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Way to clear cookies so different users can use same shared key?
Is there an easy way to clear cookies so that different users on the same computer will be able to login with their own guest name when using a shared invite key?
Students are using the same computer and I want to use a key for 'contributor' access. Using that key, students in my class or pal classes across the country can login and edit. However, they can't generate new login id's because the cookie on that computer remembers them. I can have them go to browser prefs to clear each time, but that's a large pain. Can there be a 'clear pbwiki.prefs' button added as a plugin?
Students are using the same computer and I want to use a key for 'contributor' access. Using that key, students in my class or pal classes across the country can login and edit. However, they can't generate new login id's because the cookie on that computer remembers them. I can have them go to browser prefs to clear each time, but that's a large pain. Can there be a 'clear pbwiki.prefs' button added as a plugin?
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Inappropriate?Are you use PBwiki 1.0 or 2.0? I can probably create such a function for you to use, but the implementation will be different for each platform. -
Inappropriate?Using 1.0 on Mac and PC classrooms. -
Inappropriate?Ok, are they using PBwiki Identities or logging in with a password?
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Inappropriate?Never mind; I don't think I can do it. They're storing the email and username in such a way that user-side javascript can't be used to remove them. Only they can remedy this problem.
Your best bet for getting this resolved is to contact support (using the 'help' link in the upper right corner of your wiki) and file a trouble ticket. That's their "primary" support queue.
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Inappropriate?Guy, I really appreciate your effort. I'll contact PB
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Inappropriate?Q: Is there an easy way to clear cookies so that different users on the same computer will be able to login with their own guest name when using a shared invite key?
A: Yes,
step 0) log out of the PBwiki Account (if this is the case)
step 1) log in with Invite Key, Name and Email (obligatory as for now)
step 2) when done there's a thing called log out button (top right), works on Mac & PC, any browser!
A different user will only have to do step 1 and 2.
You can put the action of logout (<a href="?logout=1">Log Out</a>) into a big clickable button in SideBar if wanted.
I’m logging in & out
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Inappropriate?Doesn't work, never has.
I just tried your exact steps. I logged out of my identity, deleted every PBwiki cookie in my browser, restarted my browser, logged in with the invite key, and logged out again. Guess what? There are 10 PBwiki cookies still in my browser! 2 from the wiki, and 8 from pbwiki.com, including Name and Email. (One of the cookies even contains the cleartext password!) That's how they pre-populate the login fields, which is the exact problem we're trying to solve.
Using Javascript running on mywiki.pbwiki.com, I can delete cookies from mywiki.pbwiki.com, but I can't get javascript to delete the cookies from pbwiki.com. Perhaps you can, vg. -
Inappropriate?OK, but isn't pre-filling/auto-entering input fields @ login screen another issue?
Well, whatever symantics, try this url to log out:
<a href="/?logout=1"
onclick="deleteCookie('Name','/','pbwiki.com');deleteCookie('Email','/','pbwiki.com');">
Log Out</a>
all on one line
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Inappropriate?Actually, that's the exact problem, and your link fixes it. hmartin, the link vangispen provided should accomplish what you're trying to do.
I’m glad he got that working
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Inappropriate?Vangispen and Guy, Thanks a ton!! That was exactly what I needed for this v1 pbwiki.
I raise my glass to you both!
I’m very thankful!
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It was all vangispen; all I did was whine until he figured it out. :P
