Server Maintenance (Was: Account hacking?)

[VirtualLarry]

I tried logging in, after the /maintenance.html went missing on the server, and forums.anandtech.com was showing the forums.

I found myself no longer logged in, so I tried logging in, and it said all of my login attempts had been used, so I had to wait 15 minutes.

I then cleared my cookies, and then tried to login again. It said my password wasn't recognized, and that I had used up 3 out of 5 login attempts.

I then was able to login on the next attempt.

 

[MomentsofSanity]

Same issue for me when the site came back after the update. Clearing history did the trick.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Had the same thing happen. Guessing it's some kind of timer that had to be reset/triggered by trying to log in the first time. Kinda odd though.

 

[Bubbleawsome]

Same issue. The IP listed was invalid.

 

[Elixer]

Yep...

Wrong username or password. You have used up your failed login quota! Please wait 15 minutes before trying again. Don't forget that the password is case sensitive. Forgotten your password? Click here!

 

[RossMAN]

Yep I had this happen but I didn't feel like clearing cookies/cache, so naturally I took the difficult path.

Imagine 45 minutes of logging in, swearing, logging in, swearing, changing password, logging in, swearing, logging in, swearing, question my sanity, login and voila it finally worked! I'm sure there's an easier method but I had some time to kill.

BTW I didn't wait the 15 minutes, I just kept trying and swearing.

 

[Bubbleawsome]

It also just logged me out again
:|

 

[VirtualLarry]

Well, it logged me out again too.

 

[RossMAN]

Did you both click "remember me" at the top right?

 

[VirtualLarry]

Did you both click "remember me" at the top right?

I did.

 

[Elixer]

I wonder if this is because of the site running "Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Alpha 1"? When there are much newer versions out?

*shrug*

 

[Ryan Smith]

I wonder if this is because of the site running "Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Alpha 1"? When there are much newer versions out?

*shrug*

That's the newest version of vB 3.

As for the matter at hand, there was a configuration issue that needed to be resolved. We should be good now, as far as I can tell.

 

[boozzer]

I had to reset my password and changed it to my orginal password again. and I lost 2 months of most recent posts in my statistics panel. it is where I keep track of my posts

 

[Carson Dyle]

Same. I was locked out several times, reset my password (not sure if I had to), eventually got in.

Got an email notification:

Someone has tried to log into your account on AnandTech Forums with an incorrect password at least 5 times. This person has been prevented from attempting to login to your account for the next 15 minutes.

The person trying to log into your account had the following IP address: 10.210.66.16

Don't think I lost anything. But man, the system is SLOW. Searches are slow. Posting is slow. Everything is slow.

 

[Ryan Smith]

I had to reset my password and changed it to my orginal password again. and I lost 2 months of most recent posts in my statistics panel. it is where I keep track of my posts

Confirming that search is apparently out of date by 2 months. IT has been informed.

Don't think I lost anything. But man, the system is SLOW. Searches are slow. Posting is slow. Everything is slow.

On the other hand I am not seeing any performance issues.

 

[Bubbleawsome]

Haven't seen performance issues, but I did log out again. Will continue testing.

Doesn't vbul 5(?) have legacy themes? While I can't stand the latest one the next newest looks quite nice IMO.

 

[Ryan Smith]

Search should be fixed in a few hours. In the meantime the advanced search features have to be taken offline for the re-indexing. So if search is broken, wait until the morning before complaining.

 

[jpishgar]

We're back, and the issues appear to be resolved.
If there are any additional problems that crop up for you, please don't hesitate to let us know. All in all, looks like a relatively painless update.
-JP

 

[TheVrolok]

Still having issues with my primary account. Tried to log in last night as those above, told my pw was incorrect. Reset it twice, waited the 15 minute periods, didn't work. Tried again this morning, no help. First time I tried it told me I was on attempt 6 of 5. Waited 15 minutes, tried to reset again. Nope. Rather irritating.

 

[jpishgar]

Anyone else having the same issue?

 

[rudeguy]

Anyone else having the same issue?

I had no issues at all but I did not try logging in until this morning.

Looks like users who tried to log in as soon as they were able are the ones having issues. MY suggestion is to ban them for being impatient

 

[TheVrolok]

Still having issues with my primary account. Tried to log in last night as those above, told my pw was incorrect. Reset it twice, waited the 15 minute periods, didn't work. Tried again this morning, no help. First time I tried it told me I was on attempt 6 of 5. Waited 15 minutes, tried to reset again. Nope. Rather irritating.

Seems to be working now. Password reset occurred without issue. shrug

 

[amdhunter]

It also just logged me out again
:|

Same here. Constantly getting logged out. Thought it was my imagination at first.

 

[chubbyfatazn]

Same thing just happened to me again.

 

[jpishgar]

We have the server techs looking into the issue. Are you being logged out on every visit to the forums, or just the initial one?
-JP