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When I try to log out....

Post by friarygirl » Sun Mar 05, 2006 12:08 am

I get THIS. For a couple of days now.

phpBB : Critical Error

Error obtaining user details

DEBUG MODE

SELECT * FROM phpbb_users WHERE user_id = -1

Line : 455
File : sessions.php

Does it matter, why does it happen, is it messing with my computer or my posts on bus, and am I still "secure"?

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Post by Guest » Sun Mar 05, 2006 12:15 am

Ive been getting the same error actualy however it was when i tried to change my email. (see my post in Admin & Tec)


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Post by friarygirl » Sun Mar 05, 2006 12:29 am

Not tried to change anything though.... very confused. :-?
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Post by Jomomma » Sun Mar 05, 2006 1:47 am

I have not had that problem.

Maybe someone with more tech smarts will be able to answer.
I know I gte stuff like that from time to time but it usually goes away after a couple tries
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Post by *Stella* » Mon Mar 06, 2006 9:53 pm

Same thing is happening to me and tons of threads aren't working, my place has two empty pages, topics don't exist, etc.
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Post by friarygirl » Mon Mar 06, 2006 11:19 pm

Glad it's not only me, Stella! :wink:

It doesn't affect the way bus *works* for me very much. But it's still happening, and it worries me as it mentions error obtaining user details - as I share a pc, obviously "safety" and confidentiality are major concerns....

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Post by Laura » Tue Mar 07, 2006 12:25 am

I get it too. I don't share my computer, so I rarely attempt to log out. It was a bit disconcerting to find that I couldn't.
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Post by Spidey » Tue Mar 07, 2006 1:12 am

Maunally (heh) log out by clearing cookies, cache and history. That oughta log you out if the normal way doesn't log out.

BUS is not working for me well *at all*. It still doesn't think that I exist, has lost my settings and notes about three times now, and I can't reply to anything in Place or RW without it telling me that things do not exist.

What I thought was originally a browser problem is not ;_;

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Post by friarygirl » Tue Mar 07, 2006 1:20 am

Laura wrote:I don't share my computer, so I rarely attempt to log out. It was a bit disconcerting to find that I couldn't.
Well just imagine you DO share your computer Laura - and not only you're a mod (confidential enough to start with) but your daughter, when around, also uses said computer to access her OWN account on bus... This is why I'm concerned.

I don't really mind not being able to log out, if you shut down the pc it should happen automatically - I'm just wondering how safe this is, if I ever forget to shut down after I've been online....
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Post by amyfairy » Tue Mar 07, 2006 2:01 am

hmm i've been getting that too
but if i refresh the page
i appear logged out

i dunno
i have the world's least technical mind :-?

hope you get it sorted

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Post by Laura » Tue Mar 07, 2006 10:04 am

amyfairy wrote:hmm i've been getting that too
but if i refresh the page
i appear logged out
Hmm, that seems to work for me, though I had to hit "refresh" a couple of times before I got to the BUS index with me logged out. Hopeful?

Totally understand the security & confidentiality issues. I remember after the hacker thing I got paranoid that one of my flatmates could go into my room and read my stuff or abuse my BUS account (not that they would) so I set my computer to need a password even from sleep or screensaver. Which was a pain indeed.

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Post by friarygirl » Tue Mar 07, 2006 10:26 am

Thanks you Laura and amyfairy! :D

I tried that out - yeah, it does appear to be logging me out, despite the weird error message! Phew!! :)

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Post by amyfairy » Wed Mar 08, 2006 12:56 am

whoo something i suggested actually worked! excellent 8)

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Post by Proximity » Thu Mar 09, 2006 4:27 am

I'm also getting that message when I log out, but if I go back to BUS, I am in fact logged out, so I haven't been worrying about it :roll:

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Post by friarygirl » Fri Mar 10, 2006 5:42 am

Whatever it was, is fixed. *Triumph*

I can now log out. Am actually wondering - am a bit shamefaced here - if any of it was due to my son downloading the entire Chronicles of Narnia onto his pc? Though of course, he's now downloading sth else, but for the couple of hours he wasn't, I logged out 2wice and it went fine... Bliss.

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