From 49d2cf4428af77ac5f9d3bb047300a455b233c54 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stefan Ritt Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2003 15:26:02 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Added note about 'remember me' box SVN revision: 476 --- doc/config.html | 13 +++++++++---- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/config.html b/doc/config.html index f2450664..f346fb63 100755 --- a/doc/config.html +++ b/doc/config.html @@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ Guest menu commands entry, you have to click on "Login" to get that s your login name from above
  • If you now enter the "Config" page, you can add other users
  • Remove the self registration option if you like - +

    The presence of a password file requires all users to "log in" using their name and password, except when a guest login is allowed via the "Guest menu commands" option. @@ -883,10 +883,15 @@ Subst Email = $user_email Thus the author name is not user-input anymore, ensuring the entry always contains the actual user name. For a full listing of substitutions, see the "Subst <attrib>" option.

    -The user name and password are stored as cookies on the user side. They expire after the -current browser session by default, which can be changed with the Login +The user name and password are stored as cookies on the user side. The expiration is +controlled by the Remember me checkbox during the login. If unchecked, +the cookies expire after the +current browser session. If checked, they expire after 31 days by default, which +can be changed with the Login expiration option, giving the expiration time in hours. Setting this to 24 -for example, makes the password expire after one day.

    +for example, makes the password expire after one day. If presistent cookies are not +desired, the Login expiration option can be set to zero, in which +case the Remember me checkbox is not displayed.

    The Admin user = <user list> is a list of one or more user names, which have admin rights. They see a button Change elogd.cfg on the