infinite loop

  • Resolved wpericl

    (@wpericl)


    11 years, 3 months ago

    wp 4.1, default install, default theme.
    force login was working for me, now loops me into the login screen only.
    This seems to happen when the browser is closed without logging out first.
    I can click on “back to wiki” at the bottom of the login page, choose log out and then I can get in.
    Is this the expected behavior? Is there a way for the plugin to kill a logon session when the browser is closed?

    https://ww.wp.xz.cn/plugins/wp-force-login/

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  • Thread Starter wpericl

    (@wpericl)

    11 years, 3 months ago

    amending my post.
    After some more testing. It doesn’t matter if I log out or close the browser I get looped back to the log in screen. The only way to get around it is to choose back to wiki and clicking on logout. Then I can log in. I know the password is good because if I purposely choose a bad password I get a different message saying that either the username or password is bad. I am using AD for auth with the AD Integration module. These are the only two modules that I am using.

    Plugin Author Kevin Vess

    (@kevinvess)

    11 years, 3 months ago

    If I understand correctly, you installed WordPress 4.1 with its default theme and then installed the Force Login plugin; then tested and confirmed it works.

    You said you only installed/activated one other plugin, the “AD Integration” plugin:
    https://ww.wp.xz.cn/plugins/active-directory-integration/

    I assume your issue(s) started after you installed and activated that other plugin? If you deactivate and/or uninstall the other plugin, does the Force Login plugin work correctly again?

    I don’t know what you’re referring to when you say “back to wiki,” I assume that is something that gets added to the login screen by the other plugin?

    I can click on “back to wiki” at the bottom of the login page, choose log out and then I can get in.

    And, you’re having trouble with what exactly?

    You started to say it “loops [you] to the login screen only,” which I would assume means the site is not recognizing you as being logged-in and thus continues to redirect you to the login screen until that condition is met.

    However, you also asked, “Is there a way for the plugin to kill a logon session … ?,” which I would assume means you are able to login–but can’t logout?

    Force Login only checks for logged-in WordPress users and considering you’re using another plugin to authenticate a logged-in user with a third-party service instead, likely this plugin can’t determine if you’re logged-in or not as a WordPress user.

    TL;DR
    I suspect your issue is not with this plugin alone, but instead with the combination of this plugin and the other authentication plugin you’re using.

    Thread Starter wpericl

    (@wpericl)

    11 years, 3 months ago

    Kinda and I have some clarity on the issue now.
    I installed wp 4.1 default everything.
    Then I installed AD Integration and that works fine. I can log in with my domain account.
    I didn’t like the fact that the site was visible at any level so I found forced login and installed that. All seemed to be well until a user said they couldn’t log in.

    Here what is happening.
    User logs in.
    User closes browser instead of logging off.
    User browses to site again and tries to log in, credentials are accepted but only the login screen appears. They cannot get past the login screen.
    If user clicks on “back to Internal Wiki” can be seen here.
    https://internalwiki.scinovia.com
    The get the basic web page with a logout option.
    If they click on log out, the next time they try they can log in fine.

    So I think the problem is distilled down to the case were a user closes the browser instead of logging out.
    I tried disabling AD integration plugin and used a local account. The behavior is exactly the same.

    Plugin Author Kevin Vess

    (@kevinvess)

    11 years, 3 months ago

    Again, you’re using another plugin to authenticate a logged-in user and this plugin only checks if the visitor is logged-in as a WordPress user.

    Force Login uses the built-in is_user_logged_in() WordPress function to determine if a visitor is logged-in:
    http://codex.ww.wp.xz.cn/Function_Reference/is_user_logged_in

    There seems to be a disconnect between what my plugin considers as “logged-in” and what the other plugin does.

    To solve your issue, you will likely need to alter how my plugin works; so it authenticates logged-in users in the same manner as the other plugin or try posting on their support forum asking if they offer a solution to requiring all visitors to login.

    (If you do post on the other plugin support forum, I would include a link to this thread for reference)

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