# How Do I Stay Logged In? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 23, 2016, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stay-logged-in/752875 "2016-04-23T05:18:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stay-logged-in/752875/21 "2016-04-23T15:01:12Z")
> [@jz78817](#): > > the upsides of using a password manager (LastPass) is that getting logged out is no big deal, it auto-fills the user/password fields for me. So does Chrome. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stay-logged-in/752875/22 "2016-04-23T15:17:13Z")
And Firefox. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stay-logged-in/752875/23 "2016-04-23T18:44:04Z")
**Moderator Note** Just to let everyone know, we are aware of this issue. It is affecting us as well. There’s probably nothing you can do on your end to keep yourself logged in. You will just have to keep logging in to use the board. Sorry for the inconvenience. The tech guys are aware of the problem. Hopefully it will be fixed soon. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stay-logged-in/752875/24 "2016-04-23T19:35:30Z")
> [@yabob](#): > > Looking closer, I notice something about the URL following my login. It contains a long “s” argument like > > [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/forumdisplay.php?f=3&s=\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*&](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/forumdisplay.php?f=3&s= ************ &) > > where the asterisks are some big hex number. If I cut and paste that argument into a new browser request, I’m logged in. It looks like this server is now set to pass a session id through the URLs rather than in a cookie. The session id’s (or whatever they are) time out. Mine only lasted a few hours, and then I was logged out again. ---
**Author:** ![Neidhart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Neidhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neidhart)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stay-logged-in/752875/25 "2016-04-23T19:54:25Z")
It doesn’t work at all on Silk on a Kindle Fire. I enter my username and password, it says I’ve logged in, then it gives me the same default homepage with the login prompt. I’m posting this from my iPhone. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stay-logged-in/752875/26 "2016-04-23T20:18:15Z")
I’m thinking of changing my screen name to **Dido** , so often have I said “remember me” in the last 24 hours. ---
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stay-logged-in/752875/27 "2016-04-23T20:44:55Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Oh, good, he says they’ll be worked out. Having to keep logging in would put a dent in my enjoyment of the board. > > I presume we’ll eventually be able to use the quote functions again too. Works for me apparently. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stay-logged-in/752875/28 "2016-04-23T20:55:26Z")
> [@tnetennba](#): > > Works for me apparently. Single quote works, but there’s a problem with the multi quoting. You have to copy and paste additional quotes. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stay-logged-in/752875/29 "2016-04-23T21:04:08Z")
> [@AHunter3](#): > > I’m thinking of changing my screen name to **Dido** , so often have I said “remember me” in the last 24 hours. It would sure be a lot easier to type in on every single visit than “Biffy the Elephant Shrew.” ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stay-logged-in/752875/30 "2016-04-23T21:44:01Z")
> [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](#): > > It would sure be a lot easier to type in on every single visit than “Biffy the Elephant Shrew.” Some web browsers can auto-fill login information. Chrome remembers what I’ve typed the user name field for SDMB, so when I click there, I can a drop down of past values. (They’re all my name, with different capitalization). I still click the Remember Me box, just in case… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stay-logged-in/752875/31 "2016-04-23T22:30:06Z")
Another one having trouble staying logged in. I also can’t get into the Thread Game threads. I can see 'em but I can’t post in them. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stay-logged-in/752875/32 "2016-04-23T23:21:45Z")
I am now able to access my User Control Panel without logging in again. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2016, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stay-logged-in/752875/33 "2016-04-24T04:45:32Z")
> [@engineer\_comp\_geek](#): > > **Moderator Note** > > Just to let everyone know, we are aware of this issue. It is affecting us as well. > > There’s probably nothing you can do on your end to keep yourself logged in. You will just have to keep logging in to use the board. > > Sorry for the inconvenience. The tech guys are aware of the problem. Hopefully it will be fixed soon. Hopefully soon. I’ve given up on clicking the Remember Me box, and I’m starting to forget who I am. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2016, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stay-logged-in/752875/34 "2016-04-24T04:48:47Z")
> [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](#): > > Another one having trouble staying logged in. I also can’t get into the Thread Game threads. I can see 'em but I can’t post in them. It’s your speeding ticket. We’ve decided to slow down your posting rate, Professor. To, say, under 30 posts per day for you. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2016, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stay-logged-in/752875/35 "2016-04-24T12:32:05Z")
It is to laugh. 😉 Actually, I find I can get into some threads (Cryptic, Botticelli), but not others (Baker’s Dozen, Movie Titles). Which is unhappily curious. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2016, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stay-logged-in/752875/36 "2016-04-24T13:00:52Z")
Quite bizarre. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2016, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stay-logged-in/752875/37 "2016-04-24T13:05:02Z")
> [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](#): > > Some web browsers can auto-fill login information. Safari does have autofill, but for some reason it doesn’t seem to apply to the SDMB login. (I also have Chrome, but I never use it.) ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2016, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stay-logged-in/752875/38 "2016-04-24T13:07:04Z")
> [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](#): > > Safari does have autofill, but for some reason it doesn’t seem to apply to the SDMB login. (I also have Chrome, but I never use it.) Safari on my iPad works great for me logging in here. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2016, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stay-logged-in/752875/39 "2016-04-24T13:12:48Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > Hopefully soon. I’ve given up on clicking the Remember Me box, and I’m starting to forget who I am. No, you have to keep on clicking it, because some day, without notice, the feature might be re-enabled.I I refuse to upgrade from an older outdated version of FireFox, and it autofills. I just need to enter “j” and it fills in username, then password fills in automatically. So just one key entry and two mouse clicks. I guess I can live with that if that is the price of freedom from digital terrorism. ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2016, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stay-logged-in/752875/40 "2016-04-24T13:19:07Z")
TLTE: The downside is I have to keep backing up through SDMB, and can’t just re-hit my bookmarks button to restart the page. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stay-logged-in/752875.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stay-logged-in/752875.md?page=3)