(forum) login problem

[vinnie]

Today (but also yesterday) I could not log in until now.
I had even thought of signing up with a new user but the registration didn't work either.

Some time ago I had a similar problem, which was overcome by resetting the password.

This time I am reporting it to you because I don't want any problems in the forum to go unnoticed.

[dreadbird]

ive noticed this as well. It has to do with the session. I usually leave to a new os and forget to logout. then when i try to login I cant. but after 30 mins or an hour then I can login.
Ill test with actually logging out and then back in and see if it fixes it

[Ed_P]

Inactive users not logging off does contribute to the problem. As do users who have their notebook's battery die when not at home. I don't know what the forum's inactive timeout period is.

[vinnie]

wasn't my case since I hadn't been logged in for days

[Ed_P]

It's not a question of you logging out or not vinnie, it's a problem of the forum supporting only 6 or 7 registered users at a time and if one of those spots is taken by someone not signed off and on a bathroom break or eating supper or taking a nap that spot is wasted. It's also complicated when the 4 or 5 registered browsers are all signed on at the same time. Like now: Baidu [Spider], Bing [Bot], Google [Bot], Yandex [Bot]

[vinnie]

Are you sure? The limits you indicated seem really low to me.
I was told that the forum is under attack by “spam bots”.
I was only able to log on now

Have you seen that “who is online?” seems that the largest number was reached only a few days ago (Most users ever online was 244 on 06 Feb 2025, 10:53) and still there are on average a lot of guests.

[vinnie]

anyway now I'm getting in the habit of logging out when I'm done writing, just to be sure

[Ed_P]

Are you sure? The limits you indicated seem really low to me.

In total there are 39 users online :: 4 registered, 0 hidden and 35 guests

Many users online but only 4 are registered, ie signed in.

seems that the largest number was reached only a few days ago (

Not sure why that number is so low or so recent. It use to be higher and older.

now I'm getting in the habit of logging out when I'm done writing, just to be sure

[Blaze]

It's bots attack again. For example right now we have this

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2025-02-18 00:01:44   Attempt to contact admin                                       15162e60   155.133.7.99     Europe / Poland
2025-02-18 00:08:59   Invalid form at memberlist.php?mode=contactadmin               0e27244f   199.167.138.122  North America / Canada
2025-02-18 00:08:59   Invalid form at memberlist.php?mode=contactadmin               c832e072   199.167.138.122  North America / Canada
2025-02-18 00:13:21   Illegal access to the registration page                        343d26dd   45.151.98.194
2025-02-18 00:13:22   Illegal access to the registration page                        81a27198   45.151.98.194
2025-02-18 00:22:10   Illegal access to the registration page                        d2c7838b   113.215.189.197  Asia / China
2025-02-18 00:32:57   Illegal access to the registration page                        5df639b5   185.227.146.50   Europe / Spain
2025-02-18 00:33:00   Illegal access to the registration page                        c5ebb98d   185.227.146.50   Europe / Spain
2025-02-18 00:48:43   Attempt to open the registration page                          c275c374   45.39.73.85      North America / United States
2025-02-18 00:48:44   Illegal access to the registration page                        c275c374   45.39.73.85      North America / United States
2025-02-18 00:52:20   Invalid form at memberlist.php?mode=contactadmin               e41a816a   172.241.171.82   North America / United States
2025-02-18 00:59:12   Attempt to open the registration page                          75495bd2   77.246.99.200    Europe / Russia
2025-02-18 00:59:12   Illegal access to the registration page                        75495bd2   77.246.99.200    Europe / Russia
2025-02-18 01:05:10   Attempt to open the registration page                          903102de   185.31.202.132   Europe / Netherlands
2025-02-18 01:05:12   Illegal access to the registration page                        78de9cf5   185.31.202.132   Europe / Netherlands
2025-02-18 01:13:02   Invalid form at memberlist.php?mode=contactadmin               83422d0d   23.106.19.73     North America / United States
2025-02-18 01:14:28   Attempt to open the registration page                          aa72fb42   185.31.202.125   Europe / Netherlands
2025-02-18 01:14:30   Illegal access to the registration page                        aa72fb42   185.31.202.125   Europe / Netherlands
2025-02-18 01:28:27   Attempt to open the registration page                          4a435a7e   185.31.202.132   Europe / Netherlands
2025-02-18 01:28:29   Illegal access to the registration page                        4a435a7e   185.31.202.132   Europe / Netherlands
2025-02-18 01:37:53   Attempt to contact admin                                       3981c800   38.170.77.73     North America / United States
2025-02-18 01:37:58   Attempt to open the registration page                          3981c800   38.170.77.73     North America / United States
2025-02-18 01:38:00   Illegal access to the registration page                        3981c800   38.170.77.73     North America / United States
2025-02-18 01:38:17   Attempt to open the registration page                          200d322b   38.170.77.116    North America / United States
2025-02-18 01:38:19   Illegal access to the registration page                        200d322b   38.170.77.116    North America / United States
2025-02-18 01:42:13   Attempt to open the registration page                          03dc7e03   198.46.203.43    Europe / Estonia
2025-02-18 01:42:14   Illegal access to the registration page                        03dc7e03   198.46.203.43    Europe / Estonia
2025-02-18 01:45:05   Attempt to open the registration page                          6329ce3f   107.175.143.57   North America / United States
2025-02-18 01:45:06   Illegal access to the registration page                        6329ce3f   107.175.143.57   North America / United States
2025-02-18 01:51:04   Invalid form at memberlist.php?mode=contactadmin               c5dfb618   199.167.138.122  North America / Canada
2025-02-18 01:52:54   Attempt to open the registration page                          8b260839   154.12.240.134   North America / United States
2025-02-18 02:06:51   Attempt to open the registration page                          377f552e   207.182.29.100   North America / United States
2025-02-18 02:06:54   Illegal access to the registration page                        377f552e   207.182.29.100   North America / United States
2025-02-18 02:32:13   Illegal access to the registration page                        f0b8debc   77.94.1.134      Europe / Russia
2025-02-18 02:51:32   Invalid form at memberlist.php?mode=contactadmin               1018278e   46.3.188.154     Europe / Russia
2025-02-18 03:04:44   Attempt to open the registration page                          859329d6   185.31.202.114   Europe / Netherlands
2025-02-18 03:04:47   Illegal access to the registration page                        859329d6   185.31.202.114   Europe / Netherlands
2025-02-18 03:06:21   Attempt to open the registration page                          97ce6c20   156.228.91.184   Africa / South Africa
2025-02-18 03:06:23   Illegal access to the registration page                        97ce6c20   156.228.91.184   Africa / South Africa
2025-02-18 03:08:09   Attempt to open the registration page                          0efbc83d   156.228.119.117  Africa / South Africa
2025-02-18 03:08:11   Illegal access to the registration page                        0efbc83d   156.228.119.117  Africa / South Africa
2025-02-18 03:11:50   Attempt to open the registration page                          e8499dac   46.246.8.71      Europe / Sweden
2025-02-18 03:21:52   Attempt to open the registration page                          236a8ba4   103.153.3.242
2025-02-18 03:21:53   Illegal access to the registration page                        236a8ba4   103.153.3.242
2025-02-18 03:30:47   Attempt to open the registration page                          9af766ea   199.167.138.22   North America / Canada
2025-02-18 03:43:17   Invalid form at memberlist.php?mode=contactadmin               4566afd1   199.167.138.122  North America / Canada
2025-02-18 04:02:16   Attempt to contact admin                                       b52ea600   38.153.21.138    North America / United States
2025-02-18 04:02:18   Illegal access to the registration page                        b52ea600   38.153.21.138    North America / United States
2025-02-18 04:02:19   Illegal access to the registration page                        b52ea600   38.153.21.138    North America / United States
2025-02-18 04:11:53   Attempt to open the registration page                          4324c77d   146.70.242.162   Europe / United Kingdom
2025-02-18 04:23:20   Attempt to open the registration page                          83b0831e   185.31.202.121   Europe / Netherlands
2025-02-18 04:23:24   Illegal access to the registration page                        83b0831e   185.31.202.121   Europe / Netherlands
2025-02-18 04:31:40   Attempt to open the registration page                          e36cd968   142.54.237.34    North America / United States
2025-02-18 04:31:43   Illegal access to the registration page                        e36cd968   142.54.237.34    North America / United States
2025-02-18 04:33:14   Attempt to open the registration page                          0f20784c   198.46.203.43    Europe / Estonia
2025-02-18 04:33:15   Illegal access to the registration page                        0f20784c   198.46.203.43    Europe / Estonia
2025-02-18 04:48:59   Attempt to open the registration page                          44c44071   45.128.199.85    Europe / Netherlands
2025-02-18 04:51:52   Attempt to open the registration page                          afa6b234   45.38.111.178    North America / United States
2025-02-18 04:51:53   Illegal access to the registration page                        afa6b234   45.38.111.178    North America / United States
2025-02-18 04:58:55   Attempt to contact admin                                       9110ddf9   107.172.181.36   North America / United States
2025-02-18 04:59:00   Attempt to open the registration page                          9110ddf9   107.172.181.36   North America / United States
2025-02-18 04:59:02   Illegal access to the registration page                        9110ddf9   107.172.181.36   North America / United States
2025-02-18 05:06:55   Attempt to open the registration page                          70ebabe9   199.167.138.22   North America / Canada
2025-02-18 05:11:16   Attempt to open the registration page                          75cf35b1   27.34.66.164     Asia / Nepal
2025-02-18 05:11:17   Illegal access to the registration page                        75cf35b1   27.34.66.164     Asia / Nepal

[Ed_P]

I am confused Blaze.

I believe the times you show are in hh:mm:ss format and as such there are minutes between many of the entries. As such why can't users log in at times between the Illegal access attempts?

Second, why does an Illegal access attempt to the registration page block a valid user at a valid ip address from performing a valid access to the valid log in page?

[Blaze]

High load at server (nginx, php-fpm) and forum is stuck I have baned some ip's with more activities. Will see...

[vinnie]

[Rapha_]

Hello,

Impossible to login on the forum 8 hours ago [~) ....

[Ed_P]

If you can't login and are told your IP address is blocked, do this:

Write your ip to unblock by email to Blaze: admin(at)ublaze.ru where (at) is @

[donald]

wtf is going on?

---switched to cloudflare? -- tells me to enable javascript and cookies
OK,done and then "has to verify my security" which never completes so no forum
for me, (palemoon)

I really had to boot another OS (antiX + an unsecured Firefox) to get here.

no lets encrypt cert but "Google Trust Services" -- who want's that?