[wp-hackers] .Org login w/Chrome issues?

[Otto]

Different systems are case sensitive and others are not. Basically, it's a pain.

If you haven't noticed... SVN is case-sensitive about usernames too.

The bottom line is to pick a spelling and stick with it. Always using
all lowercase usernames helps. Wish I had done that starting out. :)

-Otto



On Thu, Dec 23, 2010 at 9:07 AM, Eric Mann <eric at eam.me> wrote:
> Actually, I haven't seen that exact problem since I don't store passwords in
> Chrome (I use it on a shared machine and I don't want anyone but me to have
> my passwords - particularly since Chrome will show them in plaintext if you
> know where to look).  But you did point out a larger issue; namely that some
> forms of capitalization/camelcase will work with usernames and others will
> fail.
>
> On Thu, Dec 23, 2010 at 6:59 AM, Doug Stewart <zamoose at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Interesting. When I registered my username way back in the day, I
>> registered it CamelCase -- i.e., ZaMoose. Trac, etc. take the
>> lowercased username just fine, but the forums don't.
>>
>> Additionally, the reason Chrome doesn't seem to be working appears to
>> be in their implementation of form auto-complete. Even if I enter
>> "ZaMoose", since it has a password saved for "zamoose" at
>> wordpress.org, it will automatically downcase the username and cause
>> my login to fail. (This is Chrome on a Mac -- I don't know whether
>> Windows and Linux versions are thus-afflicted.)
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 3:12 PM, Eric Mann <eric at eam.me> wrote:
>> > Scratch that.  The following usernames will allow me to log in:
>> >
>> >   - ericmann
>> >   - Ericmann
>> >   - ERICMANN
>> >
>> > I also did a quick test, and it appears that it's only strange camel
>> casing
>> > that breaks the login:
>> >
>> >   - EricMann does not work
>> >   - ericmanN does not work
>> >
>> > So there's some inconsistency with the system ...
>> >
>> > On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 12:09 PM, Eric Mann <eric at eam.me> wrote:
>> >
>> >> When I try to log in with any other case format of my username
>> (ericmann),
>> >> I get dumped on the Log in Failed page with the following message:
>> >>
>> >> This username does not exist. Register it?<
>> http://wordpress.org/support/register.php?user=ericmanN>
>> >>
>> >>  <http://wordpress.org/support/register.php?user=ericmanN>
>> >>
>> >> On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 12:00 PM, Otto <otto at ottodestruct.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> I have not looked at the code, but I was able to log in as Otto42,
>> >>> otto42, even OTTO42 without any difficulties.
>> >>>
>> >>> Usernames have case, but are not case-sensitive.
>> >>>
>> >>> -Otto
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 12:48 PM, Eric Mann <eric at eam.me> wrote:
>> >>> > Two things:
>> >>> > 1) I just successfully tested using capital letters in a username on
>> the
>> >>> > Support Forums using Google Chrome.  It had no issues with the
>> capital
>> >>> > letters (it did not force the username to be lowercase) ... so you're
>> >>> > running in to some other issue there.
>> >>> >
>> >>> > 2) I'm concerned that usernames are not case insensitive.  My
>> username
>> >>> is
>> >>> > "ericmann" ... but someone could have "Ericmann" or "EricMann"?  This
>> >>> could
>> >>> > cause some serious identity issues if people intentionally copy
>> >>> usernames
>> >>> > ... have we always been case sensitive in the forums, or is this a
>> >>> result of
>> >>> > a previous update?
>> >>> >
>> >>> > On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 10:31 AM, Doug Stewart <zamoose at gmail.com>
>> >>> wrote:
>> >>> >
>> >>> >> Here's a silly question:
>> >>> >> Does case matter in .Org usernames? (Evidence points to: "emphatic
>> >>> >> yes".) I was trying to log in to the Support fora using Google
>> Chrome
>> >>> >> just now and it seems as though Chrome forces usernames to be lower
>> >>> >> case, yet my .Org username has capital letters in it. So, no joy in
>> >>> >> Mudville on Chrome. I guess "ZaMoose" and "zamoose" are considered
>> to
>> >>> >> be two separate accounts, right?
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> So, long and the short of it is: what can be done to allow me to use
>> >>> >> the fora + Chrome? Can I somehow associate the lower-cased version
>> of
>> >>> >> the user name with my existing account, or am I just out of luck?
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> --
>> >>> >> -Doug
>> >>> >> @zamoose
>> >>> >> http://literalbarrage.org/blog/
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