Password Issues

[Matt]

One of the great things about this new software is that it lets me see the errors that our members are getting. This allows me to find problems much more quickly and get them fixed.

I am seeing that many of our members are having problems with their passwords, PLEASE REMEMBER Passwords ARE CASE SENSITIVE. If your password is say “MyPassword4GBO” and you enter “mypassword4gbo” or any other variation the systems will kick it back as invalid. So if you use alpha numeric passwords with upper and lower case letters be sure to enter it exactly as you set it.

What’s a good password?
Well strong password is really a better name for them, these are alpha numeric passwords that are at least 8 characters long and use upper and lower case letters. An example of one would be “t3J9wEs4” be creative and also make it one that you can remember or at least write it down in a safe place but one that you can find it if you forget.

Hope this helps some of you

Matt

[Mr. BestLever]

Hello-I am having difficulty signing up for a Username and Password. I do not get a confirmation e-mail to follow up on. I have tried to register as BestLever, imr303145lc as my username and password. Any help you can offer me on this issue is greatly appreciated. Life is good, BestLever

[Graybeard]

To be brutally honest you "might" be on our banned list. I'm really not going searching thru it to be sure.

This is not the first time you've been here and the last time you were kicked off after being such a trouble maker. I'm quite certain it's the same person here, that name BEST LEVER gives you away. You are however successfully registered under yet another name as your e-mail address gives that away.

If you used a valid e-mail address to register you'd get the e-mail to complete your registration but I see you chose to use various similar things all of which barel part of your real name.

If you want help getting in again you're going to need to e-mail me at gbomgmt@graybeardoutdoors.com and let's discuss it. I'm gonna tell ya right up front you'll not be allowed to misbehave this time as long as you did before.

[Hammerspur]

I'm having a small difficulty when logging on. After entering my screen name, clicking on password (which then fills in automatically) a window pops up saying that the two don't match... after a short pause I get logged on correctly anyway.

Just thought I'd mention this apparent SNAFU...

Steve

[Hammerspur]

I'm having a small difficulty when logging on. After entering my screen name, clicking on password (which then fills in automatically) a window pops up saying that the two don't match... after a short pause I get logged on correctly anyway.

Just thought I'd mention this apparent SNAFU...

Steve

Just happened again.

[Graybeard]

It's NOT a snafu, it's just your computer doing what you've told it to do. If you don't like it clear your cookies and temporary internet files and then don't tell it to log you in automatically again. It only does what it's told to do. For many of us old farts that can be a major problem. 

[Matt]

The issue you are talking about has nothing to do with GBO. It is your computer doing what it should as per your settings. IE will store passwords for you for webpages you visit and enter a username and password on. If at any point you return to that page it has that stored for you and you are not required to re-enter it over and over. This is a nice feature for some and a pain for others.

It will also store usernames and passwords based on the form element name on a page. This is the reason you can enter text in a box and later go to a page you have never been to and have it auto fill for you an address or phone number.

This data is stored on your computer not ours. It has nothing to do with GBO. If you will enter the password that you use rather than then one that it offers and when you get the message that they do not match there is an option to update what is stored and make it match.

Bottom line it is not on our end it is on your end. but is not an issue that will cause a problem only one that will annoy you...

[R.M.]

I too am having the same problem, and I do believe it is this board, because none of the other sites I visit and log-on to do this, plus I have cleared Greybeard from my password file, and reset it, and it still says I used the wrong password.
You are right though, it is just a pain, not a real problem.

R.M.

[Matt]

Well you may believe that it is this board all you like but you are wrong. Though I understand that it seems to only happen on this site and yada yada well look if you want to fix it then I will tell you how. What you will be doing you will be doing on your computer and will have no effect on this site or server and will fix your prooblem there by putting to rest forever and allways the issue of what end the problem is/was on.

Web browsers store passwords that you type in web sites forms using an "auto complete" feature that shows you what you have typed in the past so that you don't have to remember them. You can remove passwords stored in your browser by doing the following:

How to delete stored passwords in Internet Explorer
• Click the Tools menu.
• Click Internet Options.
• Click the Content tab.
• Click the AutoComplete button.
• Click Clear Passwords.
• Click OK on each of the dialog boxes to close them.

How to prevent Internet Explorer from automatically storing passwords
• Click the Tools menu.
• Click Internet Options
• Click the Content tab.
• Click the AutoComplete button.
• Click to remove the checkmarks next to the "User names and passwords on forms."
• Click OK on each of the dialog boxes to close them.


How to disable storing passwords in Mozilla Firefox • Click the Tools menu.
• Click Internet Options
• Click the Privacy tab.
• Click Saved passwords.
• Click to remove the checkmark next to "Remember password."
• Click OK on each of the dialog boxes to close them.


Now that you know what the problem is and how to fix it we should not have to worry about it anymore...

Matt

[R.M.]

OK, what if I'm using Netscape.

R.M.

[Matt]

You use the Privacy options panel to define how Netscape Browser handles the information that it gathers while you are browsing the web.

Tips:
To open a category within this panel, click the  to the left of the category label.
To quickly clear all the information stored in each section of the Privacy panel, press the Clear All button at the top of the panel.
To have Netscape Browser automatically delete all stored information from your computer each time you close your browser, select the Clear My Tracks on Exit checkbox that appears near the top of the Privacy panel. Refer to Automatically Clearing Your History (Clear My Tracks on Exit) for more information on this feature.

[poules'deau]

Hi Matt,

Member Troubleshootr is having some kind of difficulty logging in and asked me to ask you to send him an email so he can discuss what is happening.  He is not able to access the website and did not have any other way to contact a moderator.

Thanks
Jim

[Graybeard]

It could take awhile for Matt to see this. My e-mail address is in the clear for all to see and anyone can e-mail me any time. So is my phone number so there is no reason a member cannot contact me should they really want to do so.

Have him e-mail me at gbomgmt@graybeardoutdoors.com and tell me the problem. If I can't fix it I'll pass it on to Matt to help him. I suspect he's just forgotten either his password or his user name. To help with either I need to know his e-mail address of record as that's the only place I send new passwords is to the e-mail address of record unless they can tell me what older one they might have.

We have had a few instances of people trying to steal another's account by asking for a new password to it and only our policy of not sending it to other e-mail addresses prevented the theft.

[poules'deau]

Thanks Graybeard,

I typed his handle wrong.  It should be Targetshootr.  My mistake.

Jim

[rex6666]

I can login and go to any forum or thread with no problem except NEF WANT TO TRADE then it ask me to login if i do not go back there every
thing is ok, if i do i have to login and can not go back  to that site, this started as only occasionaly but yesterday and today it is every  time i try it.  Tell me what i am doing wrong, or am i band from their.

[Graybeard]

Nope you are not in any way banned from any forum on this site. I really have no clue why you are experiencing the problem tho so either Matt or Tim will have to see if they can figure it out. I'm not technically competent to help sorry.

[quickdtoo]

Rex. I checked permissions which look fine for both of your member groups, I don't have a clue what's wrong, I think Matt will have to check it out. In the mean time, try this direct link. http://www.go2gbo.com/forums/index.php/board,240.0.html

Tim

[rex6666]

OK thanks for looking, it is just the one that is what throws me
i can be logged in and on dif. fourms and that is the only one that does it.