Android web browser.









Step 2

Push the “Menu” on the phone to bring up the options for the web browser.










Step 3

Select the “More” options in the lower right hand corner.










Step 4

The “More” option has a lot of features. The one you want is the “Settings” function. Select that option.










Step 5

In the next screen you will see all of the settings for the browser. Scroll down until you find the one that says “Clear all cookie data”. Select that option.










Step 6

You phone will now ask if you really want to clear all of the cookie data. Just select “OK” and all of the internet cookies will be deleted.

[XBROO]

Hi I'm pretty dumb when it comes to computers, I'm logging in alright but I have to log on manually all the time. Is that right or do I have to delete some cookies too? Whatever that means.

Cheers Roo

[cs123]

Originally Posted by XBROO

Hi I'm pretty dumb when it comes to computers, I'm logging in alright but I have to log on manually all the time. Is that right or do I have to delete some cookies too? Whatever that means.

Cheers Roo

Do you select the stay logged in checkbox when you log on?

[Yellow_Festiva]

Originally Posted by cs123

Do you select the stay logged in checkbox when you log on?

In my case that made no difference since the update. In Mozilla the problem has been fixed after clearing the AFF cookies but I still have the issue with IE.

I'm hesitant to clear everything as I have forgotten a lot of stuff regarding log ins etc. For the moment I'll stick to using Mozilla for AFF and leave the rest of my browsing for IE.

In a about a months time I may re-format my system anyway after digging through my junk for the original software CD's... it's well overdue.

[XBROO]

Originally Posted by cs123

Do you select the stay logged in checkbox when you log on?

Yarh I have done that everytime but no difference, I might have to put up with it as I haven't got a clue. And can't get my head around all the computer talk on here. Like mozilla, ie , cookies etc.

[russellw]

Originally Posted by XBROO

Yarh I have done that everytime but no difference, I might have to put up with it as I haven't got a clue. And can't get my head around all the computer talk on here. Like mozilla, ie , cookies etc.

Go to THIS LINK

Select your browser from the list and follow the instructions.

Cheers
russ

[Bridgette01]

Followed the instructions for Chrome in the link above, but I still need to type log in details every time, any ideas?

[russellw]

The second phase of that is to ensure that your browser actually is set to accept cookies as they are now mandatory.

Cheers
Russ

[csv8]

Remember Me doesn't work ?? i log in ,tick Remember Me..and sign out and sign back in..still have to log in but password comes up ??? gremlin in the system ??? thanx

[Bridgette01]

I tried this with Chrome and it worked straight away.....


-settings
-advanced settings
-content settings
-all cookies and site data
-remove all

I then closed Chrome and opened again and clicked my AFF short cut, no more signing in

[XBROO]

Originally Posted by russellw

Go to THIS LINK

Select your browser from the list and follow the instructions.

Cheers
russ

No worries thanks mate, I'll give that a go.

Cheers Roo

[DJR-351]

Originally Posted by csv8

Remember Me doesn't work ?? i log in ,tick Remember Me..and sign out and sign back in..still have to log in but password comes up ??? gremlin in the system ??? thanx

Same here, everytime i come back to AFF i have to do the Username/password thing.....

EDIT: Ignore the above, is now fixed........

[Geez Louise]

Thanks for the info on how to clean out Firefox cookies Russ. I had been looking for how to do that! I use CCleaner anyway but it is good to know how to clean them out in Firefox