Login Error - Valid Session

Summary:

Trouble logging in when using Firefox.

Login Error - Valid Session

Ashe 21 Sep 2008 02:51

As of today, whenever I go to log in to my wikidot account while using Firefox, it rejects the login and gives me a blank page that says only 'No valid session found.' Yesterday, I had no difficulty logging in. I haven't added anything to Firefox, or made any other changes; the only abnormal thing I've done in the last 24 hours is run an antivirus scan overnight. I tried clearing cookies, clearing private data, and reinstalling Firefox, none of which have had any effect.

I have no difficulty logging in while using Internet Explorer.

Does anyone have any ideas on what is causing this and how I can fix it?

Last edited on 21 Sep 2008 02:51 by Ashe + Show more

Re: Login Error - Valid Session

Ashe 21 Sep 2008 16:24

Okay, so after several more permutations of trial and error, I've learned that logging in from https://www.wikidot.com/auth:login works correctly with Firefox, at least two times out of three, but any variation (such as the page you get from clicking on the 'login' link in the top-right corner of wikidot sites, e.g. https://www.wikidot.com/auth:login?origUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fstring-theory.wikidot.com%2F) doesn't work.

Also, since I forgot to mention it the first time around — the Firefox in question is Firefox 3.0, and the Internet Explorer is IE 7.0.

Re: Login Error - Valid Session

Squark 22 Sep 2008 09:36

We've been reported about this issue. After long research, user fixed the problem by turning off NoScript in FF. Nevertheless I have no idea how he would even able to try to log in without JavaScript enabled. We will be monitoring this issue to find a solution, but for now we are sure that this is not a problem based on Wikidot, but on the client (browser, plugins, too strict security settings etc.).

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