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Error Session cookies must be enabled in your browser to login

• gividenr
  

  2007-02-25 12:59:24

  Error Session cookies must be enabled in your browser to login

  operating system - Red Hat Linux Enterprise
  version of ATutor - 1.5.3.3
  versions of php - 4.3.9
  version of mysq l - 5.0
  webserver & version - Apache 2.0.52
  copies of error messages - ? Not sure what you're asking here
  changes to default settings - None that I'm aware of
  web browser being used - Both IE and Firefox
  
  Had succesful install (at least everything came back and said successfully installed, etc.) and then went to log in as administrator.
  
  Got error messge, "Session cookies must be enabled in your browser to login." Of course, I checked the cookies permissions, then double checked. Also tried in both IE and Firefox.
  
  I tried to find an answer in the forums, and it looks like this is a common occurence, but I couldn't sort out what the recommended solution is.
  
  I'd appreciate any help anyone can give. Thanks.

• greg
  

  2007-02-25 13:20:18

  Re: Error - Session cookies must be enabled in your browser to login.

  See the end of this thread:
  http://www.atutor.ca/view/3/6430/1.html

• gividenr
  

  2007-02-25 14:48:57

  Re: Error - Session cookies must be enabled in your browser to login.

  Greg, thanks for your speedy response.
  
  The only php.ini file I can find is in an "etc" folder in the root (well, root for the shared hosting instance).
  
  I tried modifying that without luck.
  
  I was going to attach a doc with the admin login info for the site. If I mark that private, then only you would be able to access, is that right?

• greg
  

  2007-02-26 09:10:10

  Re: Error - Session cookies must be enabled in your browser to login.

  You will likely have to ask your system admin to adjust the values. Usually only the root user on the system can make these changes. And restart the system after the changes. This is not something we can do for you.

• gividenr
  

  2007-03-01 19:17:44

  Re: Error - Session cookies must be enabled in your browser to login.

  Greg, the system admin adjusted the value and it's working now. Thanks.

• Lakshmi
  

  2007-03-26 11:39:04

  Re: Error - Session cookies must be enabled in your browser to login.

  If you are asking for help, provide lots of detail so problems can be reproduced.
  
  Things to describe:
  operating system -Windows XP
  version of ATutor -ATutor-1.5.3.3pl1.tar
  versions of php -php-5.2.0-win32-installer
  version of mysq l -mysql-5.0.19-win32
  webserver & version -apache_2.2.3-win32-x86-no_ssl
  copies of error messages -Session cookies must be enabled in your browser to login.
  changes to default settings -
  web browser being used -Mozilla Firefox
  and anything else relevant -
  
  I hav even added in php file the session.cookie_domain = localhost as this is my servername. atutor has been installed successfully but not able to login. the error mentioned above occurs.In my linux mahine atutor got installed successfully but in windows not able to login. iam sending the php file also. If anyone can help on what changes to be made then pls guide me on it.

• zubairoo
  

  2007-06-05 17:05:31

  Re: Error - Session cookies must be enabled in your browser to login.

  If you are asking for help, provide lots of detail so problems can be reproduced.
  
  Things to describe:
  operating system - xp2
  version of ATutor - 1.5.4
  versions of php - 5.1.4
  version of mysql - 4.1.7
  webserver & version - Apache/2.0.58 (Win32) PHP/5.1.4
  your ATutor location- http://localhost/atutor
  
  copies of error messages - Session cookies must be enabled in your browser to login
  
  changes to default settings -
  web browser being used - IE6
  
  and anything else relevant - i think everything is working fine and cookies are also being written to the cookies.save_path folder as c:\mycookies. but the problem think here is with the folder read only attribute which is assigned to the each folder by default by windows XP2. i have tried all possible tricks to remove the read-only attribute on cookies folder, but was unable to remove it. at last i hope that Greg you may figure out some way that the atutor code does not be dependent on the read attribute of the cookie folder. i hope you would definitly help out the situation. thanks.

• chandramaniyadav
  

  2009-08-27 10:45:55

  Re: Error - Session cookies must be enabled in your browser to login.

  I was recieving following error in my apache logs on linux.
  PHP Warning: Unknown: Failed to write session data (files). Please verify that the current setting of session.save_path is correct (/var/lib/php/session) in Unknown on line 0,
  
  if you are getting same error then you should check the permission and ownershiop on "/var/lib/php/session". it should be as mentioned below.
  
  drwxrwx--- 2 root apache 44 Aug 27 16:37 /var/lib/php/session

• IndieRect
  

  2009-08-29 23:24:25

  Re: Error - Session cookies must be enabled in your browser to login.

  That's not likely to be an ATutor-related problem.
  
  Please do what the log says: check session.save_path variable in php.ini, and the permissions for the directory mentioned in the warning message.
  
  I believe that you could find further help at PHP or Apache forums.