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KJAB
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 Posted - 29 January 2004 : 16:29:05
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Stats: IIS server, Intranet (so I can't give a link to the forums), minorly modified, Snitz v. 3.4.03, using an Access db, cookies are set to the "forum" not the "website".
I have a working forum on our Intranet on our IIS server. I wanted to also have a mirror copy of this forum on my testing ground for our Intranet (where I make all my changes prior to making them 'seen') so I copied over all forum files and the database from our live Intranet to our testing ground. Both sites are at the same level on the same IIS server with identical folder structures. However, on the test site, when you login, it will say "login successful" but then reroute you back to the login screen without access to the forums. The 'live' forums work perfectly. I can't figure out why the identical 'backup' of the live forums would cause this problem.
I have done a search (for a couple of days now) on topics with similar problems. The solutions posted there have not helped. I have worked with my network administrator on server/folder permissions, etc. There should not be a time-setting problem since both sites are on the same server.
Any thoughts on why this is happening?
(My purpose for having this backup on the test site is so that I can start making the change from authorization type of DB to NT but I want to make sure everything is working the way I need it to before I set it to go 'live'.)
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.  |
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Nikkol
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KJAB
Starting Member
USA
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Posted - 29 January 2004 : 16:33:21
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I did, on my IE browser, but that didn't change anything.
Is there somewhere else I'm supposed to delete cookies? |
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Nikkol
Forum Moderator
USA
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Posted - 29 January 2004 : 16:38:16
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you delete in IE, but then you need to close all browsers and then try again for it to be effective.
do you have the forum address set correctly in admin options on the copy? |
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KJAB
Starting Member
USA
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Posted - 29 January 2004 : 16:47:08
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do you have the forum address set correctly in admin options on the copy?
I thought of that but I can't get into the test-intranet to make the change and couldn't find where in the admin_config_system.asp I could change it. I ended up changing it temporarily on the live site, copying it over to the test-site and then changing back the settings in the live intranet so it didn't mess up any users. That didn't work. Is there another way to get into the test-site's admin options to change it there because it won't let me log in? |
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KJAB
Starting Member
USA
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Posted - 29 January 2004 : 16:51:38
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you delete in IE, but then you need to close all browsers and then try again for it to be effective.
I did this. Still didn't work. I've been fighting with this a couple of days now, so even the nighttime computer gremlins haven't fixed it for me (aka reboot).
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Imperial Data
New Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 29 January 2004 : 17:43:34
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Hi KJAB. Norton Internet Security or other firewalls ie Zone Alarm can cause a return to the previous screen. Try disabling any firewall if you can. I occasionally have a similar error also when logging into the admin options screen. I tend now to delete all stored internet pages (to prevent any cached page errors), delete cookies and set IE to always check for newer versions of pages. A bit long winded but it seems to work.
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KJAB
Starting Member
USA
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Posted - 30 January 2004 : 10:13:05
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| Ok, thanks Imp. Data... I'll forward that suggestion on to my network admin... however, I'm not understanding why one forum works and the other does not when they are identical (except the test-intranet vs. intranet folder name) and on the same server. I can log in (as can everyone else) on the live site just fine... but on the test-site we cannot. |
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RichardE
Starting Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 01 February 2004 : 01:31:06
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Just copied a forum from my PC which is running PWS on W98 to the network server which is running IIS on W2000 - and I have got login problems too!
The development forum works fine - no login or other issues.
But on the server although the login says it has worked 'You logged in successfully!' - it does not actually then recognise that you have logged in.
Think I have tried all the suggestions above - but can't login to server from my PC.
However I can login on the server itself.
The server has ZoneAlarm Pro and we tried login without it running - but no login.
I have also tried changing the data directory name in the connect string to make sure the forum is trying to connect where I think it is and with the changed name I can connect but still not login.
Anymore suggestions?
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Nikkol
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tribaliztic
Senior Member
Sweden
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Posted - 02 February 2004 : 03:32:52
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| I don't know if this is the solution for you, but I made a copy of my forum and had the same problem. The error was there because the copy was in a folder NOT named "forum". I could log in as super admin though. |
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KJAB
Starting Member
USA
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Posted - 04 February 2004 : 17:13:18
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I don't know if this is the solution for you, but I made a copy of my forum and had the same problem. The error was there because the copy was in a folder NOT named "forum". I could log in as super admin though.
I really think that it is because the folder name is different, but my super admin doesn't work. And I can't get in to change the folder name to test it that way. |
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ruirib
Snitz Forums Admin
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surebip
Starting Member
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Posted - 06 February 2004 : 09:14:35
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I have this same exact problem on our Intranet, I was able to fix it by using the IP Address of the server, for example instead of something like test_server/forums it would be 123.12.12.123/forums. Try it and see if it works for you. Does anyone know how I can get my forums to work with server name instead of it's IP Address?
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KJAB
Starting Member
USA
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Posted - 10 February 2004 : 16:58:29
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Try logging in with Save Password unchecked. Or type admin_home.asp directly and try to login as admin from there to see if it helps.
Thanks for the suggestions rurib - I tried both of these and still no go! :(
Okay, this issue notwithstanding, how 'ify' is it to switch from DB/forum authentication to NT authentication? That's the whole reason why I had wanted a copy of the live forums on my testing site. I wanted to test the switch to NT authentication there so I didn't possibly mess anything up on the live site. Is it relatively mess-free to switch the authentication or should I be worried and continue to try and get this test_forum thing to work?
I'm getting a more than just a little frustrated with trying to get logged in to the testing area. |
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ruirib
Snitz Forums Admin
Portugal
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Posted - 10 February 2004 : 21:48:35
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| WHat are you using as the forum URL? localhost? After years of using localhost last month I began to be unable to login using localhost. Started using the computername instead and everything works! |
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