Why am I being logged out?

[Graybeard]

When I log in, I check the box 'keep me signed in'. I'm not sure of the duration but I'd guess that every 14 days I get logged out. This has been going on for a coupled of months and it never used to happen. Is this something new? If not, why am I being logged out.

 

[TheWizard]

Hard to say.
I've been logged in on my smartphone for over a year...

 

[Alan]

Nothing has changed at our end that I am aware of.

 

[braumeister]

Perhaps you should check the rules you have set up for cookies. They may be getting deleted after a certain interval.

 

[Graybeard]

Perhaps you should check the rules you have set up for cookies. They may be getting deleted after a certain interval.

I tend to doubt that mainly because there are a lot of sites I am logged into that I don't log out of (like this one) and they seldom ever require me to log in, certainly not twice a month. Is there a setting in my FIRE profile that could be doing this despite the fact that I check the box to remember me when I have to log in?

 

[Alan]

Is there a setting in my FIRE profile that could be doing this despite the fact that I check the box to remember me when I have to log in?

No other setting that I am aware of.

If you have another browser on your device maybe you could try using that for a while and if the problem goes away it will indicate a browser setting.

I regularly access the site using a laptop, smart phone and tablet and don't have this problem. Sure, on occasion and on more forums than this one, I will have to log back in and click the appropriate "remember me" box for the site I'm using.

 

[braumeister]

If you have another browser on your device maybe you could try using that for a while and if the problem goes away it will indicate a browser setting.

This is probably the best advice. All profile settings on this forum are the same for everyone.

 

[MichaelB]

No other setting that I am aware of.

If you have another browser on your device maybe you could try using that for a while and if the problem goes away it will indicate a browser setting.

I regularly access the site using a laptop, smart phone and tablet and don't have this problem. Sure, on occasion and on more forums than this one, I will have to log back in and click the appropriate "remember me" box for the site I'm using.

+1 No forum settings I am aware of.

I’ve not experienced this issue and use multiple devices

 

[Gumby]

Usually, when my computer auto-updates the OS or the Norton utility app cleans up and recovers disk space, it logs me out of all sites. Easy enough to log back in.

 

[PaunchyPirate]

Over the last year, I've probably had to sign back in about 4 times. Every few months. I consider that normal and probably either a glitch or an update was done or something cleared a cache on the servers. But certainly not every 2 weeks.

Edited to add: I use Apple devices and the Safari browser.

 

[frank05]

If you are using an Apple device, I have noticed after the last couple of OS updates that I am logged out of all web sites when using Safari. This doesn’t happen when using another browser like Firefox.

 

[braumeister]

If you are using an Apple device, I have noticed after the last couple of OS updates that I am logged out of all web sites when using Safari. This doesn’t happen when using another browser like Firefox.

Something else is going on there. I use Safari on a Mac every day and I haven't been logged out of anything in years unless I deliberately deleted cookies.

 

[Graybeard]

Using Brave on a Win 10 desktop. It's only a PITA cuz I have to open a password safe on a flash drive to get my userid and password.

 

[skipro33]

This happens to me every time Windows does an update. They are sneaky about it, doing it after dark and I'm in bed. Even opens the same programs I was using like Quicken and Microsoft Edge browser. But when I go to a forum or other login activity, it has me sign in again.