Errouneous login
10 Feb 2005 10:21:41 UTC
Topic 187499
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Hi,
I used to sign in for beta testing with two different addresses, only one of which I intend to use.
Unfortunately, I activated the wrong one and now I have no way to deactivate it, nor to activate the other (whenever I go to http://einstein.phys.uwm.edu/account_setup.php, my computer is automatically recognised with the first account). I also tried deleting all cookies (sigh!), but it doesn't work. Probably it's something stored in the server.
What can I do now?
Errouneous login
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No problem. Go to "your account" (front page) and edit your email address to reflect the correct one. Then give the second account key to a friend (and tell him to update its email address the same way). The email address is not coded into the key, it's just an ID that identifies an account, not a person or address.
BM
BM
> (whenever I go to >
)
> (whenever I go to
> http://einstein.phys.uwm.edu/account_setup.php, my computer is automatically
> recognised with the first account). I also tried deleting all cookies (sigh!),
> but it doesn't work.
Deleting all the cookies SHOULD work (it does for me)! After doing this the server should not recognize 'who you are' any more.
[What Bernd has suggested should also work OK.]
Cheers,
Bruce
Director, Einstein@Home
> Unfortunately, I activated
)
> Unfortunately, I activated the wrong one and now I have no way to deactivate
> it, nor to activate the other (whenever I go to
> http://einstein.phys.uwm.edu/account_setup.php, my computer is automatically
> recognised with the first account). I also tried deleting all cookies (sigh!),
> but it doesn't work. Probably it's something stored in the server.
>
> What can I do now?
When you are automatically recognized on the first account go to "Your Account" and at the bottom of the page push the "Logout" button.
Then go to "Your Account" again and you will be prompted to login. Use
the other account.
Or, as Bernd suggested, just modify the first account and give the other to a friend who can set it up as they like.
- Rusty McGee Johnson
> > Unfortunately, I
)
> > Unfortunately, I activated the wrong one and now I have no way to
> deactivate
> > it, nor to activate the other (whenever I go to
> > http://einstein.phys.uwm.edu/account_setup.php, my computer is
> automatically
> > recognised with the first account). I also tried deleting all cookies
> (sigh!),
> > but it doesn't work. Probably it's something stored in the server.
> >
> > What can I do now?
>
> When you are automatically recognized on the first account go to "Your
> Account" and at the bottom of the page push the "Logout" button.
>
> Then go to "Your Account" again and you will be prompted to login. Use
> the other account.
Rusty, thank you -- this is definitely the best way!
Bruce
Director, Einstein@Home
Hi Guys, thanks to all of
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Hi Guys,
thanks to all of you.
The reason deleting cookies didn't work for, is that I still had an open IE window open (i.e., the session was still open). After restarting IE I was asked once again to log in, so I succeeded in entering the correct ID.
Keep on crunching! ;op