# An odd thing about the log out problem..

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**Created:** [June 9, 2002, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-odd-thing-about-the-log-out-problem/113105 "2002-06-09T15:32:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2002, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-odd-thing-about-the-log-out-problem/113105/1 "2002-06-09T15:32:24Z")

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When it happens to me…It tells me I’m not registered, yet it has my password. All I have to do is enter my user name.

No big thing, it’s just strange.

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**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2002, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-odd-thing-about-the-log-out-problem/113105/2 "2002-06-09T17:01:11Z")

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