[Linux-aus] I can't log in to vote

[Steven Ellis]

Managed to login now. Looks like a couple of attempts and I'm locked out
for an hour.

On Mon, Jan 13, 2020 at 10:42 PM Steve Walsh via linux-aus <
linux-aus at lists.linux.org.au> wrote:

> Hi Steven
>
> Yes, there's a brute force login protection plugin on the website, so if
> you don't remember your password, it's best to use the password reset link
> (providing you actioned the membership renewal link when it came through
> last year) and invest in a password manager.
>
> I don't know exactly what the timeframe it's set to at the moment, but I
> think it's only an hour or two.
>
> regards
> On 13/1/20 5:22 pm, Steven Ellis via linux-aus wrote:
>
> Is there some sort of login security that is performing blacklisting on
> the Linux Australia website.
>
> I'm trying to reset my login and I'm getting the following error after a
> couple of attempts.
>
> Unable to connect
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 6, 2020 at 6:43 PM Julien Goodwin via linux-aus <
> linux-aus at lists.linux.org.au> wrote:
>
>> On 6/1/20 3:57 pm, Andrew Spiers via linux-aus wrote:
>> > I log in, go to
>> > https://linux.org.au/member-area/
>> > and I receive a message asking me to please sign in.
>> > I have tried logging out and logging in, changing my password, using
>> > private browsing mode, using chrome as well as firefox. I may not have
>> > time to try many more things.
>>
>> Replying on-list since others may have the same problem.
>>
>> If you can log in to the site, but not see the elections page (or, I
>> assume what you're seeing on the member area, but I've not tested that
>> one myself), it's likely your membership expired and wasn't renewed.
>>
>> This is something I'll try and experiment with when we're not in the
>> middle of an election, but if this applies to you, please reach out to
>> secretary@ and I'll mark your membership current again.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Julien Goodwin
>> Secretary, Linux Australia
>>
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